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Poe Springs is the largest spring in Alachua County, and a beloved spot for kayaking, swimming and other water fun.

The Supreme Court will consider the question: Should doctors treating pregnancy complications follow state or federal law if the laws conflict? Here's how the case could affect women and doctors.

Campus protests have mushroomed across the U.S. in recent days but the protest movement actually started in October, not long after Israel began its war against Hamas in Gaza.

Federal regulators, medical experts and safe-sleep advocates have warned of the potential danger of weighted infant sleepwear, but manufacturers say their products have helped millions of families.

A new movement has emerged in recent years: de-influencing. What started as a backlash to advertising could now have a surprising and real-world impact on the environment.

Strength training is good for everyone. But women who train regularly, reduce their risk of death from heart disease significantly. And here are 5 other hidden benefits of building muscle.

Mister Cee's friend and fellow Hot 97 DJ Peter Rosenberg remembers the longtime hip-hop DJ and radio host who regularly introduced his audience and the record industry to new talent.

Artificial wombs could someday save babies born very prematurely. Even though the experimental technology is still in animal tests, there are mounting questions about its eventual use with humans.

In Jim White's drumming, there's a restless wonder. On this 8 Tracks, we lead off with a sprawling rocker by his band Dirty Three, but also feature new music by Chappell Roan and Amber Mark.

While many other developed countries are observing a similar phenomenon, experts say South Korea's fast social development and politicization of gender issues make its case particularly intense.

A bipartisan Senate bill, dropping Thursday, promises better health care for some of the poorest, sickest Americans, who are known as "duals" because they qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid.

Vice President Kamala Harris needs to choose a running mate by August 7th. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with journalists Jonathan Tamari, Ronald Hansen and Colin Campbell about Harris' options.

Though sales were lackluster, Too Much Too Soon captured the band's spirit. Less than a year after its release, the Dolls broke up in a combination of commercial failure and personal misbehavior.

With a spot on the Democratic ticket open, NPR's A Martinez asks two political scientists about their analysis of how important vice presidential picks are to a campaign.

Director Lee Isaac Chung talks to NPR's Scott Detrow about his latest film, Twisters. He shot it on location in Oklahoma, using local extras on set who know what it’s like to face a tornado.

Wall Drug is a huge, cowboy-themed tourist attraction near Badlands National Park, visited by 2 million people a year. It also has a functional pharmacy that faces many of the challenges of rural health care.

In collaboration with Texas Public Radio and member station WAMU's program 1A, NPR's Station Investigations Team finds that 250 workers have died in trench collapses in the past decade.

The Republican National Convention wrapped up with a 90-minute nomination acceptance speech from former President Donald Trump, in which he recalled how he was wounded by gunfire on Saturday.

Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, barnstormed swing states this week, trying to make up for lost time in their 2024 campaign.

Researchers are helping Missoula county officials learn who’s calling 911 during heat waves. Rural callers are disproportionately affected, prompting emergency planners to rethink their approach.

It’s New Music Friday — and this week we’ve got early Aughts nostalgia… lizards and wizards… and, fittingly for a Friday, some advice about enjoying a sunny day and leaving your work behind.

FrogWatch USA is a national citizen science program collecting data on frog populations are across the United States, with a Southwest Florida chapter active for over 20 years.

Vice President Harris and running mate Tim Walz are on a two-day bus tour in Georgia. The state President Biden narrowly won in 2020 is again in play.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jamila Wignot, the filmmaker behind a new documentary series called Stax: Soulsville USA, about the story of the legendary record label.

Goalball is a paralympic sport created for blind and vision-impaired athletes. NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Andy Jenks, a former member of the U.S. goalball team and a silver Paralympic medalist.