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McKenna 'Mak' Whitham made history this season as the youngest athlete in the NWSL. Here's what protections young professional athletes like her have.

Michael W. Clune spent much of his childhood alone — just him and his 8-bit computer. But, as he writes in his new memoir, playing text adventures and role-playing games helped prepare him for life.

The participation of big name funnymen, including Dave Chappelle, Aziz Ansari and Kevin Hart, provoked criticism from fellow comedians and human rights groups.

NPR's series "Throw It Back" explores how the objects we love as kids shape how we see and live in the world as adults. It continues with the story of Dominic Lucero and his fishing poles.

Yeonpyeong Island near the maritime border between North and South Korea has seen clashes in the past, and with military tensions running high, it's seen as a potential flashpoint.

One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new study shows how they do it.

The way the terminations have been carried out will undermine the efficiency and productivity of workers left behind, expert says.

An Illinois State University researcher who's studied how people think about vaccines says she’s frustrated at how changing federal guidance surrounding vaccines has created confusion that’s made complicated medical decisions even more so.

The faithful come to the Vatican to mark their respects for Pope Francis, who died Monday at 88.

China's global building spree – the Belt and Road Initiative – allows Beijing to build infrastructure across the world and exert its political influence. But things don't always go well on the ground.