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Kim Stanley Robins's new novel The Years of Rice and Salt (Bantam Doubleday Dell; ISBN: 0553109200) imagines 700 years of history, including China's discovery of the new world. Alternative history has long been popular with writers, but as NPR's Neda Ulaby reports, this form of novel writing is a reflection of the times.

NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports on a new study saying that the herbal remedy St. John's Wort is not effective against serious depression. (3:30)

The Pentagon says environmental laws cripple its ability to train soldiers. But in North Carolina, the Army and environmentalists have come up with a novel solution that benefits both soldiers and woodpeckers. For Morning Edition, NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

As part of his continuing series of stories on Seattle's Roosevelt High School, NPR's Robert Smith reports from Orlando, Fla. A team of students from Roosevelt High competed this weekend in the national high school robot competitions.

At the center of the war-torn city of Kandahar, Afghanistan is a shrine said to hold a cloak once worn by the Prophet Mohammed himself. NPR's Steve Inskeep reports on the symbolic power of Afghanistan's holiest Muslim site. worn by the Prophet Mohammed himself.

This year's film festival season has begun, but the focus isn't on buying films for release as much as in past years. More and more film companies are premiering their movies there. David D'Arcy reports from Park City, Utah, home of the Sundance Film Festival.

NPR's White House Correspondent Don Gonyea reports on President Bush's first State of the Union address. The president discussed the war on terrorism, but also highlighted his hopes for the future of the United States: more tax cuts and more jobs.

NPR News offers a six-part series exploring changing attitudes about immigration after the Sept. 11 attacks. In this segment, NPR's Phillip Davis reports that the Immigration and Naturalization Service has become one of the nation's biggest jailers.

After the chaos of the 1994 Northridge earthquake in Southern California, seismologists created an Internet-based sensing system to let emergency crews spot the hardest-hit areas within minutes. NPR's Andy Bowers reports that the system also lets people share their quake experience online.

After experiencing the anti-Islamic hatred that flared after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, a young Muslim teacher reaches out to others to teach them about her faith. NPR's Jackie Northam reports for Morning Edition.