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Nurul Haque vowed to give back to the U.S. — the country he credits with allowing him to escape from one of the bleakest humanitarian crises in the world.

The change will allow certain nominees to be confirmed in groups rather than by individual vote. It follows months of GOP complaints that Democrats were dragging out the confirmation process.

Tokyo's trendy Shibuya district has become the first place in Japan – and all of East Asia — to recognize same-sex partnerships. It raises the possibility other parts of Japan will follow.

Researchers say Colombia offers a chance to learn more about Zika's possible link to microcephaly. If the country sees a sudden rise in cases as Brazil did, that's stronger evidence of a connection.

Astronomers have known about the powerful pulses but had never been able to catch one in the act to help figure out what's producing them. Last year, they got one.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to the sons of the late Frank Mankiewicz, Josh and Ben, about their father's posthumously published memoir, So As I Was Saying: My Somewhat Eventful Life.

Plus, a Senate report finds that the company lied about test data even after the air bag recalls.

You nominated 300 cool stories of scientific surprise for Skunk Bear's Golden Mole Award. Our shortlist has it all: circuits painted with light, imperceptible genitalia, and a terrifying frog.

Hayden is a former president of the American Library Association and is currently CEO of the Enoch Pratt Free Library in Baltimore.

Death Valley, Calif., one of the hottest places in the world, is in bloom with more than 20 species of desert wildflowers. It's the biggest bloom the park has seen in a decade.