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NPR's Jennifer Ludden talks with University of Florida scientist Lisa Taylor about her lab's use of human makeup in experiments about spider coloration and mating.

"Somebody with a technical background might think in a little bit different than the way, for instance, that a lawyer would think," says Chrissy Houlahan, a new lawmaker with a STEM background.

As science becomes more diverse, scientific collaborators are growing more diverse, too. New research exploring the effect of this change suggests the diversity of the teams that produce scientific research play a big role in how successful the science turns out to be.

In a fickle media market, Disney's overall revenue grew 4%. Despite declining ad revenue and uncertainty over the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, CEO Bob Iger sees growth opportunities.

By Katie Knapp SchubertOmaha, NE – Preventing and reducing the number of preterm births is the focus of this month's Science Cafe.Doctor Jack Turman, a…

By Katie Knapp SchubertOmaha, NE – Personalized medicine is the focus of UNMC's latest Science Caf .The field of personalized medicine studies how drug…

Nebraska’s prairies and the wildlife that call them home are the subject of Tuesday's UNMC Science Café.Chris Helzer, program director for the Nature…

David Greene speaks with NPR's Joe Palca about Morning Edition's upcoming series, "Summer Science."

Eight young people were in an SUV when it flipped over a guardrail and into a pond. All were from Warren, Ohio. "It's going to be a rough week, a rough rest of the school year," says the local school superintendent.

The Smith family was uprooted from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina. The five family members share how their lives have changed since their move to Texas.