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CubeSats are only about twice the size of a Rubik's Cube. Once dismissed as tools for students learning the principles of aerospace engineering, they're now being used for more sophisticated missions.

In addition to citing failures at Boeing and the FAA, the report found that a faulty sensor was likely installed without being tested and the co-pilot on the doomed flight was not properly trained.

Some stories don't make it past Weekend Edition's editorial meeting, but others are worth a second look. Before hitting air, producer Ollie Dearden brought his holiday horror story to an entomologist.

A UNESCO survey shows that schoolbooks often minimize, brush aside or misrepresent important issues, from gender equality to environmental protection.

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Rajwant Singh, co-chair of the National Sikh Campaign, about the new ad series, "We are Sikhs." The campaign seeks to raise awareness to hate crimes against Sikh Americans.

A new study finds that people who are overweight, but not obese, have shorter life spans. It's the opposite of a 2013 study that got a lot of attention by finding a few pounds might be good for you.

The company 23andMe is now allowed to market tests that assess genetic risks for 10 health conditions, including Parkinson's and late-onset Alzheimer's diseases.

In the pages of a DC Comics anthology series, Tim Drake — the third young man to assume the role of Batman's sidekick, Robin, has a "lightbulb moment" realization — but his journey is only beginning.

Yael Eisenstat, who was in a leadership position at Facebook in 2018, says people within the company have been warning for years about disinformation and how extreme voices are boosted on Facebook.

The justices allowed the abortion providers' challenges to go ahead against Texas' licensing officials – but not against anyone else. The court also blocked the Justice Department's challenge.

Facing political and demographic changes in the state over the last decade, Republicans in Georgia used redistricting to expand representation in Congress while ceding ground in the state legislature.

A Georgia jury determined three white men are guilty of murder Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old Black jogger. The nearly all-white panel was not swayed by arguments that y was killed in self-defense.

Russia owes interest payments on two dollar-denominated bonds on Wednesday. If it doesn't pay, the country could go into default.

With inflation at a four-decade high, a growing number of forecasters worry the U.S. economy may be headed to a recession as the Fed gears up to raise interest rates aggressively.

The highest rates in 20 years are dashing the dreams of some would-be homebuyers. Others stretch to buy but spend close to $1,000 a month more in monthly payments for a typical house.

The bar code is now a packaging mainstay, but it probably wouldn't have worked without George Laurer.

President Biden wants to focus midterm arguments on the threat of political violence and risks to rights and freedoms. It's a strategy that worked for Democrats in a recent special election race.

Lawyer Alex Murdaugh's indictment on charges that he murdered his wife and son is the latest bombshell to drop in a case that has transfixed the public.

GDP shrank for a 2nd quarter in a row. While two consecutive quarters of negative growth is often considered a recession, it's not an official definition. Parts of the economy are clearly struggling.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with political communications scholar Shannon McGregor on why what happens with twitter matters even to the majority not on the platform.