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With his brown skin and long dreadlocks, Marc Quarles stands out in his predominantly white neighborhood. He's particularly aware of that, he says, when his biracial children aren't with him.

Strong odors can be a problem for people with asthma. Even anticipating smells like chemicals or heavy perfumes can lead to an asthma attack. Some scientists think this may lead to new treatments.

Two new surveys try to quantify the number of standardized tests students take in school — an estimated 113 by graduation.

Last Tuesday's verdict against 26-year-old law student Erol Incedal was made public today after a U.K. judge lifted an order that forbade the media from reporting it.

Reporter Angela Bass follows hike leader Eduardo Gonzalez on his first outing for Latino Outdoors, a group that's trying to get Latinos to connect to nature.

My love comes with microbes, with 80 million bacteria in a single kiss. And couples who share more than nine long kisses a day end up with similar mouth microbiomes. Pucker up!

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Standards and Practices Editor Mark Memmott about the language NPR uses and why.

Various rights issues kept the original Batman from home-video release until now. Young viewers may be surprised by its pop-art sensibility, vibrant colors — and that it was played for laughs.

He was one of only 130 or so doctors who served the country. When news came that he'd succumbed to Ebola, people went into shock, mourning the death of "a great hero."

The new spy/political drama starring Katherine Heigl and Alfre Woodard isn't good, but it isn't bad either. That's a problem in television's very competitive landscape.