Look up! Here's what's to watch for in space in 2025
In the New Year, there will be supermoons, meteor showers and other exciting celestial events.
Health & Safety
Being kind is good for your health, research shows
Volunteering doesn't just benefit the people you are helping. It also improves your own health. Research shows people who do things for others have better brain and heart health.
Lessons from a challenging year: How a runner navigated a cancer diagnosis
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with writer and runner Ali Feller, host of the podcast Ali on the Run, about strategies she's used to get through a challenging year.
Meet the new animal species discovered in 2024
A cute fuzzy beetle, a sea squirt that looks like a cross between a panda and a zebra, and a piranha-like fish that's vegetarian: These are just a few of the new species formally identified in 2024.
What was 'Disease X' and what can we learn from it?
Four weeks after a puzzling outbreak was reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization has identified the cause.
9 unexpected things we learned about mental health and our brains in 2024
NPR's health reporters followed the emerging science on what keeps our brains and our minds healthy. Here are highlights of the studies that piqued our readers' interest the most.
Tiger-cats, sea squirts and beetles, oh my! Meet some species identified in 2024
From charismatic macrofauna to tiny sea squirts, here are some species formally identified by scientists in 2024.
Artificial light at night messes with coral reefs
New research shows artificial light can upend underwater communities around coral reefs just like they do on land. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Dec. 30, 2024.)
Lunar Trailblazer should help scientists sort out the nature of water on the moon
The Lunar Trailblazer is an uncrewed mission to find water on the moon and determine its characteristics, accessibility and possible uses.
WHO director urges Israel to stop attacks on Gaza's medical infrastructure
World Health Organization director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who escaped an Israeli airstrike in Yemen, says Gaza's health crisis is indescribable and is calling for a ceasefire.