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Sportswriter Jane Gross blazed a trail for women in sports journalism. She died Wednesday at age 75.

Child influencers have huge followings on social media. A new study finds that their videos are frequently exposing their young viewers to junk foods like candy, salty snacks and sugary drinks.

Surfing isn't just for summer. You'll find riders catching waves in Maine all winter long.

San Francisco's Musée Mécanique has just unveiled its "Mills Bow-Front Violano Virtuoso," a century-old self-playing device which performs duets on piano and violin.

A New Year's Day tradition returns without pandemic restrictions. Mechanical engineering student Benny Cruz describes the design and construction of the float he'll be driving.

Thousands of Ukrainians jumped into the icy waters of the Dnipro River this week to mark the Feast of the Epiphany, which Christians say marks the baptism of Jesus Christ.

Who says sculpture needs to be carved or cast? See how the Nasher Sculpture Center staff assembled Senga Nengudi's prize-winning spring installation.

Commentator Caroline Langston's mother was a terrible cook. But there was one dish on the Christmas menu where her mother's passion shone: the annual rum cake. With a recipe that called for Bacardi dark rum, this simple dessert entered the realm of the metaphysical and magical.

The university was selected as one of nine to lead research into cybersecurity resilience in transportation infrastructure.

NPR asked four chefs to divulge the dish that most reminds them of the holidays. Atlanta-based food chemist Shirley Corriher says her favorite is her grandmother's sweet potato pudding, while Dorie Greenspan thinks fondly of gingerbread cookies -- and what happened when her son was young.