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.

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.

Various state rules regarding when election officials can process and count mail-in ballots means it will likely take some ...

A Kansas church has launched a campaign that's finding unique ways to bring faith and politics together without fanning the flames of polarization.

Leading up to the 2020 election, online platforms were policing misinformation. Now, days before the election, social media companies are taking a more hands-off approach -- particularly X.

Some Denver high school kids from mostly immigrant families built an AI app to help their parents and people like them vote. It makes the process easy -- how to register and interpret ballot issues.

A prolonged drought, now in its second year, is devastating large swaths of Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Whole communities and the Amazon’s largest city are struggling under the parched conditions.

It’s the final day of campaigning for Vice President Harris and former President Donald Trump. Reporters who covered the campaign reflect on their time on the trail as Election Day draws near.

Despite its substantial-sounding name, the Electoral College isn’t a permanent body: It’s more of a process. For decades, a ...

The Associated Press can't call any races until polls close in their respective state. Here's a breakdown of when that will ...

Thousands of last-minute challenges to voters’ mail ballot applications, along with baseless claims by former President Donald Trump, are adding pressure on Pennsylvania county officials.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.’s claims about fluoride in the drinking water are linked to Cold War conspiracy theories about the ...