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In a new book, psychologist Marisa Franco explains why it's good to feel good about yourself — and shares a helpful memory technique that we've turned into a printable worksheet.

The African crested rat's fuzzy fur has hairs loaded with a poison that can purportedly fell an elephant. But these rats turn out to be social, affectionate creatures.

A lock of hair, 15 years of sleuthing and a 200-year-old question. In History by a Hair, Smithsonian Institution scholar Richard Kurin follows the DNA trail back to Thomas Jefferson.

Hurricane Simon pounded Mexico's Pacific coast as a Category 3 storm on Sunday, as its most powerful winds and rain slammed people living between the Sierra Madre and the ocean.

As part of the deal, the U.S. is creating a private company as a joint venture with North American Blue Energy Partners, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt.

A push by President Trump could mean the elimination of a safety standard designed to keep radiation exposure as low as possible.

As extreme weather becomes more common because of climate change, scientists say streamgages could help communities prepare for future floods.

With days left to go in the 2026 fiscal year, lawmakers push the health department to spend the money Congress allocated to prevent teen pregnancy. An NPR exclusive.

Ohio is one of the top producing popcorn states in the country.

The borrowers say they were defrauded by their colleges, but the class-action lawsuit to erase their federal student loans has been tangled up in courts for years.