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The story of the first worker in the U.S. to suffer lung damage after cutting a new kind of countertop material shows the way a workplace hazard emerged in this country.

A posthumously published collection of stories steers recognition to Lucia Berlin, whose fictional narrators are the sort who have seen it all and aren't afraid to tell you about their crappy day.

MRI and CT scans done at hospitals for outpatients are often too expensive, says the firm, which insures patients in 14 states. The shift in policy won't apply to mammograms or X-rays, Anthem says.

Mindhunter's first episode promises The X-Files for serial killers. Instead, this Netflix series hews closer to Masters of Sex, placing viewers at the troubled, and troubling, birth of a new science.

Fashion brands are betting people will spend on virtual outfits in the immersive digital world known as the metaverse.

A group of musicians and scientists have used artificial intelligence to complete one of the great what-ifs in classical music: Ludwig van Beethoven's unfinished 10th symphony.

A new blood test can show recurrence of cancer months before it can appear on MRIs, CT scans and X-rays by looking for cancer cells in the patient’s blood.

NPR's Alt.Latino posts playlists weekly. We mine some recent playlists for some surprising and noteworthy tracks.

Private company SpaceX on Tuesday is set to launch the world's most powerful rocket — the Falcon Heavy. This is a test launch that will carry a cherry red Tesla roadster into orbit around Mars.

The prolific fantasy and horror author says that reading stories about people who don't look like us is how we learn empathy; she makes a point of writing characters who reflect different experiences.