T.J. Raphael

Publicly engaging with a "terrorist" can be a politically risky move. But the consequences for failing to engage are often even greater. 

A team of biomedical engineering students believe they have the answer to reducing the number of maternal deaths in developing countries. 

For the past eight months, a group of scientists have been living in a volcano in Hawaii in order to simulate life on Mars. The lead scientist shares her story. 

According to new research, a "mass extinction"—the sixth of its kind in Earth's 4.5 billion year history—is currently underway. 

Families of hostages held abroad by terrorist groups will now be able to pay ransoms, in a policy shift to be announced by the White House on Wednesday.

A heat wave in the southern Sindh province of Pakistan has killed more than 800.

Virtually over night, the Confederate flag has gone from a celebrated symbol of the South to a pariah that no one wants to touch. But it's not history's only toxic symbol.

Todd Zwillich weighs in on the danger of calling the Charleston shooting and others "unthinkable," and why politicians and the news media shouldn't get away with it.

The Supreme Court's decision on same-sex marriage will be handed down any day now. The first gay couple to ever apply for a marriage license weighs in on the historic case.

The pop star convinced Apple to pay royalties during a free trial period of its new streaming service. But her complaint isn't fixing the fundamental problems with the music business.

The wide reach and total anonymity of cyberspace has made the internet an ideal place for white supremacists to thrive and recruit new adherents.

Our friends at Soundcheck and New Sounds at WNYC are asking listeners to vote the ultimate summer anthem. Cast your ballot here—the winner will be revealed on Friday. 

Drew Gilpin Faust, the president of Harvard, and Rafael Reif, the president of MIT, discuss the lessons they're still learning from their pioneering online venture: edX.

The leader of a white supremacist group that apparently influenced Charleston shooting suspect Dylann Storm Roof donated thousands of dollars to GOP presidential campaigns. 

Todd Zwillich, Takeaway Washington Correspondent, explains whether this is the end of the line for President Obama's trade bill.

Self-driving trucks are on the road. Here's how they work, and how will they affect America's 3.5 million truck drivers.

In past debt talks, Greek negotiators have held out to the last minute and come out on top. But this time, it feels different.

The United States began withdrawing combat troops from Afghanistan last year. But, just because America's presence is dwindling does not mean the war is over.

Is there ever really a case for tradition when a symbol becomes twisted, gnarled, and repurposed throughout history?

In a city where individuals scraping by often share apartments with three or four other people, roommate horror stories are all too common. A new app seeks to change that.