A 2006 conference for physicists in the U.S. Virgin Islands that included a trip to Jeffrey Epstein's private island shows how he used his wealth to build relationships with prominent scientists.

A new podcast from Lost Women of Science tells the story of Katharine Burr Blodgett, who invented nonreflective glass while working at General Electric, but who is often forgotten.

Iran's Assembly of Experts has defied President Trump by appointing Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his father as supreme leader.

An Iranian doctor who crossed into Turkey last week describes a harrowing journey to the border. She's been treating civilians wounded in the U.S. and Israeli bombardment of Tehran.

The second son of the late supreme leader keeps a low profile. But he's long been viewed as wielding his power behind the scenes, from crushing dissent to influencing presidential elections.

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus speaks with Here & Now ‘s Robin Young to offer his thoughts on the latest news out of Iran. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Arizona's state Senate president says he has complied with a subpoena he received last week seeking records from a flawed, Republican-led review of the 2020 election in Maricopa County.

Here & Now‘s Peter O’Dowd speaks with defense spending expert Mark Cancian about his tally of how much the war in Iran is costing the U.S. Cancian estimates the first days cos ...

For a century, California's Russian River has been a haven for the LGBTQ+ community. But the health of the river and the surrounding area is suffering the effects of climate change.

Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the longtime ruler who was killed in a U.S.–Israeli strike at the start of the war. The choice suggests Iran’s leadership is staying on the same hard-line path even as ...

On Jan. 3, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife were captured by the U.S. forces. Both have been indicted on narco-terrorism charges and are being held in federal custody. But what is life ...

Teens in the U.S. are getting less sleep than ever, a survey finds. Ari Daniel reports. This article was originally published on WBUR.org.