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Han Ong, a playwright and MacArthur "genius grant" winner, has written a novel called The Disinherited. The book is set in his homeland, the Philippines, but written at a distance. Ong describes his work in a conversation with NPR's Liane Hansen.

Being the principal violist of the New York Philharmonic isn't exactly glamorous. But Cynthia Phelps says her section plays a "subtle but exciting" role in the texture and feel of the music.

Girls in Bloomington-Normal will get the chance to hone their STEM skills through its Tech Astra summit this fall.

What do you do when you (or a colleague) wins a Nobel Prize for your scientific research? Party! Or at least that's what these honorees in medicine and chemistry did.

Nathan Lane is a legendary actor of stage and screen. He's easily one of the world's most famous Nathans, but what does he know about Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest?

There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report.

Utility crews raced Saturday to restore power to tens of thousands of customers across New England and New York after a powerful storm dumped 2 feet of snow in some places.

In World War Z, Bradd Pitt saves the world from a zombie apocalypse. When Pitt's character gets stuck in a Philadelphia traffic jam with his family, that's when the apocalypse begins.

Stumped astronomers are trying to get to the bottom of the origins of a huge cloud of gas, or nebula, recently discovered floating near the Andromeda galaxy.

In his first full week on the job, FBI Director Jim Comey expressed "intense concern" that sequester cuts could result in two weeks of furlough days for agents and the loss of 3,000 positions. He says it's a big national security worry.