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The Hair-Raising Science Of Goose Bumps

Skunk Bear's shivery new video explores how and why our skin acts so weird when we watch a scary movie, get cold or listen to music.

The anti-racist sculpture placed in front of the Baltimore Lee-Jackson Monument in Wyman Park.

In the Media: Inmate Initiative for Drug Treatment to End; Anti-Racist Sculpture in Wyman Park

A digest of Baltimore news from local sources.From The Baltimore Sun: Initiative That Has Released Inmates Early into Drug Treatment Set to End This…

What If Every High School Had A 'Justice Program' Instead Of A Cop?

Video of a rough classroom encounter between a black student and a white deputy in South Carolina had us thinking about alternative discipline policies in schools.

The U.S. plans to send up to 50 members of its Special Operations Forces to Syria to help fight ISIS. They'll be entering a war zone with many combatants. Here, smoke rises from a building in the rebel-controlled area of Douma, east of Damascus, early Friday, after a reported shelling by Syria's government.

U.S. Will Send Special Operations Troops To Help Fight ISIS In Syria

The small force will be sent to northern Syria to "help coordinate local ground forces and Coalition efforts" to counter ISIS, a senior administration official confirms to NPR's Scott Horsley.

Anthony McCarthy Show Oct 29

Anthony McCarthy and Bilal Ali discuss last night's Republican Presidential Debate. Who were the winners and losers? Is Jeb Bush done? What is so…

A mosquito bed net keeps the bugs out. The photo was taken in Pailin province, Cambodia.

Researchers Plot The Death Of P. Falciparum: The Malaria Parasite

Current drugs aren't working as well. Old drugs may be making a comeback. And a poet sums up the reason that malaria fighters met this week.

CNBC debate moderators Carl Quintanilla (from left), Becky Quick and John Harwood were widely panned for their questions. The RNC is the latest critic, calling them "inaccurate or downright offensive."

RNC Suspends Debate With NBC, Citing CNBC 'Gotcha' Questions

Cutting a debate tie with NBC News, the Republican National Committee cites "inaccurate or downright offensive" questions during Wednesday night's debate on CNBC.

(Left to right) NYU medical students Brian Chao, Michael Lui, Hye Min Choi, and Varun Vijay take the team approach to learning about the anatomy of cells, and how disease can disrupt them. Analyzing big data sets is now a routine part of their studies, too.

Medical Students Crunch Big Data To Spot Health Trends

It's not enough anymore to learn how to size up the symptoms of a particular patient, say specialists in bioinformatics. Modern doctors need to learn to see patterns in huge data sets, too.

Anchorage dental hygienist Victoria Cronquist pays $1,600 a month for a health insurance policy that covers four people in her family. Next year, she says, the rate is set to jump to $2,600 a month.

Steep Hikes In Insurance Rates Force Alaskans To Make Tough Choices

Alaskans have the highest rates for health insurance in the country. Many get a subsidy to help defray the cost, but those who don't wonder, increasingly, whether it's time to go without insurance.

Ben Carson — and his fellow candidates — are slashing tax revenues. Do we know how they'll pay for them?

FACT CHECK: Do Tax Cuts Grow The Economy?

Lots of GOP candidates say their tax policies will boost growth. That's oversimplifying it.

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