Daisy Hernández’s journey to understand the history and devastating toll of Chagas disease began in her aunt’s hospital room.

One year after the LA fires, the Community Brigade is equipping residents to prepare for, fight, and recover from wildfires.

Journalist Daisy Hernández chronicles the history of Chagas disease, also known as kissing bug disease, and how it changed ...

One year after the LA fires, the Community Brigade is equipping residents to prepare for, fight, and recover from wildfires.

Ultramarathoners can run with what seems like superhuman stamina. But are their bodies much different than the rest of ours?

Evolutionary biologist Pamela Yeh and animal domestication expert Raffaela Lesch join Host Flora Lichtman to discuss how ...

Conventional wisdom is that ice is slippery because it has a thin layer of water on top, but new research suggests something ...

A new report lays out the objectives for a crewed mission to Mars. Plus, an update on the NASA mission to survey the asteroid ...

There was major science news in 2025. Plus, underreported developments in geoengineering and a triumph for furniture ...

Over the past year, most of your body has replaced itself cell by cell. What can we learn from other animals’ dramatic feats ...

It’s that time of the year when you’re making your list, checking it twice, for gifts that spark a love of science for the kids in your life. Ira talks with Mahnaz Dar, young readers’ editor at Kirkus ...