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The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."

A new album, marking the Russian composer's 90th birthday, is packed with probing works for huge symphonic forces.

Explorer Robert Kennicott disappeared one day in 1866. For more than a century, the cause of his death has been a mystery — but the Smithsonian has solved it.

A University of North Carolina professor is doing his best to shatter the myth that physics classes are difficult boring. In one example, Richard Superfine has students pretend to be a train to demonstrate magnetic levitation.

A teacher concerned about her students' mental health takes them to Yellowstone National Park to relax, learn and experience the joy of nature.

An OPEC meeting in Venezuela Thursday was charged by the anti-American rhetoric from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But the focus of the talks remained on oil production quotas and rising gas prices.

High oil prices are leading to record earnings at companies like Exxon Mobil, which reported a first-quarter profit of $8.4 billion. Energy analyst John Olson talks with Steve Inskeep about where oil companies are spending their profits.

After being transplanted from a vibrant city life to the isolation of a small town, NPR listener and USA Weekend reader Ruth Kamps found solace in nature and inspiration in the pine tree growing outside her kitchen window.

The singer, as widely known for her eccentric outfits and behavior as she is for her voice, is easily the most famous Icelander in the world. Inspired by childhood adventures walking among lava fields, Bjork's music is full of stories about pitch-dark forests and tiny sparks that live within them. Her music may prove challenging to listen to, but there are always moments of beauty and transcendence.

A roundup of key developments and the latest in-depth coverage of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.