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In his new book Big Bang: The Origin of the Universe, author Simon Singh speculates on what came before the birth of the universe, and what may eventually happen at its end.

One of the first county clerks to issue same sex marriage licenses has died. Clela Rorex called herself an "accidental activist" but was an important figure in the fight for LGBTQ civil rights.

Federal authorities are investigating the deaths of 51 immigrants. Most of the bodies were found Monday in the oven-like trailer of an 18-wheeler abandoned on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.

Keefe recognizes that we're all unreliable narrators of our own lives, and writes about his subjects with a keen sense of understanding.

The town of Surfside, Fla., is honoring the victims of the condominium collapse with a memorial, as a federal investigation into what caused the collapse proceeds.

A new analysis commissioned by DARPA quantifies how the decentralized tech that runs the currency system could be compromised.

In 2016, the U.S. launched a classified military cyberattack against ISIS to bring down its media operation. In an NPR exclusive, we talk to nearly a dozen people involved in the attack.

Los Angeles is facing some of the most severe water restrictions the city has ever seen. Will lawns survive? Some suggest the city should eliminate this elitist status symbol all together.

Nancy and Ronald Reagan's legacy on HIV/AIDS and the stamp's unveiling during Pride month have led members of the LGBTQ+ community to criticize the Biden administration and the Postal Service.

After a few years of upgrades, the Large Hadron Collider in Europe is smashing particles together once again to discover more about the Universe.