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Swedish actress Alicia Vikander talks about her lead role in the new film Testament of Youth, which tells the story of war from a woman's perspective.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews physicist Alan Nathan, a professor at the University of Illinois, about how homeruns are up by 40 percent after using flat-seamed balls this season.

Six of the nation's largest school districts are ditching polystyrene lunch trays in favor of compostable plates. The hope is that they'll incentivize cities to build more composting facilities.

The science of transgender is the topic of the Omaha Science Café tomorrow night.Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel, assistant director of the Midland Sexual Health…

The cruise ship, which was righted on Friday, capsized on Monday in the Yangtze River with 456 people aboard.

The Triple Crown hopeful could beat the odds and win at Belmont Park on Saturday, but like so many other Kentucky Derby and Preakness winners, he'll have to beat a field of better-rested rivals.

Farmers in New Mexico are worried about the future of the state's most beloved crop: green and red chiles. They're increasingly relying on salty groundwater, which damages the soil and the crops.

Homeless veterans are finding a new support system in the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. A new building on the center's grounds will house dozens of homeless veterans.

Last year's battle for the Syrian town of Kobani and dissatisfaction with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's huge new palace are issues in Sunday's Turkish parliamentary elections.

Sean Mills was recently named Snapchat's new head of original content. NPR's Scott Simon talks with NPR's David Folkenflik about where the app is headed and how it could be used in the next election.