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Erykah Badu opens up on Wild Card about wanting to live in a space shuttle, how music is the undertone to her life, and whether there's more to reality than we can see or touch.

Birds and wasps do it. So do octopuses, otters, polar bears and dolphins. A surprising number of animals use tools, and scientists say there are some widespread misconceptions. Among them: Using tools isn't a sign of intelligence, and animals don't need fingers to be crafty with tools.

Hindu temples offer prayers for a path to the U.S. But some in India were stunned by the way the U.S. deported Indians despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi's friendship with President Trump.

Under the Trump administration, the Justice Department has stepped away from some voting rights lawsuits, leaving behind a gap in enforcement of protections against racial discrimination in elections.

Richard Glossip has had nine execution dates set over the years. He's eaten his last meal three times. He was tried twice and has had multiple appeals, including one at the Supreme Court.

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration has seen its staff cut by more than a third, and it's facing deep budget cuts. Progress on overdose deaths could be lost, experts warn.

The transportation secretary announced a far-reaching plan to drastically overhaul the current technology used by thousands of controllers responsible for guiding planes in and out of airports.

NPR asked an aspiring scientist in Philadelphia to interview an adult who is living his dream about his career in conservation science.

"I've always believed that a part of my magic, if there was any, was the fact that I look so artificial — but I am so totally real," Parton said in 2001.

A new plan from the Ohio Department of Education outlines the trajectory of the state’s education goals over the next 10 years.On February 2, ODE released…