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New software introduces programming skills to pre-readers. Is this 21st century literacy? Or too much, too soon?

New software introduces programming skills to pre-readers. Is this 21st century literacy? Or too much, too soon?

Is paper just a curiosity of the nostalgic? It turns out that digital natives think paper works in tandem with our devices. Research agrees that old-school note taking offers benefits a screen can't.

President Obama received the report on Saturday. It said the "corrosive culture" led to personnel problems that affected the timeliness of health care.

San Diego County saw record-high temperatures in two cities Monday with no immediate relief in sight.

Four women — three astronauts plus NASA's Chief Scientist — came to NPR today to talk space exploration, women in STEM, and common misconceptions. Oh, and what foods they wished they had in space.

The Encinitas Unified School District may continue to teach yoga to students after a judge ruled Monday that the instruction method was not religious.

From self-driving cars to automated warehouses, humans are being pushed out of the equation. Soon, robots will "do a million other things we can't even conceive of," author John Markoff says.

Scientists are trying to predict what might happen if genetically modified salmon escaped growth facilities. It's a scenario often raised by critics who don't want the FDA to approve sale of the fish.

Mimi Hughes has embarked on a number of marathon swims, including the Tennessee, Ohio and — most-challenging — Danube rivers for social and environmental causes.