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The computer giant says it has produced a prototype of transistors that are just 7 nanometers wide, half the width of the smallest ones currently used.

More than a third of U.S. adults turn to the Internet for help diagnosing their illnesses themselves. But how trustworthy are the results?

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Nicole Winfield, an Associated Press reporter currently on tour with the Pope, about his apology for the church's crimes committed against the native people of America.

Lee once said she wanted to be the chronicler of "small-town, middle-class Southern life." Even without her highly anticipated second novel, Go Set a Watchman, many fans would say she succeeded.

A cheap, oral vaccine — about the size of an "energy shot" — offers fresh hope for preventing cholera epidemics, like the one that has killed nearly 10,000 people in Haiti.

New York City will soon offer alternatives to bail for low-level offenders. NPR's Wade Goodwyn speaks with Karin Martin of John Jay College about how this will affect New York's prisons.

As Greeks wait anxiously to hear if their government's latest plan to win a third bailout has been accepted by European lenders, they are struggling to get by with banks closed and credit cards blocked.

All the recent rain in Texas is great for insects — including the terrifying tarantula hawk. It's a big, nasty wasp that doesn't just sting tarantulas ... it turns them into food for its offspring.

This summer we thought we'd find out about a few local delicacies served and celebrated around the country. As part of our Local Flavor series we visit Davey's Doghouse in Akron, Ohio.

Chan-hom, packing winds of 100 mph, made landfall just south of Shanghai, forcing the evacuation of more than a million residents.