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Famous — and occasionally controversial — physicist Freeman Dyson's new essay collection ranges from scientific history to today's hot-button issues like climate change and genetic engineering.

NPR's Noel King talks to Greg Casar, a member of the city council in Austin, Texas, about why he opposes the governor's decision to lift COVID-19 restrictions. The CDC encourages continued mask use.

News of DMX's condition prompted an outpouring of prayer and support on social media from fans and celebrities, including rappers Missy Elliott, Rick Ross, Ja Rule, Ice T and Chance the Rapper.

Georgia is known as the Peach State. But warming winters due to climate change mean fewer chill hours needed for fruit. Growers and horticulturists are now experimenting with new varieties to adapt.

The International Olympic Committee will decide on Tuesday whether it should ban Russia from the Winter Olympics in February over the nation's doping scandal.

Every new year a crop of books, music and films become part of the public domain in the U.S. Jennifer Jenkins of Duke University shares a few of the works from 1927 coming our way.

Late on Friday, President Trump pardoned former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio of a criminal contempt conviction.

India's lunar mission went into sleep mode on Monday following two weeks of exploration on the Moon. The landing near the Lunar South Pole marks a major milestone for the nation's space program.

As the climate changes, places where home air conditioning used to be rare are now seeing a need for artificial cooling. In places like the Rocky Mountains and Pacific Northwest, lives are at stake.

Writers can be inspired by their surroundings — but Indonesian volcanoes? Researchers say Mary Shelley's Frankenstein may have been inspired by an icy, dark summer caused by Mount Tambora's eruption.