Christmastime is full of joy, sure, but also full of bittersweetness from nostalgia and loss. NPR's Scott Simon details a ...

Blue spotted salamanders can supercool themselves so they can walk over ice and snow during their spring migrations.

Drugs like Adderall and Ritalin appear to help children with ADHD by activating brain areas involved in alertness and ...

Russia attacked Ukraine's capital with missiles and drones early Saturday morning, killing one and wounding over 20 people a ...

Myanmar's military rulers are holding a general election in phases starting Dec. 28 amid the country's civil war. The head of ...

Perry Archangelo Bamonte, longtime guitarist and keyboardist for the influential goth band The Cure, has died. He was 65. The ...

A federal judge this week canceled the trial of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, and scheduled a hearing on whether the prosecution is ...

The U.S. will shift some of the burden of defense to its allies, and it will equip them for it. One ally's equipment: nuclear submarines for South Korea.

Crime rates in the U.S. fell in 2025. Murders in particular fell dramatically. That is a major takeaway among criminal justice experts as we approach the year's end.

Breakout star Olivia Dean is lighting up the charts with her hit “Man I Need.” It’s among the songs that NPR’s World Cafe producer Miguel Perez counts as one of his favorites of 2025. He shares more ...

The United States launched a series of strikes targeting Islamic State militants in Nigeria, after Trump accused the group of attacking and persecuting Christians.

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