It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into ...

Let's celebrate Groundhog Day, in all its bizarre, quirky strangeness. Let it remind us that we have not subdued nature, but ...

Trump has shown an affinity with many of the little guys — what he called in 2017 "the forgotten men and women." But he also has shown an affinity with some of the fattest cats of all.

President Trump's first weeks in office included executive orders that aim to stop or roll back former President Biden's ambitious climate agenda and redirect the country's attention to fossil fuels.

An NPR listener wonders whether her husband's relationship with a female colleague is too close for comfort. He says she's being competitive for no reason, and that he sees the woman as a 'sister.' ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

The decision came in response to a petition by attorneys general in 22 states and Washington, D.C., seeking to block the ...

After the president singed an executive order "defending women against gender ideology extremism," several federal government ...

Costco is raising pay for most workers as Friday night deadline looms on a new contract with its unionized employees.

Federal authorities have restricted helicopter flights near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. The move comes days ...

Research and basic information on subjects ranging from tuberculosis surveillance to adolescent health disappeared from ...

Winters are getting warmer and shorter as the climate changes. That's helping rat populations grow in several U.S. cities.