-
Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.
-
The city of Los Angeles is no longer fueled by coal -- how did they make that happen, and what can other cities learn from experience?
-
The average American spends up to five hours a day on their smartphone, according to research.
-
The future of healthcare for millions of people will get a key vote at the Capitol on Thursday.
-
You may have heard about HPV testing and self-swabbing to collect the sample. Does that work as well? Here are the ins and outs of this newer option.
-
Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 years.
-
At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.
-
A new study suggests humans were deliberately starting and using fires more than 400,000 years ago.
-
Osheen Dubey is working on a targeted genetic therapy for Glioblastoma. Nadia Khiabani is focused on a safer way to deliver the treatment to where it is needed.
-
Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.
-
Subsidies that have made Affordable Care Act premiums affordable for millions of people expire at the end of the year.
-
By the mid-1900s, black bears were becoming increasingly rare in Far West Texas.