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The all-female Korean Haenyeo divers show genetic adaptations to cold-water diving involving their blood pressure and cold tolerance. It's "like they have a superpower," says one of the researchers.

Motivated to avenge their families in China, Uyghur mercenaries became valued fighting partners for Syria's rebels. Their participation helped Syria's new president ultimately win Syria's civil war.

Afghanistan is a mountainous land where mountain climbing is rare among men and virtually nonexistent among women. An American is now preparing young Afghan women to scale the country's highest peak.

Hillary Clinton needs to appear likable and trustworthy, while Bernie Sanders needs to appear presidential. Others need to make the case for why voters should give them a look.

Rachel Martin talks to Rep. Ron Estes of Kansas about the plan which would lower the cap on mortgage interest deductions and cut the corporate tax rate. There's a competing measure in the Senate.

The fifth most populous country has put strategies in place to address anti-vaccine sentiment and prevent elites from using their influence to obtain government vaccines.

The Category 5 storm slammed into Mexico's Pacific coast early Wednesday, killing at least 39 people, and with 10 missing.

Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.

Caleb Caudle's new album 'Heavy Thrill' is rooted in North Carolina and shaped by years on the road. He talks with NPR's Don Gonyea about self improvement and becoming a father.

In a 6-2 vote, the justices concluded that misdemeanor assault convictions for domestic violence are sufficient to invoke a federal ban on firearms possession.