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"I needed to ... take it out of the frame, which was old and dusty, to take a closer look because it is very rare to find something like this at a thrift store," said art expert Melanie Smith.

NPR's David Greene speaks with journalist Molly Woodstock about the Merriam-Webster dictionary selecting the singular, nonbinary pronoun "they" as the word of the year.

Parents have been circulating ideas for how to keep kids happy — or at least occupied — during this time of social isolation due to COVID-19. Our Arts Desk has some heart-felt suggestions to offer.

The holiday tradition continues. Writer David Sedaris reads from his "Santaland Diaries," recounting his time spent working as a Macy's department store elf named Crumpet.

Finney, author of the forthcoming collection, Love Child's Hotbed of Occasional Poetry: Poems & Artifacts, picks her favorite #NPRPoetryMonth listener-submitted poems and talks occasional poetry.

Instead of playing the same old tune, male song sparrow's sing a variety of songs to keep potential mates interested.

A major winter storm, expected to reach the Northeast later this week, has already brought more than 2 feet of snow to parts of the Midwest, and prompted airlines to cancel thousands of flights.

When you think of India, you might think of heat and humidity before snow. But India is home to parts of the Himalayan mountains. That's where Olympian Arif Khan first put on skis.

New Mexico is short 1,000 teachers. National Guard volunteers now serve as substitute teachers.

Melissa Block talks to Paul Lanier, the son of artist Ruth Asawa, who died in her San Francisco home on Monday at the age of 87. She's known for many famous fountains in San Francisco and her intricate, abstract wire sculptures, which are in the collections of many major museums.