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In Ohio, a swing state that helped decide the election in 2004, the McCain and Obama campaigns are wielding high-tech gadgetry and low-tech shoe leather to ensure voters turn out on Election Day.

Congress is evaluating the No Child Left Behind act. Passed in 2002, it requires that states meet national educational standards or risk losing federal funds. But San Diego Democrat Susan Davis has co

Who hasn't spoken to their computer on occasion? It's not hard to find people exchanging some choice words with a laptop, PC and even the occasional PDA. Most of the time all you get in response is silence. But voice recognition software has advanced to a new level.

How is the field of biomimicry best illustrated in design and inventions around the world? We'll learn about the San Diego Zoo's biomimicry program which explores animal behavior and draws upon the natural world for fun and profit.

For a time, the state of Kansas was the epicenter of the national debate over the teaching of evolution versus intelligent design. Filmmaker Randy Olson, who also is an evolutionary scientist with a

The leader of the aid group CARE International in Iraq, Margaret Hassan, was abducted Tuesday in Baghdad. NPR's Noah Adams talks to Scott Peterson of The Christian Science Monitor, reporting from Baghdad, about the latest high-profile kidnapping.

World renowned physicist Stephen Hawking recently fulfilled a dream of floating freely in zero-gravity. The doctor who accompanied him speaks about his role in Hawking's zero-gravity flight, and about

The swine flu outbreak has reached 64 countries, infecting more than 17,500 people worldwide and causing at least 115 deaths. We'll look at how public health officials responded to swine flu and how they're preparing for the upcoming flu season.

Officials close to the anthrax investigation have told NPR that the FBI will declare the case of the 2001 anthrax letters solved Wednesday, but that the case will remain open so agents can follow up on some recent leads.

Confirmation hearings are scheduled Thursday for Dr. James Holsinger Jr., the Kentucky cardiologist nominated by President Bush to be the nation's 18th surgeon general. Holsinger is likely to face tough questioning — not only about his own qualifications, but about whether he can stand up to the political meddling that his predecessor, Richard Carmona, says hampered his ability to do the job.