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When Kelly and Wayne Maines adopted identical twin boys in 1997, they didn't anticipate raising one of their sons as a daughter. They tell their story, with author Amy Ellis Nutt, in Becoming Nicole.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Jaden Michael, who stars in the new Netflix series Colin in Black and White.

The President of Sacramento State talks about their Black honors college -- and how schools are dealing with DEI under the Trump administration. This story was produced with support from the Education Writers Association's Reporting Fellowship program.

Same-sex marriage got huge headlines at the Supreme Court last month, but in the world of science and medicine, the case being argued on Monday is far more important. The lawsuit deals with a truly 21st century issue that in some cases can pit drugmakers against patients.

Last week, the International Association of Athletics Federations issued a new rule that bans women with naturally high testosterone levels from competing unless they medically reduce their testosterone levels. NPR's Audie Cornish talks about the new rule with bioethicist Katrina Karkazis.

Cowboy boots and fishnets might not feel like a natural pairing. But at this weekly queer line dancing night in New York City, that's almost the uniform.

In one upstate New York community, a Bitcoin mining operation is drawing criticism from people who say the natural gas burned to make the cryptocurrency is causing too much pollution.

There's a controversy over how to label the sugar naturally found in maple syrup. The Food and Drug Administration says it should be labeled as "added sugar." Maple syrup producers are balking.

Original proposed routes for Ameren's $1.6 billion grid upgrade included two possibilities that crossed through a south Bloomington nature preserve. The proposal now relies on existing corridors north of the Schroeder Wildlife Preserve.

The war on Iran is leaving Indians scrambling for cooking fuel and natural gas to power factories.