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Cuts and disruptions to federal research funding are causing many young brain scientists to reconsider their career choice.

How the Supreme Court rules could have implications for tens of thousands of lawsuits against Roundup maker Monsanto, which is now owned by Bayer.

A new study finds that butterflies probably originated in North or Central America around 100 million years ago.

The Supreme Court heard arguments today in a case in which anti-abortion doctors are challenging the FDA's regulatory actions making abortion pills more accessible.

Turkey's presidential election was a test of democracy, and it isn't over. The two leading candidates are headed to a runoff. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Gonul Tol of the Middle East Institute.

Most of the country's lettuce and leafy greens come from California, where 13 atmospheric rivers hit this winter. Farmers both welcome the water and sometimes suffer from the deluge.

Commentator Jackson Murphy says it'll be a big season for family films, but there will be plenty of blockbusters for adults too. He also says that, so far, theaters seem primed to have the most anticipated releases rather than streaming services.

It's been a rough couple of weeks for John Boehner. He was all but shut out of the fiscal cliff deal, dissed by his own party, and suffered 12 GOP defections when re-elected as speaker. But did he emerge from all of this as a loser? It's not that simple.

Jannik Sinner has defeated Taylor Fritz 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 with a relentless baseline game to win the U.S. Open men’s championship less than three weeks after being exonerated in a doping case.

Thousands of Uyghurs became key fighters against Syria's Assad regime. For the first time, they agreed to be interviewed. NPR spent weeks with some of them to understand why they fled China for Syria.