Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a musical look at your brain on love. [3:30]

Eastern hellbenders live throughout the Appalachian region in the United States. Their ancestors have been on Earth for around 160 million years, but in the last several decades their numbers have dropped dangerously in several states,...

Watching an eclipse? Save your eyeballs -- rig up a sweet viewing set-up with some help from this video. [3:00]

Meet some real ancient giants and their modern relatives, in rhyming verse. [3:03]

A beautiful tour of the bizarre system that keeps chicks from suffocating before they hatch. [3:10]

Tinder for wolves? The survival of the maned wolf may depend on the science of matchmaking. [4:45]

The Parker Solar Probe is going to go closer to the sun than any spacecraft has come before. It will take seven years to fly 93 million miles to reach the sun's corona, its outermost atmosphere. The probe will withstand temperatures up...

After pedaling for hours, Adam discovers there's a difference between the power you use and the power your body can generate. [3:41]

No matter how you feel about hunting, it provides a lot of funding for state wildlife agencies. Now, fewer Americans are hunting, and that system is breaking down. The United States needs to find a new way to fund the preservation of...

Finding success in science requires smarts, determination, and sometimes a bit of luck. NPR's Skunk Bear created the Golden Mole Award for Accidental Brilliance to celebrate that last part. Check out the top nominees' stories and see the...

This radio program focuses on the historical significance as President Trump has revived the idea of ending birthright citizenship, written into the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. This is an interview with Trump in 2016.

What does affirmative action have in common with the Super Bowl? With the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts both having black head coaches, this Super Bowl is more than a championship game--it's a victory for affirmative action....

NPR remembers the Macintosh, its launch in 1984, and its legacy over the last 20 years. View the famous "1984," commercial, listen to the entire audio program on "Talk of the Nation," and view a photogalley of the Mac.

This multimedia account describes the civil rights standoff between George Wallace and two black students trying to enroll at the University of Alabama. Audio and video clips are included.

National Public Radio's exploration of American cultural icons considers "Dixie."

A friendship between a black and white teen helps us explore race relations in our country. Take a look at how these two girls became friends, and how they view race and racism. Part of a series on the current generation of 16- to...

Audio story profiles the Boston Red Sox, last major league team to integrate their roster. At the time of this story (2002) they were under new management and making an attempt to overcome "an undeniable legacy of racial intolerance."

This question vexed Darwin. Has domestication caused evolutionary changes in the ears of pets and livestock? The neural crest cell theory suggests one possible answer. [3:35]

Even though the 2007 Super Bowl showcases two teams both with black head coaches, Richard Purcell argues that black coaches and athletes are underrated and rarely given deserved credit due to still-existing racism in American spectator...

NPR's Morning Edition chronicles the plight of Latino migrants who attempt to cross the border into the United States.

An audio interview with Maurice Sendak on the parallels between the somewhat terrifying images in his award-winning children's books and his own upbringing. With a slideshow of images from his books.

These are the results of National Public Radio's survey of the 100 Most Important American Musical Works of the 20th Century. An excellent brief look at many styles and eras of American Music of the 20th Century, with audio clips of the...

Read an NPR interview with Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize winning author, about his beliefs on community activism.

What does it feel like to be a refugee in a strange country during a holiday time? Read about a refugee from the Republic of Congo and other immigrants as they struggle with a new culture. This is an audio with transcript and photos.