A Duke graduate student led the research into whether ocean plastic trash -- which is routinely found in the guts of stranded ...

Even toddlers can tell an event that is improbable from one that appears impossible. And children at that age are much more ...

Christian Lynch was charged by Greenville Police with possession of a machine gun, possession of a weapon of mass destruction ...

Polls show a historic gender gap in the 2024 election. Democrats are reminding conservative women: votes are a secret and ...

An animal shelter in eastern North Carolina has announced some changes, including hours and the surrender process.

Altogether, more than 4.4 million voters have already cast in-person and absentee ballots. The last chance for registered ...

In Florida, the most populous of the 10 states to vote on abortion rights this year, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has made multiple attempts to thwart the effort.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption.

Voters were evenly split, 49% to 49%, on whether they thought Harris intends to carry out the proposals, or if her promises are just politics, intended to make people vote for her.

RFK Jr. has embraced fringe health care ideas for decades. If Trump wins, he will likely be able to influence promotion and funding for these things.

In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo plays a Colombian American laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.

Montana could help decide control of the U.S. Senate this cycle. With polls showing former Trump leading in the state, Tester will need voters who aren't sold on either party to hang on to his seat.