Neurotic robots are a staple of science fiction. One study recently found that neurotic traits in a robot can make them seem more relatable.

This year's Tour de France goes through Paris' fabled Montmartre district, mimicking the route employed for last year's Olympic Games.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with entomologist Edwin Burgess about a plan to combat flash-eating maggots threatening U.S. livestock. It involves breeding billions of flies and dropping them from planes.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Mstyslav Chernov about his new documentary "2,000 Meters to Andriivka," about a Ukrainian bid to recapture a town.

As a new Postmaster General with ties to FedEx assumes control of the agency, rural customers and postal workers worry about privatization or downsizing of the agency.