This week, Biden signed it into law. December 18, 2024 • This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024.

Dec. 20, 2024 — Despite their reputation as buzzing nuisances, flies serve a critical role as some of the Earth's most prolific pollinators -- and new research suggests they are increasingly at ...

OpenAI’s o3 model scored at human level on a benchmark test for artificial general intelligence – far higher than any results before. Comparisons between our current era and the societal rot ...

The differential diagnoses of SVC syndrome include cardiac tamponade and right ventricular dysfunction. Dedicated cardiac imaging with echocardiography can distinguish between these diagnoses ...