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Are we really made of stardust? A team of scientists set out to answer the question. (Story first aired on All Things Considered on July 14, 2023.)

It takes more than activism or scholarly texts to get some young people really interested in debate about religion or social issues. For one college course, it takes some foul-mouthed fourth-graders who are leading authorities on everything politically incorrect.

A new PBS American Masters documentary showcases the influence of Little Richard, a dynamo performer who never let himself be defined for long by any one musical category or sexual identity.

Nadine Gordimer has always incorporated political themes into her novels, but her latest work turns its sights toward the domestic sphere. In No Time Like the Present, a South African activist couple struggles to find happiness in a world of their own making.

Alaya Dawn Johnson's latest is about senior at a Washington, D.C. prep school in the midst of a global pandemic. This book offers a chilling glimpse of a dystopia that could be just around the corner.

Pope Benedict's state visit to Britain continued on Sunday with an open-air mass in the city of Birmingham, where the pope proclaimed the beatification of Cardinal John Newman.

"Like every nation in the world, Israel has the right to respond — indeed has a duty to respond — to these vicious attacks," Biden said at the White House.

It's tradition: Every year, Susan Stamberg sneaks her mother-in-law's relish recipe onto the air. This year, she's also recommending another recipe, too — from actor and food writer Madhur Jaffrey.

The mostly forgotten explorer Paul du Chaillu first introduced the world to gorillas. His methods were attacked and his work discredited during his lifetime, but he also experienced fame and redemption. Now, there's a new book that tells his story.

A new climate lawsuit file against the EPA claims the agency violated the rights of 18 California children by allowing greenhouse gas emissions.