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Privately funded scientists made a virus related to smallpox from scratch, hoping their version might lead to a better smallpox vaccine. But critics question the need — and worry about repercussions.

Madison Chock and Evan Bates won silver at the Winter Olympics on Wednesday night, earning their highest scores of the season.

Where is Kim Jong Un? Many in North Korea are wondering, after the leader missed a ceremony to pay tribute to his late father and grandfather. NPR's Scott Simon talks to the BBC's Stephen Evans.

An Interior Department report identified more than 400 Native American boarding schools that assimilated and often abused Indigenous children. The probe has uncovered more than 500 deaths so far.

Millions of Texans are without power, heat and water. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Mayor Michael Evans of Mansfield, who shares how his neighbors are enduring the aftermath of the historic storm.

The discovery of childrens' remains at an Indian boarding school in Canada is drawing new attention to the children sent to such schools in the United States.

Scientists have discovered that everyone emits their own "microbiome cloud," a plume of the microbes we all carry around in and on our bodies.

The attacks on oil facilities by the Iran-backed Yemeni rebels sent large plumes of smoke into the air, the trails visible from space, and impacted an estimated production of 5 million barrels a day.

With a focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, NPR's Emily Harris digs into the social science behind decision-making.

Critic Francis Davis surveyed the jazz community to determine the best albums of the year. The winner has had a very good 2016.