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Some humans here on Earth think so, now that the Opportunity rover’s mission has ended.

A little-known learning disability is helping kids — and adults — reframe their struggles with numbers.

For decades, people in the U.S. have worried about falling behind the rest of the world at math. Some teachers think they have answers.

Like many cities, when schools closed for the day, usually schoolyards did too. But when the school district upgraded its playgrounds, it kept them open longer.

How public mistrust in GMOs destroyed one scientist's dream of helping farmers in developing countries produce sturdier, higher-yield crops.

We’re joined by The Philadelphia Inquirer’s transportation reporter JASON LAUGHLIN about why this road is so deadly and what efforts are underway to make it a safer.

Guests: Allison Hoffman The Trump administration had another setback in the courts ...

Guest: Ari Berman “Is this person a citizen of the United States?” That’s the ...

Doctors are trained to remove maggots from patients, but could it be that maggots are actually there to help?

Guests: Masha Gessen, Max Boot Two big stories digging into President Trump’s alleged connection to Russia brok ...

Guest: Christopher Perks As the longest partial government shutdown drags on, Marty speaks with CHRISTOPH ...

Science calls addiction a "brain disease," but critics say that label fails to show that addiction is a learning problem with roots in both biology and behavior.

Go to med school, earn an M.D. and the “Dr.” honorific gets tacked on to your last name. Some women — and Ph.D.s — say they get the courtesy title, and respect, less often.

While researchers are working toward a "cure," some stutters consider that prospect “a little bit eugenic” and say it’s time to embrace neurodiversity.

Many parents bristle when people call their daughters beautiful. They worry that it sets girls up for only valuing their looks. For others, it’s not that big of a deal.