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A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

After over a decade in exile, many Syrians living abroad are contemplating what was once unthinkable: going home. But what does home look like today?

Santa Cruz is famous for its surf breaks. But for the last three years, winter storms and massive waves have eroded the road and cliffs. The reverence for waves runs so deep that it’s helping shape local climate policy.

We ask our audience: Was there a book you read during high school that helped shape who you are today? Which book do you think all high schoolers should read now? We'll publish replies in a few weeks.

Scientists are far from knowing all of the complexities of Earth's ocean. With this comic, we explore some of what scientists do know, like its role as one of the world's largest carbon sinks and how life changes as the waters get deeper.

A new video game just debuted within the Pac-Man universe. It's called Shadow Labyrinth and it's very different from the pellet-chomping game that once dominated arcades.

It costs nearly $100 million a year to maintain global stockpiles of vaccines for Ebola, cholera, meningitis and yellow fever in case of emergency. A new study estimates how many lives they've saved.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Politico's Jonathan Martin about Congress ceding the "power of the purse" over to President Trump.

NPR talks with Sarah Isgur, senior editor with "The Dispatch," about the Trump administration's request to unseal grand jury testimony related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The latest on Israeli military attacks on Palestinians seeking aid in Gaza, lawyers for Harvard and Trump face off in court, Texas Republicans aim to redraw congressional districts in special session.

A school in New Jersey - Jazz House - is becoming a major training ground for young people interested in jazz performance. This story is excerpted from a longer profile on NPR Music's Jazz Night in America.

As a candidate, President Trump promised to change America's foreign policy. Six months into his second administration, NPR examines where things stand.