With so many closely contested races in Michigan, authorities are on the lookout for efforts to meddle with the election or ...

It’s been considered one of the greatest public health achievements of the 20th century: by putting a small amount of ...

If reelected, Trump would only be the second president to serve non-consecutive terms after Grover Cleveland in the late ...

Even toddlers can tell an event that is improbable from one that appears impossible. And children at that age are much more ...

Montana could help decide control of the U.S. Senate this cycle. With polls showing former Trump leading in the state, Tester will need voters who aren't sold on either party to hang on to his seat.

It turns out a monkey – given an infinite amount of time and a typewriter – wouldn’t be able to write Shakespeare before the universe ends, according to a new study.

RFK Jr. has embraced fringe health care ideas for decades. If Trump wins, he will likely be able to influence promotion and funding for these things.

On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, Brian Perkins' severe arthritis requires him to use a cane. A woman offered kind words after running into him.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption.

In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo plays a Colombian American laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.

As former President Donald Trump enters his third -- and likely final -- campaign close, his message has naturally evolved, even when it hasn't changed much.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with retired Major General Paul Eaton about security measures that need to be in place at the Capitol in order to prepare for a possible contested election.