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A recent study showed that speed training, unlike memory training or reasoning exercises, actually staves off mental decline.

Kun Shan Chun, a naturalized U.S. citizen with top secret security clearance, had worked at the FBI since 1997. Chun pleaded guilty on Monday to acting as an agent of China.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with New York Times science and health reporter Donald McNeil Jr. about the status of the Zika epidemic in Puerto Rico. McNeil Jr. reports that while there are around 5,500 confirmed infections, the actual numbers are far greater, and many residents are highly skeptical of the government's actions to combat the virus.

"This is the most complicated takeover, not only on the planet, but in history," says Max Stier, president of the Partnership For Public Service.

The recent hacking of Democratic Party emails has raised questions about the vulnerability of other election-related technology and what potential problems could arise on Election Day.

Drugs that consist of proteins and antibodies typically made by living organisms represent the new frontier in drug industry competition.

Hear music from The Avalanches, Glass Animals and Kungs in this week's two-hour EDM mix from KCRW's Jason Bentley.

The Jamaican six-time Olympic gold medalist may display the ultimate in speed when it comes to the 100-meter and 200-meter events, but, his agent says, "Usain has never run a mile."

The spike in demand for small-batch beers has infused new life into small, family-owned hop farms that were teetering on the edge of bankruptcy.

Gaudy beauty and extravagant horror twine around each other in Marjorie Liu's new graphic novel Monstress. It's the story of a girl caught up in a war of magic in which neither side comes off well.