Sea turtles can survive being struck by a boat propeller — but as they heal from the trauma, their shells often change shape, ...

It's unclear how the issue of ownership of the Panama Canal became a talking point for President-elect Donald Trump this week ...

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NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Maggie Rowe and Emily Garcés, the hosts of the podcast "50 Words for Snow," about words English needs but does not have.

After three months without anyone winning the top prize in the lottery, a ticket worth an estimated $1.22 billion was sold in ...

President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to delay a law banning TikTok next month. It comes just weeks before TikTok and the Department of Justice are set to argue in front of the high ...

U.S. and Ukrainian intelligence suggests that Russia is using North Korean soldiers essentially as canon fodder for nearly impossible missions.

The FDA has declared an end to the shortage of a popular obesity drug. The implications for consumers are complicated.

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until ...

A "stampede" of dolphins off the Southern Calif. coast provided a moment of wonder at year's end.

Greg Gumbel, a longtime CBS sportscaster, has died from cancer, according to a statement from family released by CBS on ...

The dreidel is best known as a beloved Hanukkah tradition. But it actually started as a European gambling toy, only acquiring religious significance in the new world.