Why You Should Wear Crazy Socks, Read A Poem And Plant A Tree Today
March 21 is the busiest day on the U.N. calendar of international observances. Here's what you need to know.
Health & Safety
If You Think This Bus Has An Eye On You, You're Right
The hand-painted "cars rapides" — cheap public transportation minibuses in Senegal's cities — are soon going to zoom into the sunset.
Aspirin Both Triggers And Treats An Often-Missed Disease
Some people struggle for years with asthma and sinus infections, unaware that they have a disease called aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease. For them, aspirin can be both cause and cure.
What Makes People Smile In The Saddest Country In The World?
A civil war, genocide, a failed coup. No wonder Burundi was named the world's least happy country. But one Burundian disagrees with the ranking.
In California, Poisonous Death Cap Mushrooms Are The Forager's Bane
Death caps, which are abundant throughout California, can easily be confused for edible mushrooms. But just one of these unassuming, greenish caps contains enough poison to kill someone.
Canadian Government To Investigate Thousands Of Missing Indigenous Women
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Canadian Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Carolyn Bennett about research that indicates as many as 4000 indigenous women have been killed or disappeared.
A Young Man With A Disability Goes Missing. How Do You Find Him?
Zachary Briley's family found out that even though he was developmentally disabled, his disappearance was not classified as an emergency. Laws that protect adults' rights can make searches difficult.
What Did You Expect? The Question That Women Are Sick Of Hearing
The murder of two young Argentines and the sexual harassment of a journalist in Mexico City have gone viral — and drawn attention to violence against women in Latin America.
Who's The Happiest Of Them All? And What's Their Music Like?
Okay, so maybe it's Denmark.That's what a new survey says. Then again, another survey said it's ... Panama! To celebrate, we're sharing a Panamanian playlist.
With Fear, Determination And Poetry: How Great Writers Face Death
Katie Roiphe's The Violet Hour is a meditation on mortality in which she describes the last days of Maurice Sendak, Sigmund Freud, Susan Sontag, John Updike, James Salter and Dylan Thomas.