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A dish of brain cells learned to play the 1970s video game Pong. The research could help computers become more intelligent

Goldman Sachs, one of the most venerable banks on Wall Street, has announced it is laying off as many as 3,200 employees — as the bank tries to navigate a challenging economic environment.

Illinois Wesleyan University alum Sara Rodriguez won a seat in the Wisconsin State Assembly in 2020. Last November, Rodriguez was elected lieutenant governor as Democrat Tony Evers won reelection as governor. It’s an unlikely outcome for a neuroscience major and psychology minor.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Sue Mi Terry, Director of the Wilson Center's Asia Program, about new efforts to normalize relations between South Korea and Japan.

What's four-legged, furry and often serves up a mood boost? That's right: dogs. As part of our series Weekly Dose of Wonder, here's how even brief interactions with pups can be good for health.

As part of our series Weekly Dose of Wonder, here's how even brief interactions with dogs can be good for your health. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 2, 2023.)

Fitch Ratings cut the U.S.'s rating by one notch, moving it from the previous top-rated AAA to AA+, citing worsening governance as a key factor — just months after the country averted a debt default.

Protesters say the release, which won the endorsement of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog last week, sets a bad precedent that may encourage other countries to dispose nuclear waste into sea.

The ruling follows a first-of-its-kind trial in the U.S., adding to a small number of legal decisions around the world that have established a government duty to protect citizens from climate change.

The International Atomic Energy Agency has approved a plan by Japan's government to dump nuclear waste water from the destroyed Fukushima power plant into the Pacific Ocean.