A new study finds people who take weight-loss drugs also cut back on alcohol consumption. Researchers think the drugs could ...

The hearings come after years of lobbying by island nations who fear they could simply disappear under rising sea waters, ...

In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone. For some, ...

NPR's Scott Simon remembers Seuk Kim, a volunteer animal rescue pilot who died in a crash earlier this week, transporting ...

Young people today spend nearly 1,000 fewer hours per year hanging out with friends in person than they did 20 years ago.

People are getting cancer earlier and living longer, meaning they're having to figure out how to navigate various aspects of life after diagnosis.

Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were ...

New York City is home to more than eight million people but NPR's Brian Mann mapped out an urban hike through solitude and parkland wildness.

Archaeologists working in Kenya found the footprints of two distinct human ancestors preserved in the fossilized mud of an ancient lake — walking side by side.

A new CDC report finds that more than 85% of U.S. adults 65 and older are not getting enough exercise. All adults should get moderate aerobic activity and weight or resistance training every week.

Travelers heading home from the Thanksgiving holiday this weekend could face severe weather and travel delays. An arctic blast will bring the "coldest air since last winter" to Eastern portions of the ...