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Thousands of miles of fiber optic cable lying at the bottom of the world’s oceans carry more than 95% of the world’s data. Now, those undersea cables are at the forefront of a new rivalry between China and the U.S. over who controls the flow of big data.

A new podcast from The Texas Newsroom explores the discovery of a cemetery in Sugar Land, Texas.

From the 1920s to 1950, babies were sold on the black market from a Memphis children’s home. We unspool the sordid story and talk with survivor families.

Bittman has released a 20th-anniversary edition of his iconic cookbook — updated with a focus on flexibility and sustainability.

Music and the human brain. A neuroscientist and opera singer guides us through the science of how and why music moves us.

Whether they're watching sitcoms, prime-time dramas or something else altogether, our television and pop culture critics present a guide to the new programs and series coming out soon.

Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell talks about releasing his new album early to independent record stores and reconnecting with a younger version of himself after being sober for almost a decade.

In the government's hurried pandemic response, more than 250 companies, some with little or no medical supply experience, got contracts worth more than $1 million without fully competitive bidding.

Public health experts say tracing the close contacts of people infected with the coronavirus and getting them all into quarantine is crucial to stopping the pandemic. That's easier said than done.

The declines many school districts reported last year have continued, an NPR investigation finds. What educators don't know is where those students have gone.