On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students, killing four and wounding nine. A former student who ...

What's a typical vacation activity for doctors? Work. A new study finds that most physicians do work on a typical day off. In ...

In an episode of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee called "Larry Eats A Pancake," Jerry Seinfeld has coffee with Larry David.

Photojournalists at NPR member stations documented protests at college and university campuses nationwide this week.

Weliton Menário Costa's award-winning music video showcases his research on kangaroo personality and behavior — and offers a ...

The echoes of barking and blubber-slapping have grown louder in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. An unusually large herd of ...

Supporters point to increased incidents of bears venturing into residential communities, while critics say the change will result in more deaths of the once-threatened bears.

Katie Ledecky is used to getting medals, having earned 10 at the Olympics. But on Friday she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest award a civilian can get from the U.S. government.

Environmentalists worry plans to drill near the Apalachicola River system could damage the area’s delicate ecosystem. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has said it plans to ...

In addition to the local players and support people, famed actor Nathan Darrow and guest director Shanara Gabrielle will lend their considerable talents to the production.

When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.

Students in the U.K., France and Mexico have sought to erect what many of them call "solidarity encampments," prompting a variety of responses from university authorities and local law enforcement.