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Wakil Kohsar/AFP via Getty Images/AFPThe International Criminal Court, a U.N. agency, has to approve the warrants. They've been condemned by the Taliban and welcomed by Afghan women and their advocates — with some reservations. -
This Braille Literacy Month, Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave podcast reports on the writing system and how some researchers are working to lessen the national shortage of qualified braille educators.
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Medical advances mean many more people are surviving cancer and living for years or decades with its after effects. Here's how they are navigating life after treatment. -
Friday's debut of new pandas at the National Zoo in D.C. is the latest chapter in a long tale of "panda diplomacy" between China and the rest of the world. -
The U.S. claims the hacking was commissioned by a lobbying firm working on behalf of one of the world's biggest oil companies. -
If you're in the camp of folks who are dragging their feet to start working out again, this comic is for you. -
A rare fossil find suggests that young pterosaurs may have been hunted by the ancestors of crocodiles.
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Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the prescription painkiller. -
A group of volunteers spends every night for a few months acting as crossing guards for tiny amphibians: migrating salamanders.
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In this week's science roundup from Short Wave, we discuss "chirps" of radiation from space, contagious urination among chimps, and the meltiness of vegan cheese.
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A large study of 30,000 adults diagnosed with ADHD in the U.K. found women with ADHD died roughly nine years younger than women without a diagnosis. Men had about a seven-year shorter lifespan. -
An email obtained by NPR says NIH employees are subject to a travel freeze and offers of employment are being rescinded. Scientists worry about disruptions to critical research.
