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'Everybody Stretches' without gravity: Mark Kelly talks about NASA's twins study

'Everybody Stretches' without gravity: Mark Kelly talks about NASA's twins study

Kelly says his twin brother, Scott Kelly, who just returned to Earth after 340 days in space, was temporarily 2 inches taller. NASA is studying the pair to explore what spaceflight does to the body.

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Astronauts back home after a year in space

Astronauts back home after a year in space

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko spent most of a year on the International Space Station. Their landing brings an epic mission to an end.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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New York judge sides with Apple in another legal faceoff with FBI

Though not binding on other courts, the decision cuts against the same law that the FBI is using to compel Apple's help in unlocking an iPhone used by one of the San Bernardino shooters.
by Alina Selyukh

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USDA rejects whistleblower's appeal

USDA rejects whistleblower's appeal

USDA entomologist Jonathan Lundgren filed a complaint with the department in 2014, claiming he was restricted from publishing and talking about his research on pesticides and pollinating insects.
by Dan Gunderson

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Apple court filing calls iPhone order dangerous, unconstitutional

Apple court filing calls iPhone order dangerous, unconstitutional

Last week, at the FBI's request, a court ordered Apple to cooperate with federal agents and help unlock the iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters. The company says the demand is illegal.
by Alina Selyukh

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Letters helped Challenger shuttle engineer shed 30 years of guilt

Letters helped Challenger shuttle engineer shed 30 years of guilt

After NPR reported Bob Ebeling's story on the anniversary of the Challenger explosion, hundreds of people responded. Ebeling, now 89, says those letters "helped bring my worrisome mind to ease."
by Howard Berkes

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Poll: Apple should help FBI unlock terrorism suspect's iPhone

Poll: Apple should help FBI unlock terrorism suspect's iPhone

The majority of Americans -- 51 percent -- think that the tech giant should cooperate with a court order to help the FBI access a San Bernardino shooter's iPhone, according to a new Pew survey.
by Naomi LaChance

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U.S. Navy brings back navigation by the stars for officers

U.S. Navy brings back navigation by the stars for officers

A decade after phasing out celestial navigation from its academy courses, the U.S. Navy has restarted that formal training. The shift comes at a time of growing anxiety over possible threats to GPS.
by Geoff Brumfiel

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