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NPR's Ailsa Chang and Mike Pesca of Slate's The Gist review the season's NCAA bowl games, and preview the upcoming championship game between Clemson and Alabama.

The fundamental unit of biology is not the self, but the network — and this view has practical consequences, says David George Haskell, author of The Song of Trees.

The Hult Prize goes to a team of student entrepreneurs with an idea that will make the world a better place. Former President Clinton was on hand to announce the winner.

The World Cup of Hockey starts this week, and it features two nonnational teams: a Team Europe and a Team North America, which highlights the best U.S. and Canadian players under the age of 23.

Faith is an HIV counselor in Kenya but her salary is low. So this spring, she's planting kale and other veggies in the hope of a cash crop. And learning some life lessons along the way.

'Tis the season to cast your ballot. This week, Commentator Philip Gerard honors his father, who believed that voting was essential for the health of our…

Several Democrats considering presidential runs are embracing the idea of guaranteed jobs for every American, an ambitious policy idea that is another sign of top Democrats moving to the left.

Philadelphians lined a parade route through the city's downtown, hoping to catch a glimpse of their beloved Eagles. Some businesses closed and kids had the day off from school, all to celebrate the team's Super Bowl win over the New England Patriots.

A major hurricane hasn't hit the U.S. since 2005. There hasn't been a lull that long since 1861 to 1868 — when Abraham Lincoln was president.

On Aug. 11, 2006, 16-year-old Amber Wyatt was raped. She reported it, but there was no prosecution. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Wyatt and Washington Post reporter Elizabeth Bruenig about Amber's story.