Prometheus

Special gifts. Great stories. And economics too!? Can it be true? The Planet Money book is available for preorder.

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said.(Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin)

Pumpkins are a harvest symbol and part of our nostalgia for a simpler time. But while the word "pumpkin" has been around for centuries, the plant dates back thousands of years.(Image credit: Frédéric Moreau/Hans Lucas)

Photographer Katie Currid captured fans attending Chappell Roan's tour stop in Kansas City. The Missouri native said bringing joy to the Midwest's queer community is deeply meaningful to her.(Image credit: Katie Currid for NPR)

Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.(Image credit: Frank Hurley)

About 900 hikers, guides and other staff who were stranded by a weekend snowstorm on the Chinese side of Mount Everest have reached safety, state media said late Tuesday.(Image credit: Lingsuiye/AP)

Israelis are paying heavy costs for the longest war in their history: a mental health crisis, trauma, unprecedented division during wartime, animosity abroad and apathy for Palestinian suffering.(Image credit: John Wessels)

Democrats and a federal union argue the Trump administration's language posted on federal agency websites and in some emails blaming the "Radical Left Democrats" for the government shutdown is in violation of a 1939 federal law. (Image credit: Kirk Siegler)

They're promising harder-edged favorites, the acoustic Top 10 hits "Signs" and "Love Song," and a few surprises, too. Continue reading…