Search results for

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.

Raoul Peck, the acclaimed Haitian filmmaker, discusses his new film, which examines how George Orwell "foretold a chilling, all-too-believable authoritarian future."

As war in Ukraine rages on artists are collaborating to preserve Ukrainian identity. Then, we’ll hear about reporting from a city under siege.

In Alaska, a federal grant that funded seismic data collection in order to warn people about tsunamis is being cancelled. Experts say cuts like this could make tsunami warnings less reliable.

Dr. Jane Goodall, UN Messenger of Peace, and the world's most beloved primatologist, environmentalist, and humanitarian, passed away on October 1 at the age of 91.

In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.

Four people were killed and 10 wounded in a shooting during a family gathering at a banquet hall in Stockton, sheriff's officials said Saturday.

Republican lawmakers are occasionally pushing back on President Trump's expansive use of executive power, but will that trend hold?

One year after the ousting of the Assad regime, some of the first Syrian revolutionaries return to their homes and try to start their lives again. But new divisions and old animosities still fester.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with Phil Feller of Durham, North Carolina, and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

today is dessert day! (it's also chocolate covered insects day...as well as lowercase day....)

Legendary NBA head coach Phil Jackson and sports writer Sam Smith talk about the stars who helped define the sport, including Jordan, Kobe, Shaq and "bad boy" Dennis Rodman.