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FBI Director James Comey spent hours on the Hill. He explained the law, his agency's investigation and his reasoning at length.

Drug resistance is no longer a matter of health. It could have massive implications for the world's economy and food supply.

The launch of the $10 billion spacecraft, which scientists hope will see back to the time when the first galaxies were formed, has been rescheduled for Oct. 31, 2021.

The learning curve for families and educators this year is a big one. We hear from the Munoz family in Las Vegas about what their first week of remote school was like.

NPR's Noel King talks to Robert Woodard, chairman of the Dare County Board of Commissioners, about people in North Carolina's Outer Banks bracing for Hurricane Dorian.

The Cleveland Orchestra steps onto the national stage in an episode of the PBS program, “Great Performances,” Friday night. The show focuses on the orchestra’s 100th birthday last year, which was marked with both celebratory events and high-profile terminations. Andre Gremillet, president and CEO of the orchestra, sat down at ideastream for an interview looking back at 2018.

Scientists have re-engineered photosynthesis, a foundation of life on Earth, creating genetically modified plants that grow faster and bigger. They hope it leads to bigger harvests of food.

In the next few days, Dorian's winds could top 115 mph — making it a Category 3 storm — the National Hurricane Center says.

NPR's Sarah McCammon speaks with the president of Virginia Theological Seminary, Ian Markham, about the institution's new $1.7 million reparations fund.

The 82nd Airborne Division at Fort Bragg can deploy at a moment's notice. In response to rising tensions in the Middle East, it did just that. Their families in North Carolina are left behind.