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To clean animal skeletons used for research and education, scientists are turning to a new type of beetle larva. These "superworms" provide an efficient solution to a difficult challenge.

President Trump spoke at Mount Rushmore Friday before returning to Washington, D.C., and the Independence Day festivities there.

Now a year since catastrophic flooding in neighboring parts of the Texas Hill Country, two communities have taken two very different paths to recovery.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Kathleen Rooney about her book, "Man Overboard!," and about finding the energy to overcome doubt.

Families will be heading to the beach for the summer. But how do you build an epic sandcastle? NPR's Scott Simon asks sand sculptor, Dean Arscott, for some tips.

Adam Weiner of the group Low Cut Connie tells NPR's Scott Simon about the new album, "Livin in the USA."

Congo Square in New Orleans was one of the only places where, in the 18th and 19th centuries, enslaved Africans could gather. That legacy continues to shape the New Orleans — and its unique sound.

As America turns 250, voters from our Swing Shift project talk about the state of the country. Their views ranged from "uncertain" and "concerned" to "excited" and "cautiously optimistic."

On this day in 1783, Britain held onto Fort Detroit. In 1859, Grand Rapids saw its first hot air balloon flight, and in 1969, Mackinac Island hosted its first stone skipping contest.

On the main street of Cuba City, Wisc., there's a Parade of Presidents, with decorative shields for each President, begun as a bicentennial project in 1976. Donna Rogers keeps it all going.