Clownfish shrink their bodies to survive ocean heat waves
New research finds clownfish shrink their bodies to survive warming oceans. Scientists observed some of the orange-striped fish shrank during a heat wave off the coast of Papa New Guinea.
A brain-dead woman’s pregnancy raises questions about Georgia’s abortion law
A Georgia woman declared brain dead is being kept on life support because she is pregnant. It raises complicated legal questions about restrictive abortion laws in Georgia and other states.
A man let snakes bite him for years. He could be the key to a universal antivenom
What's it like to get bit by a venomous snake? "It's like a bee sting times a thousand," Tim Friede says. Tim would know. Over the past few decades, he's…
12,000 chicks found abandoned in postal truck raise concerns about animal shipping
A Delaware animal shelter is working to find new homes for 8,000 surviving chicks that were left abandoned in a U.S. Postal Service truck for three days. Another 4,000 of…
Trump unveils ambitious and expensive plans for ‘Golden Dome’ missile defense
The plan includes a vast array of space-based sensors and interceptors.
White House says Trump is reviewing IVF policy recommendations promised in executive order
A White House official says the Trump administration is reviewing a list of recommendations to expand access to in vitro fertilization.
Takeaways from AP’s report on creationist beliefs 100 years after the Scopes trial
Some people thought the 1925 Scopes monkey trial marked a cultural defeat for biblical fundamentalism.
Creationism still widespread and science educators still alarmed 100 years post Scopes trial
The 1925 Scopes monkey trial famously put the spotlight on evolution and appeared to mark a defeat for biblical fundamentalism.
A broken thruster jeopardized Voyager 1, but engineers executed a remote fix
NASA mission controllers raced against time to find a solution before a crucial ground-based radio used for communicating with Voyagers 1 and 2, went offline for upgrades.
Trump is gutting environmental agencies. What does that mean for Americans?
The Trump administration is rewriting policies and reducing funding for multiple agencies that handle climate change, including NOAA, EPA and FEMA. We asked NPR reporters Lauren Sommer and Alejandra Borunda…