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The National Geographic Channel's movie about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden premieres Sunday night. Weekend Edition host Rachel Martin spoke with NPR's Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman about how accurate the film is compared to the real story.

Donald Knuth is legendary in the computer science world for writing a series of must-have reference books called The Art of Computer Programming. Part cookbook, part textbook, part encyclopedia, these books are also considered by many to be technical and personal works of art.

The next Omaha Science Café will focus on Biomechanics.Dr. Sara Myers, an assistant professor in the School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation…

By Cheril LeeOmaha, NE – The Lincoln Science Cafe continues this evening with a presentation by Dr. Ally Dering-Anderson.Dr. Dering-Anderson is a clinical…

By Cheril LeeOmaha, NE – This evening's Omaha Science Cafe focuses on Impact One.The community-based organization helps Omaha residents with gang…

Miss Virginia won the Miss America 2020 crown Thursday after impressing the crowd with her talent. She performed the show's first science experiment on stage as the talent portion of the pageant.

The 6-year-old boy feared lost after a hot-air balloon he was believed to be traveling in came down has been found safe in his home. The balloon was owned by the boy's parents; it was tethered behind their house.

The motivation for flying with other birds in V formation is probably to save energy, say researchers who tracked the pattern of wing flaps in an ibis flock. Each bird in the V catches a bit of lift from the bird ahead.

Deborah Harkness combines serious academic research with occult romance in her novels, the latest of which is Shadow of Night.