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Amazon Debuts Its New Tablet

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced Wednesday the release of a full-color tablet device called Fire, as well as three new Kindle E-Ink models starting at $79.

Medical workers in protective gear escort an elderly patient on a wheelchair followed by family members as they leave a fever clinic at a hospital in Beijing on Monday, Dec. 19, 2022.

China limits how it defines COVID deaths in official count

China only counts deaths from pneumonia or respiratory failure in its official COVID-19 death toll, a Chinese health official said, in a narrow definition that limits the number of deaths reported.

In this handout image supplied by the European Space Agency on July 16, 2008, the Echus Chasma, one of the largest water source regions on Mars, is pictured from ESA's Mars Express.

Here is the first livestream from Mars — a rare, almost real-time look into space

On Friday afternoon, spectators had a chance to see the most current images of Mars possible — which take 3 to 22 minutes to reach Earth — courtesy of the European Space Agency.

Rescuers carry the body of a victim of the eruption of Mount Marapi in Batu Palano, West Sumatra, Indonesia, on Tuesday. Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of the volcano found more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption.

22 climbers are now confirmed dead in Indonesia volcanic eruption

Rescuers searching the hazardous slopes of Indonesia's Mount Marapi volcano found 11 more bodies of climbers who were caught by a surprise weekend eruption. More than 50 climbers were rescued.

Dachau's memorial marks 80 years since the liberation of the Nazi concentration camp

The Dachau memorial is hosting commemorative events and dedicating a plaque in honor of the U.S. Army's 45th Infantry Division that first encountered prisoners alive at the camp 80 years ago.

Startups want to cool Earth by reflecting sunlight. There are few rules and big risks

In a parking lot and on San Francisco Bay, NPR witnesses two different tests for solar geoengineering to tackle climate change. With much science unsettled, experts say regulations aren't keeping up.

Hip-hop's first 50 years have yielded expansion across the globe and domination of digital spaces. As the internet has collapsed physical gaps, major artists from outside the United States, like (clockwise from top left) Little Simz, Drake, Bad Bunny, Blackpink and Rema, have been able to communicate with American rap culture in real time.

2023 'Til Infinity

Giving rap the future it deserves means smashing the infrastructure as it is. But with the battle lines drawn, we can still take heart in the artists teasing just how much further the culture can go.

Many young people who started vaping nicotine as teens several years ago haven't quit the habit, data show.

Young adults who started vaping as teens still can't shake the habit

Teen vaping is trending downwards these days. But data from Colorado and around the country show the generation that made Juul cool is still hooked on nicotine.

Ice flows around a small island in the Mississippi River near Dayton, Minn., on Feb. 13, 2020. Pilots take measurements to try and gauge how much water is in a snowpack.

To Forecast Spring Flooding, NOAA Planes Fly Slow And Low

NOAA's Commissioned Officer Corps pilots fly special planes and use gamma ray detectors and other equipment to measure ice and snow that will eventually melt into streams and rivers.

A Hanwha Eagles player bats during the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) League's opening day game between his team and the SK Wyverns in Incheon, South Korea. The start of the season was originally scheduled for March 28 but was delayed because of the spread of the coronavirus.

Despite Delays Caused By Coronavirus, Regular Season Baseball Starts In Korea

After a five-week delay, the league had its opening day on Tuesday. It came just hours after ESPN signed a deal to broadcast six games per week, starting between 1 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. ET.

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