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In 2014, on the 100th anniversary of the World War I Christmas Truce, former All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro set out to reconstruct the events of that day.

Today, people consider "Yule" synonymous with "Christmas." But centuries ago, Yule meant something different — a pagan mid-winter festival, dating back to pre-Christian Germanic people.

Russia's ghost fleet of sanctions-busting oil tankers are using the Turkish-controlled Bosphorus to reach the Black Sea, causing headaches for Turkey.

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.

In the days leading up to Christmas 2018, the Williams family were told that their neighbor had passed away. He left behind a sack of 14 gifts for Cadi Williams to be opened each year on Christmas.

Danielle Crankfield was named the 2026 National School Counselor of the Year.

The protests were sparked by rising prices and the collapse of Iran’s currency, the rial.

Encouraged by a ceasefire brokered between Israel and Hamas in October, Bethlehem brought back its annual Christmas celebrations.

Snow isn't always white; algae can make it look green, red, or orange, and scientists are trying to understand how and why these colorful patches appear.

Governments and tech companies continue to pour money into quantum technology in the hopes of building a supercomputer that can work at speeds we can't yet fathom to solve big problems.