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Eli Conley is a singer-songwriter who specializes in helping trans people on testosterone re-learn how to sing as their voices change.

In the latest NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, the record temperatures this summer don't have Republicans heated as confidence in institutions takes a hit and President Biden has challenges ahead.

There were extreme weather patterns across parts of the U.S. over the weekend. A storm was bearing down on the Northern Plains. In the Southeast, a tornado touched down in Hattiesburg, Miss. And in the Northeast, residents are digging out after a major storm dumped record snowfall in some areas. Rain is expected to make things even worse in that region.

Throughout the pandemic, some people have avoided catching COVID — despite multiple exposures. Do their immune systems have some type of protection that others are missing?

Evolutionary anthropologist Herman Pontzer shares why some of the most physically active people in the world don't burn more calories than office workers. And what that means for your fitness goals.

A Pennsylvania summer camp helps children who have survived brain injuries. But the future of federal funding for brain injury research, and grants to states to help such patients, is in limbo.

Tampa's downtown movie palace, The Tampa Theatre, has stood through boom times and depressions. The jewel still stands along Franklin Street. It has been…

When journalist Alec MacGillis started looking into McConnell's early politics, he says he was "startled" by how moderate the Republican used to be. The book traces McConnell's shift to the right.

Low-paid migrant workers in Dubai are being squeezed further by economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

Digital nomads from the U.S. who roam the world say their time abroad allows them to recognize — and even appreciate — aspects of American life and the privilege of American identity.

To Kill A Mockingbird remains a publishing phenomenon even 50 years on and still sells nearly 1 million copies every year. In Scout, Atticus And Boo, Mary McDonagh Murphy gathers essays by fans of Harper Lee's book that reflect on its enduring meaning.

What do Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington D.C., have in common? All are included in David Gilmartin's book The Absolutely Worst Places to Live in America.

NPR's Life Kit team offers tips for how to read deeply in an age when we are constantly distracted.

It’s been about three years since Edward Snowden became a household name, when the National Security Agency contractor leaked 1.5 million classified…

Australia's Conservative government rejects efforts to tackle climate change. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with former fire commissioner Greg Mullins about the public's anger as parts of Australia burn.

Census experts with the American Statistical Association have been evaluating the state population numbers used to reallocate congressional seats and Electoral College votes for the next decade.

Print artist Ana Inciardi sells her art through vending machines at 50 locations. Instead of snacks, Inciardi's three-slot machines produce prints you can collect, for the low price of four quarters.

When Michael J. Fox describes his experience with Parkinson's disease in his new documentary, he's extremely blunt. But talking with NPR this week, he hasn't lost the humor that made him famous.

NPR's Noel King talks to Jim Buzinski of Outsports.com about defensive end Carl Nassib who came out in an Instagram post, saying he has agonized over the moment for 15 years.

Three big auction houses — Christie's, Sotheby's and Philips de Pury — are selling works whose value they estimate at more than $900 million. Lindsay Pollock, a journalist specializing in the art market, considers whether the contemporary art bubble could burst.

Linda talks with Josh King, vice president of SpeakOut.com, about the Website's instant polling to gauge reaction to speeches at the Democratic National Convention. People who are watching and listening to the convention, can give their reactions to the major speeches, by logging on to their Website. They see something like an odometer on their screen, and as someone like Joe Lieberman is speaking, they move the mouse across a scale from 1 to 100, with 50 being neutral. This way, he says, we can get a RANDOM, but interesting perspective on how a speech and its presentation moved people who heard it. (5:45) The interent address is http://speakout.com/

John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. His life and work are celebrated in a new Amazon Prime documentary by Colin Hanks, John Candy: I Like Me.

David Yoon's young adult debut follows Frank Li, a Korean American kid who concocts a plan to keep his strict parents from finding out that he's dating a non-Korean girl — what could go wrong?

The incumbent Republican and her Democratic challenger are running unopposed in the primary after a well-respected Black Democrat said major political donors in the state refused to meet with him.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Kurt Volker, a former U.S. ambassador to NATO, for his takeaways following this year's Munich Security Conference.