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He'd been separated from his parents. He was living in a refugee camp in Sudan. And then a snake bit him.

Sonia Vallabh knows that by the time she's middle-aged, a rare inherited disease will likely start killing off her brain cells. She and her husband have become scientists to try to stop the disease.

How much of a brand is real? How much is in our heads?

Julissa Arce was a stellar student and an even better financial analyst, but she was scared to go to work every day. "Maybe today's the day someone's going to find out," she feared.

World Radio Day was created to celebrate the medium's ability to reach all corners of the globe, due to its affordability and portability. But how common are radios that still fit that description?

Kermit Travers, 78, one of the last African-American skipjack captains, reflects on his nearly 60 years harvesting oysters on the Chesapeake Bay.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Washington Post reporter Todd Frankel about how the acting chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission helped a stroller company avoid a forced recall.

Patrick Cooper, 17, spent 36 hours swinging. He started at 10:23 a.m. on Saturday, finishing at 10:23 p.m. on Sunday. He was supposed to start at 9 a.m., but he slept through his alarm.

Have you ever used a mixtape or playlist to let someone know you've got a crush on them? Tell us about it. We may use your song and story in an upcoming episode of All Songs Considered.

A bird at the National Zoo in Washington, D.C., had a beak that was so worn down that he could not catch bugs to eat. The skeleton of an ancestor and a 3-D printer came to the rescue.