Ailsa Chang

Ten years ago today, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover successfully commenced its mission to explore the possibility of life on mars. Here's what it has discovered.

As the people of New Zealand confront their nation's troubled past with colonization, a return to the Maori name of Aotearoa is being presented to a parliamentary committee.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Amanda Morris about how sign language evolves over time, the subject of her recent piece in The New York Times.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ashwin Vasavada, the head scientist for the Curiosity Mars rover, about the rover's 10 years of exploration.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Debbie Ngarewa-Packer, co-leader of The Maori Party in the New Zealand parliament, about a push to change the country's name to Aotearoa, a Maori name.

Each year, thousands of bikes are thrown into waterways. Author Jody Rosen explains the history, and possible motivations for this strange phenomenon.

Retired Air Force colonel and NASA astronaut Terry Virts commanded the ISS in 2014 and 2015, but says he wouldn't want to partner with Russia in space until it leaves Ukraine and pays for the damage.

One of baseball's most beloved voices is gone. Broadcasting icon Vin Scully died Tuesday at age 94.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Terry Virts, retired NASA astronaut and commander of the International Space Station, about Russia's decision to leave the ISS after 2024.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Dave Helling of The Kansas City Star about the historical background of Tuesday night's vote on abortion rights in the state.

Afghan-American diplomat and foreign policy expert Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad speaks with NPR's Ailsa Chang on the U.S. killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Lindsay Jones, senior NFL Editor for The Ringer, about the NFL suspending quarterback Deshaun Watson for six games.

In this encore presentation, NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to artist Ai Weiwei about his memoir, 1000 Years of Joys and Sorrows.

Slate staff writer Henry Grabar tells NPR's Ailsa Chang why he thinks a return of extended-stay hotels — once a fixture of American cities — could help with today's housing market dysfunction.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Colin Fultz, owner of Kentucky Mist Distillery, about the flood damage in his town of Whitesburg, Ky.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Stephanie Scott, executive director of the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation, about the pope's apology to Indigenous peoples for Canada's residential schools.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Bob Wachter, chair of the University of California, San Francisco Department of Medicine, about the omicron BA.5 COVID-19 variant.

For many parents, the wall-to-wall news coverage of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade means facing some questions from their kids. Here's how to answer them.

Former federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about the evidence presented by the Jan. 6 committee and the difficulties in prosecuting a former president.

How do you talk about abortion — both the medical procedure and the politics around it — with your kids? NPR's Ailsa Chang gets tips from Dr. Elise Berlan and parenting expert Reena Patel.