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Nancy Kanwisher studies the brain partly by staring at her own. She has spent countless hours in an fMRI scanner, mapping her own brain to gain insight into what makes us human.

The lethal bacteria that sickened people at a Los Angeles hospital belong to one of three types the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says hospitals should most urgently monitor and prevent.

David Greene served as NPR’s Bureau Chief in Moscow from 2009 to 2011. For much of his stint he interacted with an elite minority of westernized, educated…

Hear a mix of songs made by Motown's most successful post-Detroit star — an authentic live wire and an ultrasavvy professional who's misremembered and underappreciated.

The act expands mental heath care programs at the Veterans Administration and requires annual reviews of its suicide prevention and mental health efforts.

It happened last week in Afghanistan. It is illegal. But the mother felt she had no other way to support her family. It is the fourth recorded case of baby-selling there in the past year.

Virginia lawmakers are proposing dramatic changes to the state's outdated system of standardized learning.

Fresh Air jazz critic Kevin Whitehead reviews a newly released 1951 live recording by the pianist's sextet at Chicago's Blue Note club.

Though much of the emphasis in this measles outbreak has been on children, most of the people getting sick are adults. That has more than a few grown-ups wondering if they're vulnerable.

Those great photos from your high school girlfriend's recent vacation in the Caribbean? A study says they're probably making you envious, and that envy could be contributing to feelings of depression.