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A study finds that women who ate a Mediterranean diet plus four tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil per day had a significantly lower risk of breast cancer compared with women on a low-fat diet.

Most potential new drugs don't work when tested in people. It's a major disappointment and it drives up the cost of developing new drugs. One big reason is the use of animals in medical research.

Apple was once considered the most innovative company in the tech sector. But by some accounts, it's being shown up by products from Amazon, Microsoft and now Samsung.

You can rate your dinner, your hotel stay, your dentist, and your phone call with the cable company. NPR's Scott Simon wonders if all these requests for feedback have any actual impact.

Candidates with the least money to spend are showing up in TV ads more often. In another twist, nice guys aren't finishing last.

"This is a splendid opportunity for the global jihadists to infiltrate," the Republican presidential candidate told NPR's Scott Simon. He also talked about health care and Ferguson, Mo.

Many Americans received an email from the Social Security Administration applauding the megabill's passage. Experts say it was misleading.

This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person. This story was produced in collaboration with The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

DOGE recently gained high-level access to a database that controls government payments and loans to farmers and ranchers across the U.S.

Each culture that celebrates the Lunar New Year has traditions passed down from generation to generation that are thought to bring good luck. NPR readers share theirs.