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Research suggests kids who have more freedom and independence grow up to be less anxious and depressed. But in the age of helicopter parenting, giving kids freedom to roam can be difficult.

Comedian Drew Michael's new HBO special is missing something glaring: an audience. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Michael and director Jerrod Carmichael about pushing the boundaries of stand-up comedy.

Reefs are being rebuilt along U.S. coastlines, which is good for the oyster. But how does it affect other underwater life? Researchers are listening to find out what animals use the reefs and why.

A self-described "awkward black girl," Rae is now nominated for an Emmy for her starring role on Insecure, the HBO series she created . Originally broadcast Nov. 8, 2016.

India needs to get its domestic house in order and emerge as a global trading nation, writes Atman Trivedi.

NPR's Michel Martin interviews film director Robert Greene about Bisbee '17 a film that follows a town confronting the brutal exile of striking miners to a desert a century ago.

Alec Raeshawn Smith was 23 when diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and 26 when he died. He couldn't afford $1,300 per month for his insulin and other diabetes supplies, so he tried to stretch the doses.

Earlier this week, thousands of bees swarmed a hot dog stand in Times Square, New York. NPR's Michel Martin talks to NYPD Officer Darren Mays, whose beekeeper colleague was dispatched to the scene.

Broadcast, cable and streaming networks have a lot on tap for the remainder of 2018. Our television and pop culture team has assembled a list of the most promising shows coming your way.

As a boy, Andrés Ruzo heard stories of a mythical boiling river. Years later, as a geoscientist, he recounts his journey deep into the Amazon to see if the river actually exists.