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Researchers say teaching seals to copy melodies might help inform speech therapy for humans.

The dense dessert, found in one of Antarctica's first buildings, is believed to have been brought over in 1910 during the Terra Nova expedition of Robert Falcon Scott. It "looked and smelled edible."

Thanksgiving is all about the turkey dinner — but at an animal sanctuary in Maryland, that means dinner with the turkeys. At this vegan feast, the animals dine before the humans.

For a lot of families, one of the rituals of Thanksgiving is playing a little backyard football. That may be why football injuries at the emergency room spike on Thanksgiving every year. FiveThirtyEight reporter Ben Casselman dug into the numbers.

Glancing at a map, Owen Delaney noticed a London park's fountain resembled Rudolph's big nose. So, he decided to trace the famous reindeer by tracking his run. Then he tackled other holiday favorites.

Coral in an area in the Atlantic Ocean stretching from Connecticut to Virginia has been protected from deep-sea commercial fishing gear, by a new rule issued this week.

It's a cocky move to steal a rooster statue, and authorities have apprehended a man they believe has run afowl of the law. The local sheriff says the case is "very strange."

The Ebola-like virus is found mainly in North Africa, the Middle East and Central Asia.

Barry, a photogenic barred owl who won the hearts of birders in New York City's Central Park, has died. The Central Park Conservancy said the owl was struck by one of the organization's own vehicles.

Two microphones aboard the Perseverance Rover make it possible to listen in on the Red Planet. They've captured nearly five hours of sounds, including the Martian wind.

An attacker recently opened fire on Tunisian beach and killed 38 people. NPR's Alice Fordham, who went to cover the story, used to live in Tunisia. She reflects on how the country has changed.

Cultures around the world decorate eggs to celebrate spring. Modern artists continue those traditions, reflecting the fragility and beauty of life.

NPR has confirmed that Cassidy Hutchinson is expected to be the witness for today's Jan. 6 hearing.

Traveler Luke Gorski continues his journey to visit each of the Minnesota State Parks this summer. Luke catches up with Heidi Holtan and John Latimer on the KAXE/KBXE Morning Show to share the update of where he's been, what he's seen, and what lies next on his summer-long trip. Click the player above to listen to the full interview, and keep up with Luke's travels each week on Tuesday morning.

John W. Fountain was four years old when police took his abusive father away. His lifelong sorrow from living without a "daddy" was comforted by finding a new father -- a spiritual father -- in God.

The site — comparable in size to the Grand Canyon — is about a hundred miles off the coast of New York City. It's home to a number of sensitive species including sperm whales and sea turtles.

If you need to accomplish anything major in the near future, stay away from The Woman in White. This engaging crime novel will have you shunning friends and forgetting to reapply sunscreen.

Many jazz standards are themselves about making lists. Here are five of them, including Louis Armstrong's take on "Let's Do It," Johnny Hartman's version of "These Foolish Things" and a classic reading of Jobim's "Waters of March."

Putting this list together and hearing this music again was great fun. This year on All Songs Considered we featured more than 120 artists and listened to thousands of others.

Fifteen years after her debut, the Americana singer-songwriter teams up with Iron and Wine's Sam Beam to craft an album that's both gentle and gnarled.