The human cost of climate-related disasters is acutely undercounted, new study says
A new study counts the human health costs from increasingly costly and dangerous extreme weather in the U.S.
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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.
A child's dream to 'drive' a space shuttle propels him toward a historic NASA mission
Navy Capt. Victor Glover, who spent nearly six months aboard the International Space Station, will be among four astronauts to venture back to the moon for the first time since 1972.
By accident, scientists found an underwater 'megastructure' from the Stone Age
Scientists have found what they say could be one of the oldest Stone Age megastructures in Europe: a giant stone wall on the floor of the Baltic Sea. They've dubbed it the "Blinkerwall."
The decimal point was in use 150 years before previously thought, research shows
NPR's Scott Simon talks to math historian Glen Van Brummelen about his finding that the decimal point appeared in the 1440s, earlier than thought.
Study provides most detailed analysis yet of how baleen whales produce sound
Scientists have long struggled to study how whales produce sound. A new paper in the journal Nature paints the most complete picture yet of how baleen whales produce their iconic, haunting calls.
The science of IVF: What to know about Alabama's 'extrauterine children' ruling
Why are so many frozen embryos created? And how is the Alabama Supreme Court ruling likely to affect IVF in the future? Here's what you need to know.
Clues to a better understanding of chronic fatigue syndrome emerge from a major study
After seven years of research, the findings shed light on the long-neglected illness. Scientists say the results could lead to future trials for potential treatments.
Paleontologists discover a 240-million-year-old 'dragon' fossil in full
Dinocephalosaurus orientalis's snake-like body was 16 feet long and lived in Triassic China. The newly revealed specimen allows scientists to depict the creature in full for the first time.
Private lunar lander returns U.S. to the moon 50 years later. Here's what to know
The Houston-based company has pulled off the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It's America's first soft landing in decades.