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There is no evidence of any deaths or injuries from contaminated Halloween candy. Why are people still afraid of it?

Scientists have used brain organoids to show one way that genes associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder disrupt brain development.

Entrenched conflicts exist globally and locally. Here's what behavioral science says about working through entrenched divisions.

When you invite friends over for a barbeque, you may well discover that the primal tug of meat and fire is too powerful for some male guests to resist. Give them half a chance and they will take over the grill. It's an international phenomenon.

Few scenarios worry the U.S. and its allies more than the prospect of the rise of the Islamic State on the war-battered landscape of northwest Pakistan and neighboring Afghanistan. In Pakistan, six top Taliban commanders have pledged allegiance to ISIS.

A new study has examined the potential ramifications of declining an invitation for a social outing, and found that people tend to overestimate just how much it matters.

NPR's Kelly McEvers talks with Pam Morris, CEO and President of CareSource, about the new health care bill from Senate Republicans. CareSource is the largest provider of Medicaid managed care services for Ohio.

The Philippines is ill-prepared to deal with an expansionist China and is hoping the U.S. will help protect its interests in the region.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with legal affairs commentator Jeffrey Rosen about the constitutional law aspect of the Mueller report that was delivered to the attorney general on Friday.

A year after powerful earthquakes devastated southern Turkey, officials have raised the death toll to more than 53,000 people. Calls to hold officials accountable have so far gone unanswered.