NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the ...

Scientists have placed two seismometers 8000 feet below the ice cap at the South Pole to measure earthquakes and support tsunami alerts.

The physics of the spiral pass have baffled physicists and football fans for decades. Emily Kwong (she/her) is the reporter for NPR's daily science podcast, Short Wave. The podcast explores new ...

As indirect talks begin between the U.S. and Iran over that country's nuclear program, Ryan Fayhee, lawyer for journalist Abdolreza Valizadeh, talks about his concern for his client, who is being held ...

Wendy Weiser, the vice president for democracy at the Brennan Center for Justice, discusses the impact of President Trump's recent urging of Republicans to "nationalize" voting.

NPR's Mia Venkat explains what the internet was obsessed with this week: the jazzy jingles made by content creator Romeo.