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People often credit their ideas to individual "Eureka!" moments. But writer Steven Johnson shows how history tells a different story.

Many of them left rural areas to earn their living in the sex trade and send money home to help their families. COVID-19 restrictions have changed all that.

You can probably remember a few names from the early days of white settlement in Oregon and California. A few people were prominent in the formation of…

The Oregon Capitol’s famous flowering cherry trees may have seen their last season.State officials say the trees’ roots might be causing damage to the…

This month, NPR member stations bring you a mix of the most popular songs playing on their airwaves, featuring music from Jorja Smith, Taylor Swift, Fontaines D.C. and more.

In 1919, three World War I aviators from Medford, Ore., Seely Hall, Floyd Hart, and Frank Farrell, formed an aviation corporation, the Medford Aeroplane,…

As World War II continued to rage overseas in January 1942, the U. S. Navy and other federal agencies called for assistance from regional and local…

A tiny keyhole in the wood paneling turned out to be a portal to Britain's history — a passage created 360 years ago for the coronation of Charles II.

Moises and Daniel Monterrubio, with the help of friends, set up a nylon line across a massive gap in Yosemite National Park. They walked 2,800 feet across the line, which hung 1,600 feet above ground.

Clean skin care is now a billion-dollar industry. But it's a murky label — any brand can claim its product is clean, regardless of the ingredients used in its formulas.