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Construction is starting in Chile on a new sort of telescope. One aim is to survey huge swaths of sky for faint signals of a "Planet X" that may be lurking on the farthest edges of our solar system.

The suit alleges the bank set unrealistic sales quotas that pushed employees to open unauthorized accounts. Steve Inskeep talks to E. Scott Reckard, who covers banking for the Los Angeles Times.

Haunted by memories of his debate debacle four years ago, Rick Perry says he's healthier and better prepared this time. Last week, the Republican was in Iowa drumming up support for another campaign.

Renowned documentary filmmaker Albert Maysles' last film, Iris, is a portrait of 93-year-old style icon and self-described "geriatric starlet" Iris Apfel.

Henry Folger once spent nearly a year's salary on a William Shakespeare first folio. In The Millionaire and the Bard, Andrea Mays chronicles his obsession with collecting the playwright's work.

The field is narrowing in both the NBA and NHL playoffs, and it's time for the Preakness Stakes. Sports correspondent Tom Goldman joins NPR's Scott Simon to talk about the week in sports.

In recent years, Puerto Ricans have begun changing the political map along the hotly contested Interstate 4 corridor in Florida. These days, about 1,000 new Puerto Rican families a month are moving to Central Florida. And both political parties are trying to win them over. NPR explores the potential impact of the fast growing Puerto Rican community on presidential politics.

The process to find East Carolina University’s next chancellor has begun. Several forums focused on students, faculty, and alumni have been held to find…

Visitors from 38 countries don't need a visa to enter the U.S. Steve Inskeep talks to Sen. Jeff Flake, R-AZ, about the legislation he introduced that would up security of the visa waiver program.

This simple question posed by ecologist Fred Smith led to profound discoveries about delicate balance and styles of regulation in healthy ecosystems, a topic covered in a new book Alva Noë considers.