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Ancient DNA reveals that during the Iron Age, women in ancient Celtic societies were at the center of their social networks — unlike previous eras of prehistory.

In 1982, local militias allied with Israel killed hundreds in Lebanon's Shatila camp. While much has changed in the camp in the last four decades, Palestinians still hold the memory.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Daniel Lewis about his new book, Twelve Trees, which zeroes in on a different tree species in each chapter.

As Israel expands its war in Gaza, we hear from a college student, one of Gaza's more than 1.4 million displaced people, who sent us voice messages about the loss of her home and her daily fears.

Several families of people who fatally overdosed on the herb kratom are now suing the gas stations and vape shops that sold it to their loved ones.

Burrows spent his career behind the camera specializing in situation comedies. Few viewers recognized him or knew his name, other than to see it flash quickly on the screen in the opening credits. But they knew his work.

Making tamales is labor intensive, but they're a staple of the end-of-year holidays for many families in the Southwest. It's hard work, and everyone's got to do it. It's a tradition for Anna Fossom and her family as four generations gather to resume what is an annual tamalada - a tamale-making party - at the home of her cousin in San Antonio

A debate over the Bible verse Matthew 25 is pitting mainline pastors, Black protestants and the pope against evangelical politicians put on the defensive over President Trump's policies.

Continental Army soldier John Pumphrey enlisted as a teenager in 1777 and fought at significant battles before his death in action against the British in Camden, S.C.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Mary Beard, author of "Talking Classics: The Shock of the Old," about the modern world's continued fascination with ancient cultures.