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The case of a Chinese woman adds to a growing list of avian flu strains to keep an eye on, including ones that are deadly and contagious. So why are there so many?

Technically, we wouldn't be celebrating the New Year this week if we lived in most ancient and Medieval societies. Most cultures celebrated the changing…

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rina Sawayama about her self-titled debut album, everyday racism against Asian women and going from a Cambridge student to a rising pop star.

The labels use the letters BE, for bioengineered, not GMO, which critics say could baffle consumers. One design features a smiling sun that a skeptic calls "essentially propaganda for the industry."

Every year, dozens of Venezuelan migrants arrive in Colombia seeking to deconstruct their way of conceiving breaking.

The health secretary announced a push to eliminate petroleum-based colorants from the food supply. But he'll need to get food companies on board.

The NY Philharmonic has commissioned 19 women to create new works to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the passing of the 19th Amendment. It's called Project 19.

Court documents say the mother of Tycen Proper, 19, of Danville, called police on June 10, concerned about her son's recent firearms purchases and online activity.

What if cars weren't mass produced? Local Motors, a small-batch auto manufacturer, relies on an online design community and a "co-creation" business model to bring new vehicles to market, really fast.

On the 300th anniversary of his birth, hear how music by Johann Sebastian's son Carl Philipp Emanuel bridged the gap between the old-fashioned Baroque and newfangled music by Haydn and Mozart.