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The $5 billion National Ignition Facility has been called a modern-day moonshot, a project of "revolutionary science." But the massive experiment that aims to generate nuclear fusion has failed to do so by a key deadline.

A provocative branch of physics called string theory might explain everything in the universe, such as how matter came into being and why space and time exist. But others say string theorists have zero proof to back their ideas.

Lawmakers in Washington extended some provisions of the farm bill that expired in October. Subsidies for grain cotton and soybeans will be renewed, and budgets for some organic and environment initiatives will be cut. Since the extension only lasts nine months, many farmers are left with uncertainty.

The fate of Syria through the intimate lens of a small circle of friends and journalists.

Across the country, hundreds of thousands of college students are making their way to campus to begin the fall semester.

We feature live music and conversation from Southwest Florida LGBT artists, performers and family members Kiki Lane and Duke Stamina.Kiki Lane’s regular…

A Yazidi survivor of genocide and sexual slavery tells her story to the United Nations.

Despite Taliban threats, a Pakistani woman becomes one of the top female squash players.

Meet the courageous women shaping wildlife conservation.

This week’s offering from News-Press storyteller Amy Bennett Williams takes us back to her days studying anthropology at the University of Illinois before…