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Vince Gilligan's new TV series begins with scientists monitoring a radio telescope and discovering something new. What follows is a unpredictable show that takes on some of life's biggest questions.

Two women's lives, 2000 years apart: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Anna North about her novel "Bog Queen," in which a modern investigator is called to examine a body found in a British bog.

The government has been shutdown for three days. What could come next?

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly introduces you to her new national security podcast, Sources & Methods. Each week digs into the biggest national security stories.

In a world where we communicate more than ever across time zones and borders Sandip Roy considers the value of a handwritten letter.

Three Senate Democrats broke with their party and voted with Republicans to fund the government and avert a shut down. One of them, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, explains her reasoning.

Today is World Chocolate Day!

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with L. Rafael Reif, former president of MIT, about his piece in Foreign Affairs, "America's Coming Brain Drain: Trump's War on Universities Could Kill U.S. Innovation."

Nabarun Dasgupta, a researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, won a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant for his work to understand the U.S. overdose crisis and help reduce deaths.

Because of the shutdown, millions across the country won’t have access to their SNAP, or food stamp benefits, in November. But some Bay Area restaurants are picking up the slack.

Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What's changed?