An Engineering Wunderkind's Ocean Plastics Cleanup Device Hits A Setback Four months into its testing phase, the Ocean Cleanup's plastic-catching device isn't catching as much plastic as intended. Michel Martin
China Takes Wind Out Of Apple iPhone Sales Apple cut billions from its revenue estimates amid slower sales in China. In August, Apple became the first firm worth $1 trillion, but its stock is down more than 30 percent in the past three months. Avie Schneider
From Campbell's To Kellogg's, Classic Brands Are Feeling The Crunch Big mainstream consumer brands, which have owned our cupboards and closets, face a turning point: a time to evolve or wither. The Internet and the echoes of the recession have changed us as shoppers. Alina Selyukh
Tech Stocks Have Taken A Beating This Year, And The Effects Have Been Far-Reaching After many years of flying high, mighty tech stocks have come tumbling down because of regulatory worries and slow growth. Their bad year affects companies that seemingly have nothing to do with tech. Jim Zarroli
Cuba's Mobile Internet Access Is A Big Step, But It's Not Without Flaws The Cuban government recently extended Internet to mobile devices, a big step for Cubans living on the island under the repressive communist regime. Jasmine Garsd
Author Of 'The New Childhood' Advises Parents: Don't Panic About Screen Time NPR's Debbie Elliot speaks with Jordan Shapiro about his new book, "The New Childhood," which explains how children should engage with the digital technology around them.
The Unregulated Terrain Of Gene-Editing Technology A Chinese scientist's claim that he'd created the first gene-edited babies rocked the world, raising big questions about whether the scientific world is capable of policing powerful new gene-editing techniques. Rob Stein
James Green: Could The Building Blocks Of Life Exist Elsewhere In Our Solar System? Earth may not be the only place in our solar system with life, says James Green. New data shows life might have existed on Mars, and could exist now. But what does that mean for us on Earth? NPR/TED Staff
Lisa Nip: How Can We Engineer The Human Body To Survive On Mars ... And Beyond? Space is an extreme environment filled with radiation, and next to no oxygen. To survive there, Lisa Nip says humans are going to have to change themselves ... genetically. NPR/TED Staff
