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Paige and Bjorn Bellenbaum pose while on a skiing trip with their two kids, Max, 9, and Ella, 7. After Paige sought help for what she learned to be postpartum depression, the Bellenbaums say they feel stronger now.

Know The Signs: For Some, Post-Pregnancy Is Anything But Magical

5:46pm November 01, 2015

by NPR Staff

Nine years ago, Paige and Bjorn Bellenbaum were excited to have their first child. But Paige quickly began to struggle with postpartum depression — and neither of them realized she needed help.

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#15 Girls: American Girls Open Up About Their Lives, Their Hopes

5:10pm November 01, 2015

From El Salvador to Lebanon to Nepal, NPR has been exploring the lives of 15-year-old girls around the world. The series closes with Michel Martin's conversation with a diverse group here in the U.S.

A field near harvest time at Meyers Farm in Bethel, Alaska, can now grow crops like cabbage outside in the ground, due to rising temperatures.

Rising Temperatures Kick-Start Subarctic Farming In Alaska

1:02pm November 01, 2015

by Daysha Eaton

Producers and consumers in southwestern Alaska see one upside to climate change. It's now possible to farm in parts of the tundra where agriculture was unheard of just a few years ago.

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Lea Hatouni is a Christian living in the predominantly Muslim Middle East. Like so many other Lebanese, she expects to have to leave Lebanon to start her career after college.

Why Lea Of Lebanon Wants To Leave Home: #15Girls

9:29am November 01, 2015

She's a typical teen — blue nails, loves Coldplay. But she believes she won't be able to build a life in her homeland.

Well it's not quite the developing world, but whether you're in Stratford-upon-Avon (above) or Timbuktu, Andrea Lance's advice holds true: "Live in the moment."

Health & Safety

Your Travel Tips For Students Headed To The Developing World

7:03am November 01, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

Don't forget a student ID! Bring a Polaroid camera! Wash your hands — a lot! We asked our audience for advice. Here's what they said.

'Ridiculous Fun' Helps A Blogger See Through Depression's Darkness

6:20am November 01, 2015

by Lynne Shallcross

Since childhood, humor writer Jenny Lawson has struggled with mental health issues. In her latest book, Furiously Happy, she explains what it means to fight back with spiteful happiness.

The Barbershop View: School Law Enforcement, Black Lives Matter And Hillary Clinton

7:43pm October 31, 2015

Jolene Ivey, Farajii Muhammad, and Ordale Allen discuss the video of the South Carolina student being disciplined by a deputy, Black Lives Matter interrupting a Clinton rally and more.

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Obamacare Deploys New Apps, Allies To Persuade The Uninsured

6:46pm October 30, 2015

by Alison Kodjak

Open enrollment for Obamacare opens Sunday. Millions of people still lack health insurance, including some who signed up last year but later dropped their health coverage, calling it "unaffordable."

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(Left to right) NYU medical students Brian Chao, Michael Lui, Hye Min Choi, and Varun Vijay take the team approach to learning about the anatomy of cells, and how disease can disrupt them. Analyzing big data sets is now a routine part of their studies, to

Medical Students Crunch Big Data To Spot Health Trends

6:13pm October 30, 2015

by Julie Rovner

It's not enough anymore to learn how to size up the symptoms of a particular patient, say specialists in bioinformatics. Modern doctors need to learn to see patterns in huge data sets, too.

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Jane Goodall grooms the coat of a chimpanzee as he eats a banana in this photo from 1974.

Jane Goodall Wants To Save Us (And Her Beloved Chimps) From Ourselves

5:48pm October 30, 2015

by Malaka Gharib

She's learned a lot about chimpanzees. But what has she learned from them has given her a new mission: improve the health of the planet.