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Scientists are using the video game Minecraft to study how humans learn, perfecting a classic Roman pasta dish with science, and a possible reason why more young people are getting colorectal cancer.

Two majority Black cities in Alabama now have Black representation in Congress because of court-ordered redistricting. The progress comes as President Trump pulls back federal diversity initiatives.

A study offers a glimpse of how the brain turns experience into emotion. In mice and humans, puffs of air to the eye caused persistent changes in brain activity, suggesting an emotional response.

What if the solutions to some of Earth's biggest problems could be found in some of its smallest creatures? That bet has led a team of researchers to places both remote and — lately — rather familiar.

The arguments focused on whether federal district court judges can rule against the administration on a nationwide basis.

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have drawn U.S. strikes in Yemen, dredging up traumatic memories of the country's recent civil war. But many Yemenis still support the attacks.

Israel has extended the detention of a Florida teen accused of throwing stones in the West Bank. He's been held nearly nine months without a trial and faces up to 20 years if convicted.

The U.S. Supreme Court issued multiple consequential decisions on Thursday, on everything from opioids to ozone pollution.

The Supreme Court struck down a controversial Purdue Pharma bankruptcy plan, affecting compensation to thousands of opioid victims and sending legal shockwaves through the U.S. bankruptcy system.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and director Kevin Costner about his new western movie, "Horizon."