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The large NASA community around the Johnson Space Center is coming together in its grief over the loss of the shuttle Columbia astronauts. NPR's John Burnett reports.

In state elections, German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Social Democrats suffer their worst defeat in more than 50 years. NPR's Emily Harris reports.

North Country Public Radio's Brian Mann talks with high school students in Syracuse, New York, who had a science experiment aboard the shuttle involving ants. Student experiments from six countries were on the craft.

NPR's Alex Chadwick considers the risks and rewards of exploration.

The Space Shuttle Trust Fund, established for the children of the shuttle Challenger crew, will raise money for the children of the shuttle Columbia crew. (The Space Shuttle Children's Trust Fund, P.O. Box 34600, Washington, D.C. 20043-4600)

Host Bob Edwards talks with NPR’s Larry Abramson about the details emerging from the latest NASA briefing on the space shuttle Columbia disaster.

In their weekly political discussion, host Bob Edwards talks to NPR's Cokie Roberts about the shuttle Columbia tragedy and how it might affect other major issues facing the nation, including whether and when the United State might go to war against Iraq and the budget blueprint, which the White House releases today.

NPR's Larry Abramson reports on NASA's decision to appoint an independent commission to study the cause of the destruction of the space shuttle Columbia, on Saturday. Just hours after the disaster, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe announced that Admiral Hal Gehman will head the commission, which is intended to provide a thorough and objective assessment. The precedent is the 1986 Rogers Commission, which investigated the Challenger disaster.

As the number of American Indian-run casinos in California grows, some tribes look for ways to bring them closer to major cities. NPR's Andy Bowers reports.

Researchers announce this week that orangutans have culture. The evidence: tree-riding games, leaves used as gloves, and sputtering "raspberry" sounds that may mean "good night." Until now, only two other species on the planet qualified as having socially-transmitted behavior: chimps and humans. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.