NPR's Scott Simon remembers Seuk Kim, a volunteer animal rescue pilot who died in a crash earlier this week, transporting ...

Young people today spend nearly 1,000 fewer hours per year hanging out with friends in person than they did 20 years ago.

People are getting cancer earlier and living longer, meaning they're having to figure out how to navigate various aspects of life after diagnosis.

Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were ...

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

Archaeologists working in Kenya found the footprints of two distinct human ancestors preserved in the fossilized mud of an ancient lake — walking side by side.

A new CDC report finds that more than 85% of U.S. adults 65 and older are not getting enough exercise. All adults should get moderate aerobic activity and weight or resistance training every week.

Author and TV host Kelly Corrigan has a radical way to support a loved one through a crisis, big or small. Here's her ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Garcia, Washington correspondent for "The Independent," about President-elect Trump's nominee to lead health and human services Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

It's time to discuss one of the perennial debates of the holiday season. Are real Christmas trees or their fake counterparts ...

Some Indigenous advocates at this year's international climate negotiations in Baku, Azerbaijan say the deals made fall short ...

Although obesity remains one of our most pressing global health concerns, new research reveals an interesting twist.