Author John Green talks about living with OCD
On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author John Green reflects on living with obsessive compulsive disorder.
A new AI model can predict some brain signals in fruit flies
Researchers have created an AI model that can predict some fruit fly brain signals. It was able to predict the activity of neurons in a fruit fly by looking at how those neurons were connected.
The secret plot to make Americans fall in love with whole wheat — to help the climate
Farmers in the U.S. grow nearly 50 million tons of wheat every year. But a lot never reaches people’s plates. The Washington State University Breadlab has a straightforward and delicious solution
A longtime wildland firefighter talks about what the job is actually like
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Ben Elkind, a wildland firefighter based in Washington state who has traveled the country fighting fires for 17 years, about what it's like at the frontlines of wildfires.
Watching the debate with 500 Trump supporters in Georgia
NPR visited a suburban Atlanta debate watch party Tuesday, where Republicans expressed cautious optimism that this debate would boost former President Donald Trump's campaign.
Hurricane Francine is packing intense winds, heavy rainfall and a big storm surge
Francine is forecast to come ashore as a hurricane in southern Louisiana on Wednesday. A storm surge as high as ten feet could swamp the low-lying areas of the state.
How immigration, economy and abortion were treated in the presidential debate
Tuesday's presidential debate touched on some of the issues that matter most to voters: inflation and the economy, immigration and border policy, and access to abortion and reproductive care.
Mexico's Senate passes controversial judicial reform
In a dramatic late night session, Mexico's Senate voted on its controversial judicial reform bill. The debate was interrupted when protestors forced their way into the Senate chambers.
Citizen scientists are hunting moths in Montana for climate change studies
Insects are great indicators of climate change because they’re the first animals to leave when temperatures change. But a lot about them remains unknown, citizen scientists are helping change that.
Ursula's Costumes has been an LA institution for 48 years. Now, it's closing
For nearly half a century, Ursula’s Costumes in Los Angeles transformed customers into everything from clowns to Roman emperors and aliens. Now, the 90-year-old owner is closing the store for good.
Taylor Swift has endorsed Harris. How big of a difference could it make?
Just after the debate ended, Swift endorsed Vice President Harris on Instagram, where she has more than 280 million followers.
New men's soccer coach Mauricio Pochettino takes the helm ahead of FIFA World Cup
The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team has a new coach: Mauricio Pochettino. He takes over at a critical time as the team has been struggling leading up to the U.S. co-hosting the FIFA World Cup.