Search results for

Savoring the flavor of wine activates more gray matter than solving a complex math problem, according to neuroscientist Gordon Shepherd. His new book, Neurenology, explores your brain on wine.

That's the encouraging news in a new report. But it also means more kids are living long enough to face a host of serious challenges to their physical and mental health.

Outspoken and influential Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko died over the weekend. He was known for his criticism of anti-Semitism and of the Soviet Union.

Journalist Ben Taub of The New Yorker spent several months following a Nigerian teenage girl's route as she tries to reach Europe, risking death, forced labor and sex work.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Sen. Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, a member of the Judiciary Committee, about why she voted against Neil Gorsuch for the Supreme Court and why she supports a Democratic filibuster.

Ten people were killed and many more injured by the blast in Russia's second-largest city. No one has claimed responsibility, but Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev is calling it a terrorist attack.

A section of I-85 collapsed in Atlanta on Thursday, forcing Atlanta commuters to find a new route into and out of the city.

Mylan is recalling some EpiPens distributed between December 2015 and July 2016, saying a potentially defective part could make them fail to activate during a life-threatening allergic reaction.

Here & Now's Robin Young talks with NPR's Scott Detrow about where things stand on Gorsuch's confirmation.

Researchers say the belief some South Koreans hold that North Koreans — who are the same ethnicity as South Koreans — are beast-like is a product of years of propaganda and misleading education.