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Organic farmers say they need crop varieties that were bred specifically for conditions on their farms. Clif Bar & Company decided to back their cause with up to $10 million in grants.

A clump of a mammoth's fur bought on eBay led scientists to a long list of ways the extinct species was special. One specific gene likely played a role in helping mammoths thrive in icy weather.

Photos released by the Islamist extremist group show a 2,000-year-old stone sculpture of a lion being smashed with sledgehammers.

Poet Tess Taylor reviews The Uses of the Body by Deborah Landau.

A visual underwater survey of the Refugio oil spill site showed promising signs of recovery according to the group, Reef Watch California.The organization…

The Vermont senator's campaign said its average contribution was $33.51, but reliance on small donors cuts both ways.

It's the place where a teenager died of Ebola this week. And, like all unusual geographic names, there's a story behind it.

Eight Royals could start in the All Star game July 14. NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Chris Eckes, curator of the Cincinnati Reds Hall of Fame and Museum, about the last time this happened.

The state of California was spraying pesticides in some residential areas of San Luis Obispo this week. County crews are working to control the spread of…

With the Supreme Court decision, it appears the Affordable Care Act will stand, but that doesn't mean the law's troubles are over. Renee Montagne talks to Julie Rovner of the Kaiser Health News.