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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has built his fortune and reputation on disparaging the government scientists and institutions he's now in line to lead as HHS secretary.

Yoko the swell shark was born in a habitat of all-female sharks who hadn't seen a male in years. The aquarium has two possible explanations — and hopes to get confirmation in the coming months.

A federal judge has paused a sweeping new plan from the Trump administration to halt categories of federal spending.

We at Planet Money are constantly reading the work of economists and other social scientists to glean ideas, evidence and insights about the economy, and, more generally, the confusing world around us. Welcome to the inaugural installment of the Planet Money Econ Roundup!

Tomorrow marks the start of the 15-day-festival celebrating the Chinese Lunar New Year. We explore the rich history of the Bay Area’s Chinese American community.

President Trump signed a slew of orders during his first week in office, impacting policy on immigration, the environment, federal diversity programs and more.

While NASA was trying to put a man on the moon, the Navy was quietly conducting a series of tests to see if humans could live and work on the deep seafloor.

Professor Robert Pape says his in-depth study about the Jan 6 insurrectionists shows that half were doctors, lawyers, corporate executives, and other professionals.

In confirmation hearings for his nomination as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, the focus was on domestic issues. The agency has a vast global scope as well.

In this episode we continue a series from our partners at Emergence Magazine. It’s called Coming Home To The Cove, and it follows Theresa Harlan’s quest to chronicle the story of her family’s displacement from their ancestral lands. Today, we hear how California legally facilitated the removal and separation of indigenous children from their families.

The third of four episodes airing this week from "Cosmic Visions," produced by the Bay Area's World According to Sound.

Today is Macintosh Computer Day!