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Six months ago, Dubai Ports World reached an agreement with Congress to sell its North American operations to a U.S.-based firm within four to six months. Six months later, the company still owns those ports, but says it will sell soon. Democrats say they will make it a campaign issue if a sale isn’t completed before the November elections.

A high school chemistry teacher in the U.K. started honing his visual talents by making posters for students. Now his infographics about food science and chemistry basics are a hit on the Web.

By Cheril LeeOmaha, NE – Author Rebecca Skloot is the guest speaker at this year's 21st Women and Health Lecture taking place at the Orpheum Theatre this…

Comic books have become a new frontier for the portrayal of scientific ideas and the drama of discovery. But they're also a battleground for the ongoing debate between evolutionary scientists and proponents of creationism.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly, Juana Summers, Domenico Montanaro, and Elissa Nadworny analyze the results.

Scientists are learning that some astronauts' eyes change shape after time in space, leading to vision problems. But a sleep sack being developed might offer relief.

Storms like Sandy send many of us responsible for feeding the family running to the grocery store in a panic, and then throwing out a lot of food. Here are some tips to minimize both of those things. What are yours?

New software introduces programming skills to pre-readers. Is this 21st century literacy? Or too much, too soon?

Ad campaigns of the first and second world wars sold Americans on this surprising pairing. Despite a rocky history of breakups, these two flavors have chemistry that cannot be denied.

Government, academic and industry researchers often depend on each others' work and funding. The partial shutdown is getting in the way of some of that collaboration and research.