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Pluck the silk of a spider web and it vibrates like a guitar string, scientists say. By strumming the strands and detecting the tune via sensors in its legs, a spider gets key information.

In this time of fear and quarantining, critic Bob Mondello offers three classic movies worth revisiting — or watching for the first time.

Three trans journalists spoke with NPR about their experience covering their community, anti-trans legislation and the idea of objectivity in the media industry.

The best-selling novel and star-studded movie gets the operatic treatment from Pulitzer-winning composer Jennifer Higdon with a world premiere in Santa Fe.

The New Jersey senator sat down for NPR's interview series Off Script and was asked by an undecided voter why some residents in his hometown of Newark don't see him as "the voice" of black youth.

One medical student was addicted to opioids. Another relied on them to control disabling pain. Both think their experiences will help them be better doctors when it comes to prescribing opioids.

The Norwegian author does his best to show NPR's Eric Westervelt that Oslo really does have a seedy side. In his fiction, at least, Nesbo's city is full of shady characters who draw the attention of the reckless, alcoholic detective Harry Hole.

The Google computer scientist who was placed on leave after claiming the company's artificial intelligence chatbot has come to life tells NPR how he formed his opinion.

The playwright Tom Stoppard, who penned shows including Arcadia and Travesties and the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, died last week.

At midnight, as the ball drops in New York City, Ripley's is dropping... a giant, 225 pound hairball.

Iselin Nybo is in charge of implementing the upcoming time change in her country. Clocks will be set back one hour on Sunday. She's apologizing for making 2020 an hour longer.

It said Columbus landed in America in 1492. The kids knew Columbus had landed on Caribbean islands — he was in the Americas. After initially ignoring their request, the publisher agreed to fix it.

According to one passenger, the pilot came on and said, "Believe it or not there is a gator on the runway and we are waiting for it to cross." Eventually it did and the flight took off.

The rapper's first full-length record is a testament to the way she's been able to interact with her femininity through her creative process.

Special counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to decide whether former President Donald Trump has immunity.

An age-old Palestinian tradition of making soap in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was recognized by UNESCO. A visit to one factory tells you why.

Transracial and transnational adoptees say it's been difficult to express their thoughts about race and social justice provoked by police killings, anti-Asian violence and immigration.

At least 15 U.S. military personnel were wounded in an Iranian attack on Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels entered the war with an attack on Israel.

In The Muppet Show reboot, Miss Piggy has dropped the "Miss" and is BFFs with Summer, a laid back penguin. To freshen up familiar characters, producers are re-imagining relationships between girls.

NPR Correspondent Howard Berkes covered the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens and has reported on changes at the volcano since. In an essay for NPR.org, Berkes recalls the massive blast of May 18, 1980, and its aftermath.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2022 class leans heavily on pop hitmakers from the 1980s, but also includes rapper Eminem and country star Dolly Parton, who initially rejected her nomination.

"The next move, if I don't walk away ... it's going to be a bloodbath, like it was on the island," actor Johnny Depp says on the recording played in court on Monday.

Roughly 7,500 people have sought shelter after Hurricane Harvey at state parks in Texas.

It all began when a member of the Balochistan assembly brought her 8-month-old son to a session.

A Burlington-area man says his small organic farm sustained $350,000-$400,000 in crop damages alone — and was canoeing through his fields after heavy rains earlier this week.