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Every couple of years, a deadly outbreak of Nipah virus terrorizes villages in Bangladesh. Scientists there are studying the virus, which is harbored in fruit bats, to stop the cycle of outbreaks.

Nicholas Carr asks us to look up from our laptops long enough to appreciate the way multitasking and technology are changing the way we think. In his book The Shallows, he laments all that we are losing in exchange for our dynamic, interconnected, Internet-fueled world.

Hackey Sack is not just a game to play at Phish concerts. One Oregon middle school teacher wants to make it the state sport.

Parts of "The Big Apple" could see at least 6 inches of snow, while somewhere between 8 inches to a foot could fall in Boston. Public schools in both cities will be closed Tuesday.

Anthony Wainwright is the sixth person put to death in Florida this year, and another execution is scheduled for later this month. He was convicted of killing Carmen Gayheart in 1994.

Local governments could be blocked from establishing minimum wage and heat protection clauses for private businesses they contract with. The public has yet to weigh in.

A third of young people say they prefer to get their news on social media. The White House is having special briefings for influencers to get its message out to their massive audiences on TikTok.

How will the resignation of FDA Commissioner Marty Makary affect the Trump administration's health agenda? Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb weighs in.

It's called noma and is a disease of poverty, striking mainly children. Most patients die. Survivors are badly disfigured. Now there's a campaign to add it to the list of neglected tropical diseases

Here's a look at the ReliaQuest Bowl between LSU and Wisconsin at Raymond James Stadium on Jan. 1.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: a quirky Instagram account, the NBC show Grand Crew and more.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Solomon Jones of The Philadelphia Inquirer about how "essential business" designations affect minority communities.

In an era of partisan gerrymandering, Colorado's 8th Congressional District remains a toss-up. Voters, many unaffiliated, have a variety of opinions on what type of candidate they want this November.

For the composer, life is how the past and the future connect. Glass' new memoir, Words Without Music, looks back on his childhood, travels through Asia and when his music provoked violence.

Third Places – communities outside of our homes, schools or workplaces – were impacted by the pandemic. How can we rebuild them?

NPR's Juana Summers revisits the year that was for Beyoncé and Swift, and talks to Miami University of Ohio Professor Tammy L. Kernodle about the tendency to pit successful women against each other.

The results flipped control of the school board, which has for years been at the center of explosive fights over LGBTQ+ inclusion and national political topics, from a narrow conservative majority to four out of five seats held by liberals.

NPR's Juana Summers talks to Bryan Washington about his new book, Family Meal.

Giant African land snails have once more invaded Florida. They're big and hungry — at least compared to other snails. So Pasco County, north of Tampa, is undertaking measures to control their spread.

Wyoming has one of America's worst physician shortages, and now some homegrown medical students say they're looking for jobs out of state as state lawmakers are pushing bills criminalizing abortion.

Prosecutors dropped charges against actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly staging a hate crime. The move infuriated Chicago police and the mayor.

A 2010 economics paper suggested that there was a red line for national debt levels beyond which economic growth would suffer. That theory has since come under fire.

A man from Michigan was evacuated from a cruise ship after having seizures. First, he drained his bank account to pay his medical bills.

The Cuban government recently extended Internet to mobile devices, a big step for Cubans living on the island under the repressive communist regime.

In the United States, men generally earn more money than women -- about 25 percent more, on average. But that’s not the case in rural King County, Texas, where women make about 30 percent more than men. NPR’s Howard Berkes recently visited King County to examine the reasons behind the gap.