NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Shea Vance of The Chronicle of Higher Education about a University of Michigan plan to forgo letter grades for some freshmen in their fall 2027 semester.

As Vice President for Audience Technology and Data, Michael Seifollahi leads a team of engineers spanning full-stack, ...

Heat and tainted produce have made this a record summer for foodborne illness. Cases of cyclosporiasis have topped 10,000, and the CDC just traced a new salmonella outbreak to Mexican jalapeños.

With the blockbuster critical and financial success of The Odyssey, has Christopher Nolan earned his spot on the list of top tier American filmmakers?

A derelict SpaceX rocket plowed into the moon Aug. 8, reigniting a debate about space junk. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to John Crassidis from the University at Buffalo about the issue.

NPR's Rob Schmitz talks to reporter Maria Godoy about how parents can wade through the noise and opinions to find information to help keep their kids healthy.

Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation ...

The first mRNA-based flu shot to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration will be ready for the upcoming flu season.

Khalib Townsend, a 7-year-old aspiring scientist in Philadelphia, interviews Keith Russell about Russell’s career in conservation science and birding. NPR’s Janet Woojeong Lee reports. This article ...

The FDA allowed some Zyn nicotine pouches to be marketed as "lower risk" than cigarettes. Public health experts agree they ...

The internet at my apartment went out last Saturday. For three full days! I'm used to having several spigots of information turned on — and drinking from them all at once. The TV, the laptop, the ...