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Youth placed in adult prisons are more likely to die early, study says

The study, co-authored by a University of Cincinnati researcher, found young people who spent time in prisons for adults had a 33% greater risk of dying before the age of 39.

Prof. Dana Carney, co-author of a 2010 Psychological Science study on the idea of "power poses," says she now has no "faith in the embodied effects of power poses."

'Power Poses' Co-Author: 'I Do Not Believe The Effects Are Real'

NPR's Scott Simon talks to behavioral scientist Uri Simonsohn about how one of the scientists behind 2010 research on 'power poses' is distancing herself from that work.

Visitors watch a demonstration of The Sims 2 at E3 on May 19, 2005. The Sims 2 is no longer commercially available on most platforms.

These are the classic video games you can no longer play (Spoiler: It's most of them)

Researchers from the Video Game History Foundation estimate that 87 percent of classic video games unavailable in official stores.

Gender rights activists demonstrate outside the U.S. Supreme Court on June 30, 2023, in Washington, D.C. Many of the bans states passed this year against gender-affirming health care for youth are in federal court and may be on their way to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Can states' bans on transgender care hold up in court? We break down the arguments

The 20 gender-affirming care bans states have passed are undergoing intense legal scrutiny and testing federal courts in new ways, setting up battles that may go to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Extreme heat can slow cognition and increase anxiety, research finds.

Yes, heat can affect your brain and mood. Here's why

Hot summer temperatures can make you anxious and irritable and dull your thinking. Here's what researchers think is going on.

The power and heartbreak behind the song that won the Tiny Desk Contest

"I don't think it's caught up to me yet — how much my life has changed." While on the road, Little Moon's Emma Hardyman caught up with NPR to reflect on the life-changing win.

Saba: Tiny Desk Concert

Before embarking on a tour of Australia and Asia, the Chicago native brought the squad that helped make Care For Me one of 2018's best — along with a very special guest.

Don't worry, this six-foot-tall tsetse fly didn't bite anyone. He was part of a performance to teach Malawians about preventing sleeping sickness.

A man dressed as a tsetse fly came to a soccer game. And he definitely had a goal

The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there's a theatrical event aimed at keeping the numbers down.

Artist Jeffrey Gibson will represent the U.S. at the Venice Biennale in 2024, the first Indigenous artist to have a solo exhibition in the U.S Pavilion at the international art event.

In a first, the U.S. picks an Indigenous artist for a solo show at the Venice Biennale

The U.S. State Department selected Jeffrey Gibson to create an installation for the U.S. Pavilion at the prestigious international arts event.

Shaimaa Ali Ahmed, 12, lost her leg at age 6 after happening upon an unexploded rocket. Yemeni children like her bear an outsized burden from the civil war, where land mines and ordnance litter the landscape.

She's 12. A rocket took her leg. She defines the pain and resilience of Yemen

Shaimaa Ali Ahmed lost her leg at age 6 after happening upon an unexploded rocket. Children like her bear an outsized burden from the civil war, where land mines and ordnance litter the landscape.

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