John Michael Osbourne, a poor student from Birmingham, UK, exceeded expectations and helped invent heavy metal. A moment to ...

NPR's Scott Simon asks the Norwegian Refugee Council's Shaina Low about conditions in Gaza and calls for Israel to end its blockade there.

Illegal fishing has plagued oceans worldwide, and new technology is providing a view of its extent. New studies show that while it still happens, protected areas where fishing is banned are thriving.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Julia Riew about her book, "The Last Tiger." It's a fantasy inspired by her grandparents' lives during a dark period in Korea's history.

In this episode of 'Exposition', we speak with the Americana Artist Lucas Wayne—he's the first featured performer in the Fall ...

Moves by the Trump administration to pare back Medicaid, rescind medical debt rules and loosen vaccine requirements threaten ...

Synchron's implantable brain computer interface allows people to turn thoughts into texts, emails, and posts. Founder Tom ...

Hunger and disease continue to stalk Palestinians in Gaza, and aid organizations are warning that children are at greatest ...

The six British sisters are the subject of a new Britbox series. In 1989, Jessica Mitford talked with Terry Gross about her relationship with the Communist Party and her book about the death industry.

Starvation is plaguing Gaza. We hear about why getting food to the half million people who need it is so difficult.

Protesters gather in Scotland, where President Trump's late mother was born, and where he's dedicating a new golf resort to her this weekend.

An appreciation of Dame Cleo Laine, a jazz singer whose evocative phrasing and four-octave range made her among the most celebrated voices in the world.