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U.S. consumers are showing an increased interest in prolonging the life of the things they own, rather than throwing them out. But some products are easier to fix than others.

Solar geoengineering — increasing the sunlight reflected back into space to cool the planet — is gaining the attention of people looking for climate solutions. But critics say it comes with risks.

Since their founding in 1990, African American Read-Ins have become a Black History Month tradition at school and community gatherings nationwide.

People ran around San Francisco on Tuesday looking for a chest filled with gold and local artifacts after seeing an anonymous post on Reddit with cryptic clues.

Americans across the country received harmful hate messages via text after the election. The communication industry has been trying to figure out how it happened.

David Greene talks to Venture capitalist Roger McNamee of Elevation Partners about Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's testimony on Capitol Hill and his promise to take more responsibility over user data.

The U.Va. scandal this fall shone a bright light on fraternities. Some schools responded by changing their policies. Hear two perspectives on Greek life.

Social media is full of videos saying hormonal contraception can hurt you and promoting natural alternatives. How did the treatments get such a bad reputation and do alternatives work?

NPR's Scott Simon talks with author Katie Roiphe about her essay on the #MeToo movement in this month's Harper's Magazine. It's called "The Other Whisper Network."

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to reporter Keri Blakinger of The Marshall Project about the shift in how some news outlets are using mug shots.