NPR's podcast Short Wave brings the stories of a newly identified deep sea creature, the benefits of exercise for healing our nervous system and science-backed tips for holiday eating.

Every year, millions of pounds of garbage pollute freshwater lakes across the U.S. In Minnesota, scuba divers took a deeper look at where all the underwater trash is coming from and how to prevent it.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about ...

Trump has named the ambassador to Israel as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, who says there is no such place as the West Bank.

Old loans that homeowners thought were long dead have been rising from the grave as debt buyers move to collect. Some are ...

After last week's losses, Democrats have pointed fingers, laid blame, and second-guessed themselves. NPR called three strategists to look ahead instead and ask: Where does the party go from here?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — a former presidential candidate who has a history of spreading conspiracy theories, including about ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about his new book, The ABCs of Democracy, and what's next for Democrats after election losses.

President-elect Donald Trump repeatedly promised to investigate, prosecute, imprison or otherwise punish his perceived ...

A new CDC report shows at least 16,000 lives were saved over a 12-month period. Experts say the U.S. is experiencing the ...

Four LA residents allegedly defrauded multiple insurance companies of over $141,000. A wildlife expert who reviewed footage ...

If the new administration embraces proposals to cut the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's budget and its mission, ...