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Po Sheng Lai, the founder of Shern Yeong Precise Optical, a company in the northern Taiwanese city of Yilan that makes high-end glass is pivoting to making defense products.

Taiwan's companies make the world's electronics. Now they want to make weapons

As military tensions with China rise, Taiwan's companies are pivoting from civilian manufacturing to defense and weapons.

Houses in Grand Junction, Colo., are shadowed by the mesas of the nearby Colorado National Monument. After seven teen suicides occurred in Grand Junction during the 2016-2017 school year, students demanded change.

How One Colorado Town Is Tackling Suicide Prevention — Starting With The Kids

Eight of the top 10 states with the highest suicide rates are in the Mountain West. Grand Junction, Colo., has launched an ambitious effort starting in the schools to try to address the problem.

A study of nearly 300,000 people in the U.K. found that people who maintained at least five of seven healthy habits cut their risk of depression by 57%.

These habits can cut the risk of depression in half, a new study finds

New evidence shows that people who maintain a range of healthy habits, from good sleep to physical activity to strong social connections, are significantly less likely to experience depression.

This picture shows red and yellow onions displayed in a supermarket. (Christophe Simon/AFP via Getty Images)

In 'The Core of an Onion' Mark Kurlansky peels back the layers of the ubiquitous allium

The book looks at onion history, fun facts and recipes.

An Israeli airstrike on buildings in Gaza City turns the sky bright with fire and smoke, after a day in which a surprise large-scale attack by Palestinian militants left at least 250 Israelis dead. More than 230 Palestinians have been killed.

All-out war: Israel pounds Gaza after militants infiltrate in a large-scale attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to exact an "immense price from the enemy" after Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip used paragliders and other means to infiltrate Israel.

A salvo of rockets is fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza toward Israel on Oct. 10. Hamas' unprecedented attack on Israel started Oct. 7. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/10/12/1204881032/hamas-israel-attack-palestinians">A senior Hamas official told NPR</a> that its planning was kept a close secret.

These were NPR.org's biggest international stories in 2023

Hamas' attack in Israel and the war that followed and the stalemate in Ukraine were our biggest international stories in 2023, but we also found some wonder around the world.

EVs won over early adopters, but mainstream buyers aren't along for the ride yet

Sales of electric vehicles were increasing rapidly ... until they weren't. The auto industry is still looking ahead toward an EV future, but worries that moving too fast would hurt the bottom line.

Why a town on the front line of America's energy transition isn't letting go of coal

Kemmerer, Wyo., is on the front line of America's energy transition, with its coal plant slated to close and a nuclear plant in the works. But some think the rush to quit fossil fuels is impractical.

Pod Corner: 'The Cobain 50'

Before his death in 1994, Kurt Cobain wrote up a list of his top 50 favorite albums of all time. KEXP's podcast The Cobain 50 dives into a different album from the list for each episode.

Heavy MakeUp on their album 'Here It Comes'

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to singer Edie Brickell and musicians CJ Camerieri and Trever Hagen about their improvisational project, Heavy MakeUp, and their album, "Here It Comes."

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