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The comic can pick up on the "micro bad mood" of whoever she's talking to. She writes about pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood in a new book of essays, Lifeform. Originally broadcast March 12, 2024.

The engineer views a landfill as a living ecosystem, and the plastic that clogs it as a serious threat that crowds out life and never goes away. Can we eliminate the waste before it smothers us?

Members of the North Fork Community Choir in Paonia, Colo., aim to set aside their opinions on big topics when they sing. When differences arise, they figure out creative solutions to stay in harmony.

The jury will listen to closing statements in Derek Chauvin's trial today. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's health is deteriorating. And, all adults are now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine.

What have journalists learned from covering the 2016 and 2020 elections? How can we do better? We asked the man who led The Washington Post through the Trump presidency.

Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) is just the latest in a long line of national politicians to be accused of accepting cash bribes. Steve Inskeep talks to Ken Rudin, political editor at NPR, about the history of corruption among elected officials.

Florida is just starting to recover from Hurricane Idalia — some Gulf Coast communities are still recovering from hurricanes that hit the area three years ago.

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Eric Foner talks how the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments relate to current debates about voting rights, mass incarceration and reparations for slavery.

So-called "rational Republicans" want conservatives to vote for moderates or Dems to save democracy. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Republican former NJ Gov. and EPA Admin. Christine Todd Whitman.

NPR's David Folkenflik speaks with Wall Street Journal reporter Annie Linskey about how the White House and press have handled President Biden's capabilities related to his age.

A new report from the U.S. Census Bureau finds that the population of the United States is becoming much more diverse, due in part to a significant increase of American-born Hispanics. Farai Chideya talks about the report with Greg Harper, a demographer at the Census Bureau, Roberto Suro, director of the Pew Hispanic Center, and William Frey, a demographer at the Brookings Institution.

UPDATED 7/8 with University Beat audio report and additional quotes.According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, over half of American girls ages 13…

At issue in the case is a 1996 law that shields internet platforms from being sued for material that appears on their sites.

An experiment involving dog treats suggests our canine pals may understand the difference when a human withholds a treat by accident and when they do so on purpose. But don't press your luck.

The new U.S. ambassador to Germany upset his hosts, and Democratic senators back home, with his announced support for right-wing populists in Europe.

Historian Andrew Preston says questions in an undergraduate class he was teaching at the start of the 2003 invasion of Iraq spurred the research for his new book, Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith. "Once I started looking for religion [in U.S. foreign policy], it was everywhere," he says.

Kimmel says he thought he was going to stop; then he didn't.

Author Rick Wartzman says that jobs offering security, decent wages and good benefits are becoming harder to find, in part because of automation, globalization and the weakening of unions.

Bamford has been part of five different 12-step programs, including groups for overeaters and sex and love addicts. In her new memoir, she jokes about anxiety, depression and the desire to fit in.

Thousands of Afghans in the U.S. fear deportation as the administration revokes some protections, despite Taliban threats and ongoing instability in Afghanistan. Many fear for their lives if forced to return.

The FBI spent months spying on the ransomware group Hive and secretly helped victims before shutting the entire operation down.

Florida is one of nine states that have taken on unexpected health care bills by passing comprehensive regulations. Still, a recent study by the Kaiser…

Is it OK to take antidepressants or anxiety medicine during pregnancy? Recent research suggests women who need treatment can take these drugs. Doctors recommend the lowest effective dose.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday announces an end to sanctions waivers it has granted countries that import Iranian oil, such as Japan and Turkey.

The largest convention of political scientists, scheduled for this weekend in Los Angeles, poses a real-world political dilemma for academics who are booked into hotels where workers are on strike.