The kingdom, which has been accused of trying to “sportswash” its human rights record, hosted the WTA Finals, part of its unstoppable advance into the world of sports. Shohei Ohtani, ...

The Israeli prime minister said its forces would remain in Syrian territory until “a new force” filled the vacuum. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken was in Jordan for talks on the aftermath ...

Thirty years after the sequencing of the BRCA1 cancer-associated gene, access to genetic tests and awareness about its risks are still too limited.

PhET creates free online interactive educational simulations that benefit STEM literacy worldwide.

Dec. 9, 2024 — A new study shows that dogs trained to use soundboards to 'talk' are capable of making two-word button combinations that go beyond random behavior or simple imitation of their ...

Time-travelling drama about the Japanese American legends of US military history.

State of the World was previously State of Ukraine. You'll continue to hear Ukraine coverage here, along with other international stories. Support NPR's reporting by subscribing to State of the ...

Dec. 11, 2024 — A new class of magnetism called altermagnetism has been imaged for the first time in a new study. The findings could lead to the development of new magnetic memory devices with ...

Droughts in 48 of 50 U.S. states, evidence of microplastics mucking up wastewater recycling and the science of a baseball mud bath in this week’s news roundup. In medieval times, astrology was ...

NASA's Sounding Rocket Program provided low-cost access to space for scientific research, technology development, and ...

As the old saying goes, “Doodle World, gotta catch-em-all”. Okay, so that isn’t this game, but even still, Doodle World is another exciting Roblox creation full of monster-hunting adventures, with the ...

At major computer-science publication venues, up to 17% of the peer reviews are now written by artificial intelligence. We need guidelines before things get out of hand.