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What is it that makes you...you? NPR's Shankar Vedantam explores new research that suggests the labels we use to categorize people affect not just who they are now, but who they'll be in the future.

An exhibition at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts is exploring how photographers have chosen to represent different concepts of family, which can come in all shapes and sizes.

Decades ago, Randy Gardner stayed awake for 11 days. He broke a record in the process, but the teenage stunt has come back to haunt him. At 71, he offers wisdom about staying up past your bedtime.

Scientists studied clownfish, finding some are bold and aggressive. They're adventurous and wander away from the school. Other clownfish lack personalities and stay in clusters and follow the crowd.

The Salt Lake Tribune has named Hatch the Utahn of the Year. But it wasn't an accolade.

The people of Smith Center, Kansas, have made a point of saving one old, weathered house in particular — the property where Brewster Higley wrote "Home on the Range."

Social science research explores how our minds push away information that gets in the way of our feelings and desires.

Guitarist, singer and patriarch Gabby Pahinui died in 1980 but his influence is still felt. His sons have been carrying on the tradition. But Martin Pahinui just died and his brothers are getting old.

Environmental chemists studied Swiss sewage and found trace amounts of gold, silver and rare earth metals. It could be valuable, but chemists say it's probably not worth the cost of recovering.

A major Israeli business accelerator is now set to work with the Youngstown Business Incubator to bring high-tech start-ups to the Mahoning Valley.…