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News of Siamak Namazi's detention comes as Iran takes part in international talks on Syria, with foreign ministers of the U.S. and other countries meeting today in Vienna.

There's no widely available vaccine to prevent plague, an infectious bacterial disease that's carried by squirrels and other rodents.

Skunk Bear's shivery new video explores how and why our skin acts so weird when we watch a scary movie, get cold or listen to music.

A bloom generally occurs once every five to seven years, but heavy rains have produced a burst of color the likes of which hasn't been seen in nearly two decades.

In earlier America, before the automobile reigned supreme, the family wagon was often the target for seasonal mischief and mayhem.

Current drugs aren't working as well. Old drugs may be making a comeback. And a poet sums up the reason that malaria fighters met this week.

Also this week: a story from an NPR Music reporter about the "lost art of listening."

Trash talk has never been so literate. For the World Series, the Kansas City and Queens Public Libraries are in the middle of a Twitter showdown.

Maureen Franco, the deputy federal public defender for the Western District of Texas, talks about how a number of inmates to be released due to sentence reduction changes are non-U.S. citizens.

The Obama administration quietly expanded the interpretation of the term spouse to help refugees reunite with their partners.