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Maryam Mirzakhani was the first woman to win the prestigious Fields Medal. She worked at Stanford University, which confirmed her death Saturday.

The anesthetic ketamine first wowed the medical world with its ability to relieve severe depression in hours. Now it's showing promise for other psychiatric disorders, including bipolar and PTSD.

It was supposed to be a simple exhibition soccer game Saturday in Jerusalem. But after Argentina cancelled it, the would-be friendly has instead become the centerpiece of some international hostility.

Thousands of breast cancer patients could now safely avoid chemotherapy thanks to a major study of women with moderate risk of recurrence.

The ambitious historical crime drama reveals an attempt by TNT to be grittier and more sophisticated. Our TV critic says it's a lavish production but not the home run TNT needs to redefine its brand.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Harvard physics professor Andrew Strominger, a friend and collaborator of Stephen Hawking's for many decades. He says Hawkings was so dedicated and excited by his work that he convinced doctors to let him travel by Swiss Air Ambulance.

Students across the United States left their classrooms Wednesday to protest recent gun violence in school and call for action in Congress. One of the larger protests happened in Washington, D.C.

Turns out that Einstein was right about what happens when neutron stars collide. An international team of astronomers has confirmed his theory for the first time.

Prosecutors say Sayfullo Saipov left a note declaring he drove onto a bike path in Manhattan in the name of ISIS. Eight people were killed. Saipov was shot by a police officer and is recovering.

A Honduran mother of two, who is pregnant with a third, remains in a Mexico City shelter after hearing of the U.S. family separation policy.