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Lee Sedol has lost three games in a row to Google's AlphaGo program, which means the program has officially defeated the human. Lee said the pressure was intense, and he felt "powerless."

Media companies in Russia aren't sure how far they can go without risking government reprisals. But even in such an uncertain climate, many independent news outlets have resisted censoring themselves.

A group of synthetic biologists report they've created an organism with a minimum number of genes required to survive and reproduce.

The fallout continues after the tech website Gizmodo published an article on Monday alleging that Facebook wasn't just relying on algorithms to identify trending topics on the social media platform.

Gifted education in this country is a patchwork of underfunded programs and gifted kids who start school not speaking English, are the least likely to be served.

Education activist Malala Yousafzai criticized Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her ongoing silence over the violence that has led to tens of thousands of Rohingya fleeing to Bangladesh.

The La Tuna fire near Los Angeles — one of several burning in California, Montana and Oregon — is one-third contained. But firefighters warn there is still much to be done to bring it under control.

President Trump's nominee for chief scientist at the Department of Agriculture is drawing scrutiny and skepticism in part because the nominee doesn't have a scientific background.

NPR's Scott Simon talks with reporter Jorge Valencia of KJZZ's Mexico City bureau about the aftermath of the 8.1 magnitude that struck southern Mexico this week.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Vice Admiral Karl Schultz about the Coast Guard's Hurricane Irma response efforts.