Cutting out alcohol for Dry January? These apps can help
If you've resolved to quit drinking for the month, a little technological assistance may be the key to sticking to your goal.
Health & Safety
Tuberculosis rates plunge when families living in poverty get a monthly cash payout
A program in Brazil that gives a monthly cash sum to families living in poverty has an unexpected — and welcome result. A new study shows that it is dramatically reducing tuberculosis rates.
The U.S. surgeon general wants cancer warnings on alcohol. Here's why
Drinking alcohol raises the risk of developing seven types of cancer, according to a new advisory from U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy.
Farmers are abandoning their land. Is that good for nature?
Traditional farmers around the world are walking away from millions of acres of land where they once grew crops or grazed animals. It's provoking mixed reactions.
How Hurricane Helene changed one teenager's life
A teenager from Swannanoa, N.C., thought he would die in Helene's floodwaters. Schools have an important role to play by providing mental health services for him and his peers to reduce PTSD.
Who is responsible when man-made debris falls from space and injures someone?
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Marlon Sorge of The Aerospace Corporation, which researches space debris issues including who is responsible when man-made objects fall from space.
Researchers looked into how some bats made long distance migrations easier
Long distance migrations can take a lot out of energy, but one kind of bat has found some assistance. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 2, 2025.)
Foodies listen up! Here are the predicted food trends for 2025
Trend watchers predict some of the foods and flavors of 2025 will include sour cherry, pistachio and masa, the corn-based dough that's a Central American staple. (Story aired on ATC on Jan. 2, 2025.)
Sour cherry, pistachio and masa: Here are the predicted food trends of 2025
Trend watchers predict that some of the foods and flavors of 2025 will include sour cherry, pistachio, and masa, the corn-based dough that's been a Central American staple for centuries.
A Hindu cookbook writer challenges notions about Indian food
Mashed blood, dried squirrel, spicy fish eggs: A writer from an oppressed Hindu caste publishes a cookbook that he hopes will shatter the notion of a mostly vegetarian India.