As much as we would all love to ignore COVID, a new set of variants that scientists call “FLiRT” is here to remind us that the virus is still with us. (Image credit: Justin Sullivan) Read More
If you dread getting on a scale to calculate your body mass index, there’s a good reason to ignore the measure. Body composition tests are an increasingly popular way to gauge health. Here’s why they’re better than BMI. (Image credit: Maria Fabrizio) Read More
Georgia hasn’t expanded Medicaid. Some people suffer more than others because of that coverage gap. (Image credit: Claire Harbage) Read More
When Father James Martin’s dad was dying, a nun named Sister Janice Farnham went out of her way to visit him. (Image credit: James Martin.) Read More
Scientists have long studied how near-infrared light bounces off forests and grasslands, as a proxy for plant health. Now, an artist is using the same trick to turn the Joshua tree into an instrument. (Image credit: Carlos Jaramillo for NPR) Read More
The symbol, traditionally used by seafarers as a distress call, has been wielded as a bipartisan protest. But its most visible recent uses have taken a hard right political shift. (Image credit: Jose Luis Magana) Read More
The former president says he is “okay” with the possibility of being jailed after his New York conviction.Read More
Both countries are trying to dissuade others from attending the upcoming event, Ukraine’s president says.Read More
Over 50 people have died in the past three days due to heat-related illnesses.Read More
South Korea’s presidential national security council said it has decided to suspend a 2018 inter-Korean agreement aimed at easing animosities, until mutual trust between the two Koreas is restored. (Image credit: Hong Ki-won) Read More