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Author Hilary Leichter on her book 'Terrace Story'

In the new novel "Terrace Story," the lead character can turn a tiny closet into a lush terrace - through the power of her mind. NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Hilary Leichter.

This colorized transmission electron micrograph of a human white blood cell (bottom) shows the HLA antigen — the uneven red areas on the cell's exterior surface. A variant of the HLA gene could play a role in warding off COVID symptoms.

You know those folks who had COVID but no symptoms? A new study offers an explanation

Everybody knows someone — maybe it's you — who got COVID but never got sick or who thinks they never got COVID at all. A new study found one possible reason, involving a certain gene and common colds.

Dr. Chris Van Tulleken took part in a month-long experiment. He ate 80% of his calories from ultra-processed food. He explains what happened in his new book, <em>Ultra-processed People.</em>

An ultra-processed diet made this doctor sick. Now he's studying why

A diet composed of 80% ultra-processed foods led one British doctor to gain weight and feel unwell. Now he's trying to nail down the health effects of this type of diet, which many Americans eat.

After Columbus wrote the letter in 1493, it was reprinted in Latin and circulated across Europe. Several copies have resurfaced in the U.S., including this one stolen from Venice in the 1980s.

A stolen Christopher Columbus letter found in Delaware returns to Italy decades later

A rare copy of a letter from Columbus to Spain's royals detailing his voyage vanished from a Venice museum in the 1980s. U.S. authorities have repatriated it to Rome after a yearslong investigation.

True cheddar cheese can take months â even years â to age. So Claudia Lucero created a faux-cheddar that can be made in very little time.

How To Make A Faux Cheddar In One Hour

Once Claudia Lucero had mastered rapid cheese-making, she knew it was time to tackle cheddar. But cheddar takes months, even years, to age, so Lucero devised a pseudo version: the Smoky Cheater.

Daud Tulam spent 18 years in isolation in the New Jersey State Prison. Now on the outside, he finds it difficult to make eye contact or make small talk with other people, including his family.

Making It on the Outside, After Decades in Solitary

Daud Tulam spent 18 years in isolation in the New Jersey State Prison. Now free, he finds it difficult to make eye contact, make small talk, or be around other people, including his family.

High Court: School Violated Teen's Rights

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that Arizona school officials violated a 13-year-old girl's constitutional rights when they strip-searched her, looking for drugs. In another case, the court ruled the constitution requires lab analysts whose reports are entered into evidence against a defendant to appear in court and be cross-examined.

Father Blames Military for Son's Suicide

For the past three years, soldier suicides have been on the rise. Pvt. 1st Class Jason Scheuerman committed suicide in Iraq in 2005. It took his father nearly two years, and several Freedom of Information Act requests, to figure out what went wrong.

Donovan X. Ramsey's book is a 'people's history' of the cocaine epidemic

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to author Donovan X. Ramsey about his new book, "When Crack Was King: A People's History of a Misunderstood Era." It tells the story of the crack cocaine epidemic.

Olmert: 'Israel Is Prepared for a Compromise'

Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talks with Robert Siegel about his vision for peace and what it will take to get there.

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