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For voters from immigrant families and new citizens, voting is bigger than themselves
First-time voters with immigrant backgrounds report feeling profound responsibility to vote, viewing their participation as tied to protecting vulnerable communities and advancing family interests.
NPR special: 5 takeaways from a year of listening to swing voters
NPR examined swing voters throughout 2026 who shifted from supporting Biden in 2020 to Trump in 2024, revealing key insights about their priorities and political motivations ahead of Election Day.
Walmart launches joint membership with Sam’s Club as it leans into delivery, gas discounts
Walmart announced a combined membership with Sam’s Club for $120 annually, offering warehouse access, free delivery, streaming subscriptions, and gas savings to compete for price-sensitive shoppers.
Tesla and SpaceX: Why does Elon Musk want to merge the companies?
Elon Musk is exploring a potential merger between Tesla and SpaceX, two trillion-dollar companies, with special committees assessing the deal, though shareholder approval would be required.
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Science or fiction? Shadowy ‘paper mills’ let you pay to be a published author – of fraudulent research
Shadowy organizations called “paper mills” profit by selling fraudulent academic authorship and falsified research, charging fees ranging from $30 to $800 per paper, with activity doubling approximately every 18 months.
King penguin chick hatches in UK for first time in 12 years
A king penguin chick has hatched at a British wildlife park for the first time in 12 years, with keepers hand-rearing the 188g bird after moving its egg to an incubator.
Scientists turn tiny “defects” into a 5.5x heat transfer boost
Researchers developed a polymer coating that boosts condensation heat transfer by up to 5.5 times by leveraging nanoscale surface structures to improve water droplet formation and removal.
A hidden “on switch” in human DNA has finally been decoded
Researchers at UC San Diego used artificial intelligence to decode the “initiator,” a DNA sequence that marks where genes begin to be expressed, finding it present in roughly 60% of human genes.
Scientists discover a real-life “dragon” and name it after Syrax
Scientists discovered a new lizard species in Thai mountain forests and named it Acanthosaura syrax after a dragon from House of the Dragon, citing shared traits including small size and high egg production.
NASA is about to launch a powerful new eye on the universe
NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has been cleared for launch after passing a Flight Readiness Review. The mission targets liftoff no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 30 aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket.
Starwatch: Lunar eclipse to reward early risers in UK and Europe
A partial lunar eclipse will be visible from the UK and Europe in the early morning hours of Friday 28 August, transforming the moon into a dramatic coppery-red sight.
UK’s rarest bird of prey rears new chicks in secret location
The UK’s rarest bird of prey, a male Montagu’s harrier, has successfully nested for the second consecutive year in a secret location, producing six chicks across two nests on English farmland.
Scientists just imaged the hidden quantum shape of a molecule
Scientists at the University of Göttingen have successfully imaged the three-dimensional wavefunction of an organic molecule using photoelectron spectroscopy and advanced algorithms, a breakthrough published in Nature Communications.
A tiny “rainbow on a chip” could help supercharge 6G networks
Researchers demonstrated a microchip-sized device that generates precise light frequencies convertible into millimeter-wave signals, potentially advancing 6G networks and quantum technologies.
A ghostly ribbon of stars reveals hidden dark matter
Astronomers have identified the first stellar stream outside the Milky Way, a faint ribbon of stars that offers new insights into dark matter distribution and the universe’s gravitational structure.
‘World-first’ vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed an AI-designed vaccine targeting multiple coronaviruses, marking the first time such a vaccine component was created by artificial intelligence and tested in humans.