NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about squid-inspired fabric, the growing height of Mount Everest, and new research into the mystery of how lightning forms.

Over a year and a half of war has shattered Sudan's healthcare system - NPR's correspondent spends a day in one of the few remaining hospitals on the outskirts of the capital Khartoum ...

Even in a traditionally safe Republican district in Wisconsin, the issue of abortion rights is highlighted, reflecting a larger national debate that is happening about access to abortion this year.

Crude oil prices have risen as Iran and Israel trade attacks, but not as much as you might expect. Traders are weighing risks of several kinds.

National elections get more attention, but state legislatures have been reshaping the daily lives of millions of Americans from abortion to education. Several are in contest in this fall's election.