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Wherever we look, we see the same shapes, same forces, same elements in the universe. In this gorgeous animation, Xiangjun Shi describes what it's like to see with the eyes of a physicist.

The news out of Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories is almost unrelentingly bleak, and it seems to get worse with every passing day. But…

At least 500 people have died in Uzbekistan after violent protests in the Central Asian country. Demonstrators remain in control of parts of the country, which provided a military base for U.S. forces' operations in nearby Afghanistan. Last week Uzbek troops clashed with Islamic protesters after rebels freed inmates who were to be tried on charges of religious extremism.

In Charles Town, W.Va., police say a bank robber asked a cabdriver to wait for him until he came out of the bank. The driver recognized the suspect's photo from an earlier robbery and called police.

In 2018, an orca made headlines when she carried her dead calf on her back for weeks. Barbara King says this was a display of animal grief and explains how this changes our relationship with animals.

Jennifer Ouellette's new book is Black Bodies and Quantum Cats, subtitled "Tales from the Annals of Physics." The author tells Liane Hansen she hopes readers will see that physics is more than a cold, hard discipline: It has emotional content.

Stuck in a cycle of pandemic doomscrolling, a cartoonist tapped into community and creativity to escape. Here's how you can do it too.

The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill after an overnight vote. And, former first lady Jill Biden discusses her husband's 2024 campaign with NPR's Newsmakers.

In a back-and-forth game, the Blue Devils eked out a 68-63 win, and an NCAA men's basketball championship, against the Badgers on Monday night in Indianapolis.

The Bucks won their first NBA title in 50 years — beating the Phoenix Suns 105-98 in Game 6. After being down two games to none, the Bucks stormed back to take the next four straight.