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NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da Vinci's DNA.

Ten years after China ended its one-child policy, fertility rates have not bounced back. NPR speaks with journalist Cindy Yu about what this means.

NPR's Juana Summers talks to author Rosie Storey about an exploration of love, loss, and lies in the new novel Dandelion is Dead.

Inflation didn't get worse in December. But it didn't get better. Prices were up 2.7% a year ago. A drop in gasoline prices was more than offset by rising grocery and electricity bills.

A new study analyzed the sleep patterns of jellyfish and sea anemones and found they share some sleep traits with humans. The research could provide insight into the origins and function of sleep.

NPR's Rob Schmitz speaks to former National Security Adviser John Bolton about the protests in Iran.

A new state program aimed at curbing data brokering went into effect on New Year’s Day, giving California residents the power to have their personal data deleted.

One of the classic New Year's resolutions is to move more.

Jay Beaman, the co-owner of Scenic Routes Community Bicycle Center in San Francisco’s Inner Richmond, loves bikes — even the pesky repairs that come with them. But above all, Beaman cherishes the community his bike shop has been able to provide on Balboa Street.

Foster was just 12 years old when she starred in the 1976 film. "What luck to have been part of that, our golden age of cinema in the '70s," she says. Her latest film is Vie Privée (A Private Life).

To date, 27 states have enacted laws barring transgender participation in sports.

The new year begins with a host of promising titles from George Saunders, Julian Barnes, Jennette McCurdy, Karl Ove Knausgaard and more. Here's a look ahead at what's publishing this month.