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Soumana Saley has a passion for leather crafts — and for education. But the pandemic has presented challenges as he builds his reputation and his school in Niger.

St. Burchiardi church's custom organ has been playing a composition titled "As Slow As Possible" for 19 years. The piece will take 639 years to unfold. Stay tuned for another chord change in 2022.

While tear gas and rage get most of the attention in the demonstrations, there are also tender and hopeful moments — including singing, poetry, and talk of healing — taking place.

Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are on the decline, although almost 45,0000 new cases were reported this weekend. There are fears that weekend gatherings over Labor Day will lead to a surge in cases.

The 44-year-old fell ill last month on a domestic flight in Russia. German doctors confirmed he had consumed a Soviet-era nerve agent.

None of us is perfect, and sometimes the Hubble Space Telescope just flat-out points to the wrong spot in the sky. This has been happening more than ever in the last couple of years.

NPR offers a selective preview of what Hollywood thinks it will be showing in cinemas this fall.

An experimental drug let mice spend a month in the International Space Station's near-zero gravity without losing mass. It could help people spend years in space without major health consequences.

Fires and record temperatures are wreaking havoc in California. The governor has declared a state of emergency. NPR discusses what's the been like in the state this Labor Day weekend.

School meals are the only meals some children get in a day. But during the pandemic, school feeding programs have been reaching fewer and fewer families.