NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about the oldest known tadpole, new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem, and the evolutionary roots of alcohol consumption.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with horror movie director and critic Rebekah McKendry about her favorite scary movies of 2024.

Donald Trump successfully campaigned for the White House a second time in significant part by rejecting the mainstream press. His advisors have plans on how he'll handle the media: aggressively.

REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa. EMILY KWONG ... so I'm comforted by this. CHANG: (Laughter) That is Emily Kwong and Regina Barber from NPR's science podcast Short Wave, which you can subscribe ...

Both parties are making a last-minute push to get voters to the polls in this key Sun Belt swing state.

Puerto Ricans will elect a new governor on Tuesday. For the first time in decades, an upstart political movement is posing a viable challenge to the island's two main parties.

Across the country, voters are casting ballots that will determine which party controls Congress, who the governor will be in 11 states and plenty of ballot initiatives.

We've got NPR White House correspondent Deepa Shivaram ... DANIELLE KURTZLEBEN, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa. CHANG: OK, let's talk about what former President Trump and Vice President Harris have been ...

For more, we're joined now by NPR's Adrian Florido. Hey, Adrian. ADRIAN FLORIDO, BYLINE: Hi, Ailsa. CHANG: Hi. OK, so tell us more about this candidate for governor and why he represents ...

We wanted to talk about those efforts. And here to help us are NPR's Odette Yousef and Quil Lawrence. Hello to both of you. ODETTE YOUSEF, BYLINE: Hey, Ailsa. QUIL LAWRENCE, BYLINE: Hi. CHANG: OK, ...