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Tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Ukraine seem to have ratcheted up.

Can bacteria in your gut influence your brain? Your mood? Your emotions? Top scientists say yes.

The shepherd’s life. James Rebanks on the ancient and new life of the shepherd.

Recent scandals have rocked two major British institutions: the prime minister's office and the monarchy.

NPR's Michel Martin checks in with Diane Lundahl, a Spanish teacher at Hamilton High School in Chandler, Ariz., about in-person classes.

Last year, half of all New Year's resolutions in the U.S. were based on fitness and nearly half were based on weight loss. NPR's Life Kit takes a look at diet culture.

One of the original Freedom Riders has died. Rabbi Israel Dresner was arrested and jailed multiple times for his activism. He was among those who answered Martin Luther King Jr.'s call.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with political scientist Steven Levitsky of Harvard University about the future of American democracy.

In honor of Martin Luther King Jr's birthday, we play excerpts from one of his acclaimed speeches.

Quinoa on the run. We test the claims and reality of the healthy fast food movement.