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Mildred Dresselhaus, 'Queen Of Carbon' And Nanoscience Trailblazer, Dies At 86

The daughter of poor immigrants, Dresselhaus became science royalty for her work with carbon materials. Along the way she opened opportunities for female scientists that didn't exist when she started.

Panels from a UNICEF comic that aims to educate boys — and girls — about menstruation.

Menstruation 101 For Boys: A Comic Book Is Their Guide

It's two comic books in one: A guide for boys (so they won't tease girls) and advice for girls on how to handle their period.

People attend the Veterans Day Parade in New York City Thursday. Known as "America's Parade," it features over 20,000 participants, including veterans of numerous eras, military units, businesses and high school bands and civic and youth groups.

Parades, Memories And Appreciation: Veterans Day 2016

A sampling of Veterans Day stories from NPR and its member stations hints at the breadth of the military community, and the wide range of veterans' experiences.

Hillary Clinton waves to the crowd after speaking at The Ohio State University on Monday. It was her largest crowd of the entire campaign.

'We Are Better Than That': Clinton Sees An Opening In Voters Turned Off By Trump

As she spoke to her biggest crowd of the entire campaign Monday night at The Ohio State University, Hillary Clinton presented the election as a moral choice.

Corey Stewart, seen at a campaign rally in Virginia Beach, Va., is appealing to supporters of President Trump on the campaign trail. "Who's excited that we finally have a real president of the United States?" he recently asked.

Can The Trump Brand Win State Elections, Too?

Virginia's gubernatorial primary is serving as an early test of whether state candidates adopting President Trump's brand can win. One candidate there is campaigning to "Take Back Virginia."

Nativity set at Jubilee Museum in Columbus neighborhood of Franklinton.

Franklinton’s Jubilee Museum Breathes New Life Into Catholic Artifacts

A plain old Columbus building with a soup kitchen in the basement houses the largest diversified collection of Catholic art in the country, according to…

Darvin Bentlage is a fourth-generation farmer from Golden City, Mo. He was uninsured before the ACA and featured in a video from the Department of Health and Human Services supporting the law.

Medical Bills Once Made Him Refinance The Farm. Could It Happen Again?

Barton County, Mo. is Trump country. And this rural area also has big problems when it comes to health care. One farmer says he has a lot to lose under the Republican replacement plan.

Kronos Quartet has commissioned 50 pieces of music for its latest project, <em>Fifty for the Future</em>.

Kronos Quartet Wants To Give You Free Music — And Teach You How To Play It

The Quartet's Fifty for the Future project will commission 50 pieces by as many composers. Then the scores and instructional videos will be free online.

In 1967, Kathrine Switzer was spotted early in the Boston Marathon by race director Jock Semple, who tried to rip the number off her shirt and remove her from the race. Switzer's friends intervened, allowing her to make her getaway to become the first woman to "officially" run the Boston Marathon.

First Woman To Wear A Boston Bib Races Again, 50 Years Later

After Kathrine Switzer entered the marathon in 1967 — without telling organizers she was a woman — the race director tried to rip her numbers off. She finished anyway. She ran the race again in 2017.

Orto Ignatiussen outside his home in Tasiilaq, Greenland, in 2016.

An Inuit Actor Contemplates A Big Break Gone Small

When a local theater director in a tiny town in East Greenland landed a part in a Hollywood blockbuster, he thought it might be the beginning of big things for his acting career.

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