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Their research is still in early stages, but Kristin Myers (left), a mechanical engineer, and Dr. Joy Vink, an OB-GYN, both at Columbia University, have already learned that cervical tissue is a more complicated mix of material than doctors ever realized.

Scientific Duo Gets Back To Basics To Make Childbirth Safer

Remarkably little is known about the fundamentals of how a woman carries a baby inside her. Two Columbia University researchers aim to change that, to reduce the number of kids born too soon.

If you own a small business, a new rule governing association health plans could mean a more affordable health insurance option. But there are some limitations.

Read The Fine Print Before Picking An Association Plan For Your Small Business

Federal officials say loosening the regulation of association plans will give small businesses a more affordable health insurance option, but critics are wary.

The Food and Drug Administration quickly identified romaine lettuce as the source of a months-long outbreak, but the foodborne illness investigation has been one of the agency's most complicated in years.

What Sparked An E. Coli Outbreak In Lettuce? Scientists Trace A Surprising Source

Vegetable farmers in Yuma, Ariz., are asking whether they can co-exist in the same valley with a large cattle feedlot. Those cattle are blamed for contaminating Romaine with toxic E. coli bacteria.

Activists On How To Sustain Movement Against Police Brutality

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with community organizer Shameka Parrish-Wright and Kentucky state Rep. Attica Scott about what steps activists want to see taken to end police brutality against Black people.

Filmmaker Chinonye Chukwu On The Making Of 'Clemency'

NPR's Michel Martin speaks to the writer and director of the new movie Clemency, Chinonye Chukwu.

Jamaica's Reggae Girlz celebrate winning a penalty kick shootout against Panama to advance to this year's Women's World Cup.

Underdog 'Reggae Girlz' Make History at Women's World Cup

The Jamaican women's national soccer team is the first from the Caribbean to ever make it to the Women's World Cup. Grit, luck and a little help from a reggae star helped them get there.

Photographer Taylor Lockwood found the rare mushroom <em>Hypocreopsis rhododendri </em>growing in the United States, a discovery that delighted scientists and mushroom devotees.

Enthusiastic Amateurs Advance Science As They Hunt For Exotic Mushrooms

Scientists who study mushrooms get a boost from a network of sophisticated aficionados who tromp through the forests observing oddball species and sharing valuable information about their finds.

The Confederate flag flies near the South Carolina Statehouse, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Columbia, S.C. Tensions over the Confederate flag flying in the shadow of South Carolina's Capitol rose this week in the wake of the killings of nine people at a black church in Charleston, S.C.

The Complicated Political History Of The Confederate Flag

After a massacre at a church in Charleston, South Carolina's governor called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol. The flag has a long and divisive history.

Will A Clean Energy Trunkline Bring Eminent Domain To Arkansas's Rural Landowners?

A wind resource map, published by the U.S. Office of Renewable Energy, illustrates the windiest real estate in America. A vertical violet streak down the…

Will A Clean Energy Trunkline Bring Eminent Domain To Arkansas's Rural Landowners?

A wind resource map, published by the U.S. Office of Renewable Energy, illustrates the windiest real estate in America. A vertical violet streak down the…

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