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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.

A 21-year-old man accused of groping women at San Diego State University pleaded not guilty Wednesday to six misdemeanor charges, including sexual battery.

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

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

While genetic mutations are nearly ubiquitous in cancer, they may not always be the driving force for disease, some researchers say. They suggest looking at disruptions in cellular metabolism.

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

Airs Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 8 p.m. on KPBS TV

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.

Members of an isolated Amazonian tribe carry the most diverse collection of bacteria ever seen in humans, according to a new study.

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.