NPR News: Mass grave sheds light on 7th century plague

Mass grave sheds light on 7th century plague
In modern-day Jordan, a 1500-year old mass grave sheds light on the lives of people affected by the Plague of Justinian.

Read more on NPR

NPR News: This form of mental exercise may cut dementia risk for decades

This form of mental exercise may cut dementia risk for decades
A study finds that people who did one specific form of brain training in the 1990s were less likely to be diagnosed with dementia over the next 20 years.

Read more on NPR

NPR News: Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica's near-freezing deep

Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica's near-freezing deep
Many experts had thought sharks didn't exist in the frigid waters of Antarctica.

Read more on NPR

NPR News: AI is helping individual scientists, study suggests — but not science

AI is helping individual scientists, study suggests — but not science
Artificial intelligence is helping researchers advance their careers and drill deeper into specific questions, but it is not necessarily benefiting science on the whole.

Read more on NPR

NPR News: Why do humans kiss?

Why do humans kiss?
We ask Matilda Brindle, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Oxford.

Read more on NPR

NPR News: Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station

Four people on NASA'S Crew-12 arrive at the International Space Station
The crew will spend the next eight months conducting experiments to prepare for human exploration beyond Earth's orbit.

Read more on NPR

NPR News: What elephant whiskers can teach us about touch

What elephant whiskers can teach us about touch
Elephants use their trunks much like a human uses their hands: to pick up food and manipulate objects. A new study finds that tiny, specialized whiskers on elephant trunks help them do it.

Read more on NPR