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The jazz master died on Wednesday at age 91. In a 1999 interview with Fresh Air's Terry Gross he talked about his decades in the music industry and his first love: rodeo roping.

Reporting in the journal Biology Letters, Jeremy Goldbogen and colleagues say blue whales perform underwater acrobatics when they're eating: they rotate 360 degrees while they gulp krill. Reaching 90 feet in length, blue whales are the largest animals on the planet. Goldbogen is studying their dining habits to understand what fuels their growth.

The National Park Service continues to push back against some state sport hunts in the interior. It’s the latest skirmish in a battle over control of…

It has been an exciting week for planetary scientists, ranging from the discovery of water ice on Mercury to the announcement of a new Mars rover mission in 2020. Jim Green, director of NASA's planetary science division, and scientist Matthew Siegler discuss the latest news.

Critic Alan Cheuse maps out a winter wonderland of fiction and poetry — from ancient Greece to the near-future visions of Walter Mosley, a selection of the best books to give and receive this holiday season. Cheuse says these five books strike the perfect balance between lyricism and narrative.

Fairbanks, AK - A month of clear, snowless skies and deep cold in Interior Alaska may be coming to an end this weekend. National Weather Service…

Fairbanks, AK - There are an estimated 5000 publically owned buildings in the state of Alaska. Over the last three years, the Alaska Housing Finance…

The up-and-coming British soul singer performs songs from her debut album, Is Your Love Big Enough?

With "classroom flipping," teachers record their classroom lectures online for students to watch at home. Classroom time is then used for problem solving and homework.