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Barbecue is as American as apple pie — but the origins of the word "barbecue" is in the Caribbean.

It seems like everyone's obsessed with Nintendo's hit Animal Crossing right now. But writer Hannah Epstein is thinking about a game she loved as a kid — the text-only virtual world of MOOSE Crossing.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with ProPublica editor Daniel Golden, who is author of the book Price of Admission, about ways the rich have manipulated the college admissions process for their kids.

New guidelines announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday call for less fat and more fruits in school lunches. In Louisville, Kentucky, the Jefferson County School District lets students evaluate its healthy food offerings.

A new study suggests that there's more to a goat's stare than you might think.

The ocean's tiniest inhabitants — including bacteria, plankton, krill — are food for most everything that swims or floats. Now, scientists have completed a count of this vast and diverse hidden world.

While consumers might seek out organic food for its purity, organic farmers have a reputation for being anything but. At least, that's the social stigma…

Fully embracing the D.C. punk band's pop and experimental leanings, Priests' first album isn't a direct response to the state of the nation so much as a state of mind.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Amanda McBaine and Jess Moss about their new documentary, "Girls State." It follows a program in which hundreds of high school girls form a mock government.

Whether you're a back, side or stomach sleeper, medical professionals explain how to position your body to guard against neck cricks, shoulder aches and other body pain and soreness.