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Scientists are using the Mojave Desert to test robots for the next space age.

It's one of the biggest speaking series in the country, drawing such major names as Bill Clinton, Bill Gates, and Bono. Now TED is coming to the…

Unexplained aerial phenomena. Is the government covering up what it knows? We dive into 75 years of UFO history and the beginnings of government mistrust.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mayor Zohran Mamdani about New York City, President Trump and the future of the Democratic Party. This interview was recorded as part of our podcast Newsmakers. Watch the full interview with Zohran Mamdani here or listen to the full conversation anywhere you get podcasts.

Many of Nikki Haley's voters wanted an alternative to Biden and Trump. But now, these potential swing voters have to choose between the two men, again.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia about questioning top Intelligence officials today on Capitol Hill about war plans being leaked in a group chat with a journalist.

Noah Bookbinder of Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington tells NPR's Ari Shapiro that President elect Trump is set to enter office with several major conflicts of interest.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Ed Larson, about the legacy of the Scopes Trial and the teaching of evolution in school, and its relevance today.

NPR's A Martinez asks Michigan state Representative Alabas Farhat about efforts to help U.S. citizens leave Lebanon, amid continued attacks by Israel on Hezbollah.

Many states that restricted abortion promised some people would be able to get abortions in certain circumstances, such as pregnancy resulting from rape. How often are exceptions for rape granted?

NPR's Don Gonyea speaks with Ariane Tabatabai, Vice President of Research, Security and Defense, at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, about developments in the war between the U.S. and Iran.

U.S. schools are debating removing Confederate names. As part of NPR's series on democracy, We Hold These Truths, we examine the debate at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with a group of Democratic voters she met during the primary season to see what their takeaways are from the Democratic National Convention.

The 12 members of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach, who were trapped in a cave together for two weeks, are set to go home from the hospital.

Duncan Trussell turned real-life conversations about the biggest existential questions into a wacky yet genius animated show.

We look at the progress on a ceasefire extension with Iran, as well as President Trump offering to perform at the Freedom 250 event marking America's 250th birthday after major acts dropped out.

A Finnish computer scientist had a dream that a blackbird was speaking to her in human language. So she devised a computer program to transform the sounds of the human voice into birdsong.

Utah has reduced its chronically homeless population by 91 percent since 2005. But like many places, it lacks affordable housing, leaving more than 14,000 people in the state homeless this year.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Junaid Nabi, health systems researcher, about what makes vaccine hesitancy such a uniquely American issue.

Air traffic controllers' work schedules often lead to chronic fatigue, making them less alert and endangering the safety of the national air traffic…

How are changing tariffs, the AI boom, immigration policies and uncertainty in employment and the stock market impacting the economy? Zanny Minton Beddoes, editor in chief of The Economist, explains.

The Netflix series follows a 13-year-old accused of murdering a girl from his school. Co-creator and star Stephen Graham says he read about similar crimes and wanted to know: "Why is this happening?"

In response to the weekend stabbing death of former player Elkino Watson, University of South Florida football coach Willie Taggart made Ybor City…

Cindy McCain, the U.N. World Food Programme's executive director, has been tasked with closing the giant hole in the budget.