The Israel Antiquities Authority says a company drilling for natural gas off the coast of northern Israel has discovered a 3,300-year-old ship and its cargo, one of the oldest known examples of a ship sailing far from landRead More
Archaeologists unearthed 35 bottles of cherries from the cellar of George Washington’s Mount Vernon. The 250-year-old fruits, many still intact, can shed new light on those who lived and worked there. (Image credit: George Brown) Read More
Suffering stomach pain, a Dallas man visited his local urgent care clinic — or so he thought, until he got a bill 10 times what he’d expected. (Image credit: Laura Buckman) Read More
The Biden administration’s student loan relief program, SAVE, is set to reduce payments this summer for many borrowers, but there are legal challenges looming. (Image credit: Janice Chang for NPR) Read More
People without easy access to capital are getting into housing development in Philadelphia, as part of a program designed to create more affordable housing and boost non-traditional developers. Read More
A plant was rediscovered by accident in Vermont last month, the first time it was seen in more than a century. Read More
NPR’s Michel Martin talks to marketing expert Professor Marcus Collins about how organizations decide whether to speak out on prominent social issues. Read More
There are concerns that a new election data system that’s being pushed by conservative activists and is fueling many mass challenges of registrations could kick legitimate voters off the rolls. (Image credit: Grant Blankenship) Read More
A project in Alabama seeks to drastically grow the number of home-based child care options. It could help the state’s workforce, especially during nontraditional hours. (Image credit: Claire Harbage/NPR) Read More
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wants tobacco-style warning labels for social media. NPR’s Leila Fadel talks to clinical psychologist Michaeline Jensen, who has studied social media’s effect on kids. Read More