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NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Tina Park, executive director of the Canadian Centre for the Responsibility to Protect, about whether sending North Korean athletes to the winter Olympics in South Korea, signals any significant change in relations.

Like many reptiles, the sex of a turtle is determined by how warm the egg is as it's being incubated. And small temperature differences can cause dramatic changes in the male-to-female ratio.

The Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom is being established to aid health workers with objections rooted in conscience or religion to treating certain people and performing some procedures.

Microorganisms play a vital role in growing food and sustaining the planet, but they do it anonymously. Scientists haven't identified most soil microbes, but they are learning which are most common.

There are hundreds of digital currencies worldwide. The price of the largest, best known one just plummeted by 50 percent. Now, investors are watching for a boom — or a bust.

Republicans want an investigation into the dossier author who alleges collusion between Russia and the Trump campaign. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Adam Entous of The New Yorker.

Trump tweeted Saturday that his ability to win the presidency on the first try shows he is "a very stable genius" after a book renewed questions about his mental state and fitness for office.

These interactive charts, says a World Bank data scientist, paint a "pretty good" picture of the world.

The best figure skaters in the United States are squaring off this week and will learn who will compete at next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. Already, there have been some surprises.

College football will crown its national champion Monday night. And fans of the two teams won't have too far to travel: Alabama and Georgia are playing in Atlanta where things have been a bit crazy.