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The sixth season of HBO's Game of Thrones showed a real evolution in the way the show portrays women and in the season finale, several female characters ascended to power. NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Glen Weldon from NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour and Greta Johnsen, host of the Nerdette podcast, about the show.

COVID-19 restrictions forced hikers off the Appalachian Trail over the past year. Enthusiasts are back, but many shelters along the trail are still closed by the agencies that manage them.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard, about the bureau's role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution and its plans for the next year.

NPR's Scott Simon reflects on hugs and other comforting behavior that occurs in the animal world.

Reigning Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider talks to NPR's Ari Shapiro about her historic run of wins and her role as the most successful female and trans contestant in the show's history.

Christmas tree farmers in Vermont are not alone — there is high demand amid a nationwide Christmas tree shortage and record high prices.

Each NFL team "will make its stadium available for mass vaccinations of the general public," NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said in a letter to President Biden.

Some scientists believe the current surge of COVID-19 has peaked and the pandemic, at least in the U.S., will ease over the winter months. But then what? Will the virus surge back again next year?

After the coronavirus led to the cancellation of the NCAA Division 1 basketball tournaments last year, this year's games are on — but with changes including fewer fans, no bands or cheerleaders.

Billions of people rely on glaciers for drinking water, hydropower and irrigation. A raft of new research suggests there is less ice left than previously thought.