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Superstardom should have been a foregone conclusion for the genre-blending singer. Her passionate proclamation of an album was initially hard to pigeonhole, but made its mark over time.

Just as two kids jumping on a trampoline around each other send waves rippling outwards on the fabric, black holes distort space as they orbit around each other, says astrophysicist Marcelo Gleiser.

With schools in Puerto Rico shut down, school districts on the U.S. mainland are getting ready to help relocate students displaced by Hurricane Maria.

They're better educated than men and have lower rates of unemployment. Yet they still run up against the patriarchy. A group called Women for Change wants to change that.

A group of aviation companies and advocacy groups, backed by Boeing, have announced a competition to develop a safe and easy-to-use personal flying vehicle in the next two years.

In 2015, black youths were five times more likely than white youths to be incarcerated — the widest disparity since the start of the century. But advocates say crime rates are not to blame.

Listen to the songs Matt Lowell, Crisanta Baker and Samuel Stewart shared during the DJ takeover.

The region was once a crossroads of trade and colonialism, and that history continues to shape islands like Barbuda, Dominica, St. John and others today.

Are cellphones educational tools, or a scourge on learning? Here & Now's Robin Young hears from two educators on opposite sides of the debate.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson discusses the science behind predicting volcanic eruptions and the biggest threats now facing the Balinese people with Rosaly Lopes of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.