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Iowa's ban on nearly all abortions as early as six weeks of pregnancy takes effect on Monday. Iowa joins 17 other states that restrict abortions then or earlier.

Students can now opt between several versions of the test: the ACT core exam (which includes reading, math and English), the ACT plus writing, the ACT plus science or the ACT plus science and writing.

Joe Palca told his sister, a baker in Brooklyn, N.Y., about a way to make sourdough bread using "wild" yeast starter. But she had a problem: It was sourer than she liked. Was there any way to wrestle it back from its acrid extremes?

The majority of U.S. politicians are white men. This cycle, some states are poised to make history by electing female, LGBTQ, or Black governors for the first time.

The appeal for seven Italian scientists convicted of manslaughter after downplaying the possibility of an imminent earthquake has began. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with reporter David Wolman about the trial.

By Katie Knapp SchubertOmaha, NE – The role of genetics versus environment in determining a person's health is the focus of UNMC's next Science Caf .The…

Police say after negotiations fell apart, a SWAT team stormed the building and fatally shot the suspect.

The combined company, worth more than $3.5 billion, will boast 27 amusement parks, 15 water parks and nine resort properties in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.

With news about vaccinated people getting coronavirus infections, should you be worried? How common are breakthrough infections? Here's what scientists know and what they're trying to learn.

Some of the genetic variations in human DNA that have been linked to quick clotting or depression or diabetes lie within or near the genetic stretches we picked up from Neanderthals, a study finds.