Many beloved holiday movies share this one special effect: fake snow. We look at the history of fake snow and the technology behind crafting it has evolved.

Suffragists didn't just march. They baked, held bake sales and sold cookbooks to raise money for the cause of equality.

Natalie Paine, a French horn player in New Zealand's navy, speaks about the challenges and unexpected joys of playing music while stationed in Antarctica.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to rapper Jeezy about his career and residency in Las Vegas which features a Guinness Record setting live orchestra.

Nearly 1,000 women from around the country flew to New York City to audition for the dance troupe on its 100th anniversary. What's helped it last so long?

With student test scores in a decade long decline, many researchers are pointing to cell phones and social media as the catalyst. Can cell phone bans turn student learning around?

Chileans head to the polls on Sunday, and an arch-conservative pledging mass migrant expulsions is strongly favored over his leftist opponent.