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NPR'S SCIENCE REPORTER JOE PALCA TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE TOP SCIENCE STORIES OF THE YEAR

Boulder learned something new today: it topped Fort Collins on another list. Both are in the top 10 of highest daily learning in a new Gallup Poll.75.2…

Among Trump tell-all authors, Stephanie Grisham stands out because in a White House where turnover was constant, she managed to remain there for almost all of Trump's presidency.

Study after study shows women seen as overweight or obese often earn less at the workplace, an unfair bias that's been hard to reverse. However, men don't seem to face that penalty.

Before Hamas took over Gaza, agriculture was a big contributor to its economy. The U.S. hopes reviving the industry will boost not only farmers, but also security — by creating economic opportunity.

Set in 1960s New Orleans, A Confederacy of Dunces centers around Ignatius J. Reilly, a glutton in a city known for its cuisine. A new cookbook looks at the food central to the heralded comedic novel.

The year's biggest hit exists for a single purpose: to embed its big dumb hook deep in your brain.

Emily Dickinson discussed baking in many of her letters — evincing both her trademark wit and a zest for life that belies the common image of her as a depressed figure.

Want to see why Prince William was impressed with a teenage Indian inventor? Find out what to do if you lose a sheep in Senegal? See how sewing machines transformed Africa? Give these stories a read.

Three-quarters say they want members of Congress to compromise with each other across the aisle, but 58% say they have no confidence they will, more than double the percent who said so in 2008.