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Americans Andrew Z. Fire and Craig C. Mello win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering "RNA interference," a way organisms turn off individual genes. The discovery is considered by many scientists to be a breakthrough in modern biology.

I. King Jordan is a towering figure in the deaf community, because 18 years ago, he became the first deaf president of Gallaudet University. But ongoing student protests at the university are threatening Jordan's legacy.

Now that Sen. Larry Craig (R-ID) has announced his resignation, the focus is on possible successors. Lt. Gov. Jim Risch is widely regarded as the likely front runner. But many Idahoans angrily claim that Republicans in Washington forced Craig to quit solely to protect the party.

Many experts had thought sharks didn't exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica.

Residents in Boulder are still sorting out how to move forward after a devastating wildfire destroyed hundreds of homes. For many, figuring out what to do next is the hard part.

With vaccinations on the rise, ski resorts are hoping for much more normal operations this winter. But they're having to get creative to find workers.

The clinic is now headed to Las Cruces, New Mexico, about 40 miles north of El Paso, Texas.

Escalating violence in Gaza has many Palestinians fearful of an all-out civil war. The fight is between the Palestinian party that previously held power in the government, Fatah, and the party that is now in power, Hamas.

Many animals, including some exotic ones, flourish along the margins of suburban development: red-tailed hawks, coyotes, snakes. Lisa Couturier tells Jennifer Ludden about her book The Hopes of Snakes. It weaves stories of animals with the lives of humans around them.

Many of the year's most exciting new artists are Chilean. Whether it's bone-cracking rock 'n' roll, infectious pop, hair-raising folk or sick hip-hop, Chile's got it all.