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Sarah Parcak has found that studying the rise and fall of civilizations has given her hope, or at least some hope. Her new book is called Archaeology from Space: How The Future Shapes Our Past.

Some people who filled out WUSF's Citizens Agenda say they will vote for candidates pledging to protect access to abortion and other forms of health care.

Israel has allowed almost no food aid into north Gaza for two weeks. Humanitarian groups say it leaves 400,000 people with the choice of eventual starvation or fleeing their homes to the south.

On his new covers album titled On Top of the Covers, T-Pain shows off the power of his natural singing voice.

The former president's campaign to get his vice president to overturn the election "was not just wrong," said Vice Chair Liz Cheney, a Republican, "it was illegal and unconstitutional."

The challenge, which originated in part from a 2017 Twitter joke, is the subject of an FDA warning about unhealthy cooking challenges from TikTok.

Michael Bise collected the paper playlists for the music his Gap store played in the '90s. Now he's on a mission to hunt down a generation's worth of playlists.

In his new memoir, Doctored, Sandeep Jauhar describes a growing discontent among doctors and how it's affecting patients. He says rushed doctors are often practicing "defensive medicine."

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with gospel artist Pastor T.L. Barrett, Jr., whose collected work was recently reissued in a box set called I Shall Wear a Crown.

On a trip back to her parents' native country, a writer rediscovers what makes it different. The urban design, and a culture that values longevity, make good health come al lot more naturally.

Morning Edition spoke to migrants hoping to enter the U.S. and the border agents tasked with keeping them out.

Researchers are studying why there's a dearth of black sperm donors and how to increase the numbers. (This story first aired on Morning Edition on June 13, 2024.)

You've probably heard the statistic: For every dollar a man earns, a woman doing comparable work makes only 77 cents. That goes for full-time, year-round…

Rock historian Ed Ward reviews a new history of gospel music, People Get Ready! by Robert Darden.

The developer, JPV Hotel Property LLC, has said the Marriott Tribute Collection hotel will open its doors sometime in 2028.

"I am sorry most of all for the fact that the life you could have led was unjustly robbed from you," the author wrote in a statement. A judge exonerated Anthony Broadwater of the crime last week.

Colorado joins 15 other states that have enacted laws to protect abortion, while the U.S. Supreme Court considers a challenge to Roe v. Wade and conservative legislatures take aim at the practice.

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with killing two and wounding four others in the city of Bay St. Louis, about 15 miles west of Gulfport.

In the Cleveland area, there's a plan to inspire kids to start thinking about college early on by giving them seed money. Officials want to set up kindergarteners with savings accounts. Though the initial $100 deposit isn't likely to cover much, the hope is that it will inspire them to take the idea of going to college seriously.

Protests in Iran continued Thursday as demonstrators wore black to mourn those killed in clashes throughout the week. An Iranian-American researcher in Tehran, who is a supporter of presidential challenger Mir Hossein Mousavi, says protesters are using the language and cultural traditions of the Islamic Republic to argue for their rights.

What did Florida politicians and others have to say after the Florida Supreme Court's rulings on the state's abortion law and ballot proposal?

Southwest Airlines says it will award the travelers who were caught in the surge of canceled flights during the holidays 25,000 frequent-flyer points, an award worth more than $300 in flights.

The former president has already violated the gag order twice.

John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka discovered that mature and specialized cells "can be reprogrammed to become immature cells capable of developing into all tissues of the body," according to the Nobel committee.

The penalty was for a baton pass outside the exchange zone during the 4x400-meter mixed relay race. Now a record-setting gold medal is still within reach for Team USA sprinter Allyson Felix.