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Christmas is usually profitable for Swiss watchmakers, but experts say the growing popularity of smartwatches and a global pandemic threaten the nation's 600 brands.

Nearly 320,000 Americans have died of COVID-19, leaving 10 times as many grieving. It's all playing out in a culture that's long marginalized grief as something we're supposed to get over.

Dr. Richard Feifer, chief medical officer of the largest nursing home chain in the country, discusses the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in long-term care facilities.

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has updated its list of extinct and endangered species.

Amazon plans to expand its partnership with Texas into the San Antonio region, with two new fulfillment centers and a new delivery station.

U.S. officials believe Russia is behind the massive hack of government agencies. NPR discusses what Russia is trying to achieve with this hacking effort and how it has perfected its cybercapabilities.

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum has acquired two emojis — the hijab and an interracial couple — for its collection.

Oil and gas companies make enough pellets each year to fill a stadium several times over. The oil industry has long known it has a pellet pollution problem, but that's not what it told the public.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Steven Goodman of the Stanford School of Medicine about the ethical question of whether COVID-19 vaccine trials should be unblinded.

Pueblo, Colo., used to be home to the world's largest mural. South Korea took the title in 2018, and Pueblo wants it back. NPR visits the great outdoor mural as its being created during the pandemic.