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NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Dr. Henry Marsh, whose book, "And Finally" details how the neursurgeon came to terms with his own cancer diagnosis.

It's surprisingly hard to calculate how much water is held in the Rocky Mountain snowpack. Water managers along the Colorado river are trying to figure it out with the help of scientists.

Members of the mid-Columbia River tribes set off on an annual intertribal canoe journey after a three-year hiatus due to COVID. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 28, 2023.)

This month, members of the mid-Columbia River tribes set off from Oregon on an annual intertribal canoe journey to Seattle. It's especially poignant this year after a three-year hiatus due to COVID.

"Where Poems Come from" by poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Amos Toh of Human Rights Watch about a report showing algorithms deliver aid unevenly to poor households in Jordan. Many nations use algorithms to screen for aid programs.

Experimental drugs for Alzheimer's disease have been a disappointment so far. Researchers at the Alzheimer's Association International Meeting in San Diego trying to figure out what comes next.

Temperatures have been over 100 degrees for days at Zion National Park. Is it keeping the tourists away? No, even as two hikers in a nearby state park died of apparent heat-related causes Saturday.

After a federal indictment and arraignment, Donald Trump sees support among Republicans grow as independents move away from the former president and 2024 candidate.

The Netflix adaptation reimagines the inner life of one of Hollywood's most enduring icons.

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with digital history professor Louie Dean Valencia about his future course at Texas State University, focusing on Harry Styles and themes like internet culture and identity.

People in D.C. and other cities are starting to see periodical cicadas. The red-eyed flying insects known as Brood X emerge every 17 years.