How gerontology, the study of aging, came to be
NPR's history podcast Throughline tells us the story of the scientist who helped launch gerontology, the study of aging, and how we started viewing aging as a disease.
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The latest on the presidential primary in battleground state Michigan
It's presidential primary day in Michigan. While both Biden and Trump are expected to continue their respective roads to the White House with wins in the state, each faces opposition.
Democrats are leaning into the border fight ahead of Biden's visit to their state
Texas Democrats hope Biden's visit on Thursday will mean a turning point for their party's border message — which has become one of the most pressing political fights across the country.
Here are the stakes for Biden as Michigan wraps up the primary
While Democrats don't have a contested primary in Michigan Tuesday, there is contention among Democratic voters about the future of the party.
How the Underground Railroad got its name
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with journalist Scott Shane, who traced the naming of the Underground Railroad back to the writings of the little-known 19th century abolitionist Thomas Smallwood.
Florida's response to a measles outbreak endangers children, experts say
A measles outbreak in a Florida elementary school flummoxes public health experts, who say the state surgeon general's response contradicts established public health measures to contain the virus.
EPA's newly tightened air pollution rules are welcome news in polluted places
Fresno, in San Joaquin Valley, has some of the worst air in the nation. Residents are getting a burst of hope that new, stricter rules on air pollution could help their health — eventually.
Iraq War failures can be boiled down to miscommunications, according to this author
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with journalist and author Steve Coll about his new book, The Achilles Trap: Saddam Hussein, The CIA, and the Origins of America's Invasion of Iraq.
After Alabama's ruling, this senator's bill aims to protect national access to IVF
Senator Tammy Duckworth has introduced a bill to protect access to IVF. She tells NPR about her own experience with fertility treatments and her attempts to build bipartisan support for her bill.
Why self-immolation has been used by political protesters for decades
Aaron Bushnell's death in Washington, D.C., is the latest example of an extreme form of protest that people have used to express their grievances and attract the attention of a global audience.