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Megadisasters like Chernobyl and the Exxon Valdez oil spill were set off by people who were sleep-deprived. Researchers say they're able to pinpoint how lack of sleep derails decision-making.

In many cities it is now illegal to feed the homeless. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Robert Marbut, the man behind the push to make handing out food a crime, who favors getting people into programs.

NPR's Robert Siegel interviews Yukon Huang, senior associate in the Asia program of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about how China's economy is changing.

Brooklyn Borough President and former New York police captain Eric Adams talks about why he joined the force — and what he learned during his service.

According to a new study, the nation's first soda tax succeeded in cutting consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages. But there's uncertainty about whether the effect will be permanent.

Levison Wood, who previously walked the length of the Nile River, has now trekked 1,700 miles, from Afghanistan to Bhutan, along the Himalayan mountain range.

Scott Simon speaks with Jennifer Martin of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine about how to navigate disordered sleep as a result of the pandemic.

Behind the scenes of the nationwide protests, volunteers have created an impromptu supply chain to keep protesters fed, hydrated, and safe.

The mayors of New York and Washington, D.C. say homeless should find shelter after recent shootings that left three people injured and two others dead.

One type of cognitive training appears to reduce the risk of dementia 20 years later.