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Child labor violations are on the rise — and the food industry is one of the biggest offenders.

NASA prepares to launch a space probe Monday that will conduct an expedition to the planet Mercury. The Messenger craft is slated to arrive at Mercury in 2011. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

The study suggests northern European countries will see the biggest jump in uncomfortably hot days.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard, about the bureau's role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and its plans for the next year.

Women's equality has made slow progress in South Korea. Some South Koreans want to bring about change starting at the country's cultural roots by reinterpreting Confucius.

It causes melioidosis, whose yearly death toll of 90,000 is about the same as for measles. But the disease hasn't been on the global health radar — until now.

Author Mara Altman got tired of hiding her hairy, sweaty self from the world, and set out to reframe the shame in her latest book of essays — part memoir, part scientific exploration, part manifesto.

As the risks of disasters grow, the insurance industry is adapting with them — and consumer advocates and others fear that the brunt of the bills will increasingly hit low-income homeowners.

It's not just kombucha and yogurt: Probiotics are now showing up in dozens of packaged foods. But what exactly do these designer foods with friendly flora actually offer — besides a high price tag?

Gastronomy and poetry are a natural pairing. After all, both provide necessary nourishment. We asked you to share your favorite selections about farming and food and gathered them up here.