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China has put new focus on airships hovering in a part of the sky just before outer space. Although Beijing says they're scientific, analysts say the data helps the country develop advanced weapons.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actress Michelle Yeoh about her leading role in the sci-fi action movie Everything Everywhere All at Once.

Bella's sense of style is quirky and powerful, but some have wondered: Does she have a great eye or do most clothes just suit her model-thin body?

Artist and author Deena Mohamed created a graphic novel about how wishes would — or wouldn't — work in modern-day Egypt. Her much-praised book is now out in English. It's ... a wish come true!

The Birmingham News, The Huntsville Times and Mobile's Press-Register will soon go all-digital. In Birmingham, where people have been reading the paper since the late 1800s, the news hasn't been easy.

After years of scandal, these awards were about survival not simply ceremony. But the so-called "party of the year" was stunted by a hodgepodge of honors and a host whose caustic comedy didn't fit.

The singsong rapper began as an oddity. His new "psych rock" album feels representative of his career arc.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with musician Tobias Jesso Jr., who is nominated for the first-ever Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical.

A new study finds that UV dryers for gel nail polish can damage DNA and mutate cells, confirming dermatologists' safety concerns. There are precautions you can take and alternatives to consider.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Kate Zernike about her new book The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.