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Scientists are relying more and more on non-scientists to help them gather data. That was the case recently on North Carolina's coast, where volunteers spent a day counting terrapin turtles.

Researchers are inching closer to creating human eggs and sperm in the lab that carry a full complement of anyone's DNA. It could revolutionize fertility treatment and raises huge ethical questions.

In springtime, Vermont's Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge is a paradise of migratory birds where you can paddle through flooded maple forests.

A recording of audio of Oath Keeper Jessica Watkins from a walkie-talkie app called Zello became a key piece of evidence in Watkins' trial.

NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin has a trick to get her kids to fall asleep at bedtime: lullabies. Science backs it up: Singing to your child helps them fall asleep faster, even than listening to Mozart!

Turkey's voters head to the polls this weekend in a decisive runoff vote — the first time voters have ever gone to the ballot box in a second-round vote for a new president.

The U.S. debt has led to plenty of partisan fights and ... charitable gifts. For decades, a government program has been collecting donations from Americans who want to help pay off the national debt.

A student in a small Colorado town is suing after her school told her she can't wear a sash to graduation that displays both the U.S. and Mexican flags.

Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the new television adaptation of his graphic novel American Born Chinese.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: You're the Worst, 60 Songs that Explain the '90s, and Little Moon wins the Tiny Desk.