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Scientists thought that humans with stone weapons may have caused the disappearance of Ice Age beasts like woolly mammoths. New research shows that stones were no match for mammoths' hair and hide.

With that bullwhip and fedora, he's not your typical archaeologist. Sometimes, in fact, Indy's more treasure hunter than scientist. In the real world of archeologists, Indy's adventure-addicted character doesn't quite match the facts.

The U.S. men's hockey team capped a disappointing Winter Olympics by losing a quarterfinal match to Finland with a score of 4-3. The American team never gelled, winning only once in six games.

Egyptian Sayyid Qutb's writings were the foundation for al Qaeda and other radical Islamic movements. But the America he visited in 1949 -- the conservative town of Greeley, Colo. -- doesn't really seem like the soulless, materialistic place that would inspire such hatred of the West. NPR's Robert Siegel visits Greeley to talk about the town as it was and as it is today. Read excerpts from Qutb's book about Greeley, and view photos of the town.

Are sleep trackers on your phone helping you get a full night's rest? NPR's Life Kit investigates.

Film crews thought the gown, worn by Carrie Fisher's Star Wars character, had been destroyed after the production wrapped. The auction company said it was still accepting offers on the dress.

COVID-19 tears through football and baseball, the U.S. men's soccer team tries to redeem itself, and we hear about the end of an audience-less Paralympics.

European nations have implemented a wave of new restrictions as case numbers rise. And Israel has added the U.S. and Canada to its "red list" of countries that citizens are barred from traveling to.

With many teachers out sick with COVID-19, schools are scrambling to find substitute teachers. Texas schools are having to get creative so that students can continue going to in-person classes.

"If you mention the word love at a congressional hearing, they look at you like you're Oprah," David Brooks says. But new research has convinced the New York Times writer that to make truly effective public policy, you have to see the emotional and social connections behind the numbers.