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More than 330 million Indians are desperate for water, leading some to rely on an ancient — and unproven — method to find it underground.

This presidential election, many workers and employers say political vitriol is carrying over into the workplace — making it a potentially hostile environment.

What is the connection trees have to each other? Alva Noë discusses a new book about trees, what they know, what they need and how they act.

Author Simon Winchester likes big topics. He has followed up on his 2010 book on the history of the Atlantic Ocean with an even more enormous subject, the Pacific.

Samsung's rigorous aptitude test underscores the company's near-mythical status in Korean society. "I think this is only the way to be successful," says a test-taker before braving the entrance exam.

The storm, tracking westward toward the Lesser Antilles in the eastern Caribbean, now has sustained winds of nearly 75 mph.

During the "Mars opposition," which happens this Sunday, Mars will be closer to Earth than it has been for more than a decade. You can see it easily any night this weekend — no telescope necessary.

Many cancer patients who took the psychedelic drug psilocybin under supervision said the experience erased their anxiety and depression over illness and death.

Hundreds of NPR readers recounted their first memory of a news event. These are some of their stories.

Google is sharing detailed search data with academic and public health researchers to help them fight the spread of infectious diseases. Will it work?