NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about squid-inspired fabric, the growing height of Mount Everest, and new research into the mystery of how lightning forms.

You might expect the world’s biggest Elvis Presley festival to be in Las Vegas, or Memphis, Tenn. One small seaside town holds an annual -- and possibly the worlds biggest -- Elvis Presley festival.

As a record number of people retire, social security won’t be around for much longer either. We look at the origins of social security and some new ideas to tackle new retirement challenges.

Even in a traditionally safe Republican district in Wisconsin, the issue of abortion rights is highlighted, reflecting a larger national debate that is happening about access to abortion this year.

National elections get more attention, but state legislatures have been reshaping the daily lives of millions of Americans from abortion to education. Several are in contest in this fall's election.

Even in a traditionally safe Republican district in Wisconsin, the issue of abortion rights is highlighted, reflecting a larger national debate that is happening about access to abortion this year.

Over a year and a half of war has shattered Sudan's healthcare system - NPR's correspondent spends a day in one of the few remaining hospitals on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum ...

Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. Traders are weighing risks of several kinds.

Nearly 90% of likely Donald Trump voters say they are concerned about voter fraud in the general election, a new NPR/PBS News ...

The economy is always a top issue for voters. David Wessel, director of the Brookings Institution’s Hutchins Center, compares the presidential candidates' plans on taxes, tariffs, housing and more.

Netflix's 10-part series features Adam Brody and Kristen Bell as 30-something singles who meet and are attracted to one another, despite the fact that he's a rabbi and she's not Jewish.

Students in Kentucky achieved mixed results in statewide testing, with math scores improving among older students but ...