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People gather to look at a makeshift memorial for victims of the Orlando nightclub shootings in front of the historic Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in the West Village, on June 13, in New York.

Obama Names LGBT Landmark As National Monument

The Stonewall National Monument in New York City will be the first addition to the National Park System specifically highlighting the history of the LGBT community.

Tests you can take at home to check for colorectal cancer are now recommended on par with colonoscopy.

Changes For Colon Cancer Screening: 5 Things To Know Now

A federal task force expanded the list of recommended colorectal cancer screening tests. Here's the lowdown on the tests and how they might be covered now and in the future by health insurance.

A screwworm larva grasps the flesh in a wound with its mouth's tusklike protrusions and screws itself in.

How The Screwworm's Sex Life Saved Your Steaks

A crazy idea helped get rid of the screwworm fly, which once took a toll on cattle. Now the strategy is being used in the battle against Zika.

Perdue will study the effects of features such as perches in chicken houses. It hopes to double the activity levels of its chickens in the next three years.

In Quest For Happier Chickens, Perdue Shifts How Birds Live And Die

Perdue Farms, one of the largest poultry companies in the country, says it will change its slaughter methods and also some of its poultry houses. Animal welfare groups are cheering.

Does Your Body Really Refresh Itself Every 7 Years?

Almost all of the cells in a human body get replaced over the course of a life. NPR's Skunk Bear Team sets off on an imagined video tour inside the body to find out which body parts never change.

A fire truck is parked at the entrance to Monceau parc in the center of Paris, France, on Saturday, after a lightning bolt crashed down onto a Paris park, striking 11 people at a child's birthday party.

Lightning Strikes Child's Party in Paris And Soccer Match In Germany, Injuring Dozens

More than 40 people — most of them children — were injured from lightning strikes in two separate incidents in Europe on Saturday.

Queen Thompson Brown, who lost a son to gun violence in 2006, speaks prior to the introduction of Democrat Hillary Clinton at the Trayvon Martin Foundation's "Circle of Mothers" Gala.

Guns Strike Emotional Chords For People On Both Sides Of The Political Debate

Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have been talking a lot about guns recently. But how much will that issue matter with voters in November?

Study Suggests Cutting Some Vaccine Boosters For Rare Diseases

People are supposed to get vaccine boosters for tetanus and diphtheria once every 10 years. But researchers in Oregon say that's overkill: For adults, one booster every 30 years might be good enough.

Gamer, Girlfriend Take Relationship To Next Level After Super Mario Proposal

Pam Edwards was playing the video game next to her boyfriend, Shane Birkinbine. Little did she know, Birkinbine had redesigned the level so the bricks spelled out "Will you marry me?"

Model airplanes cluster near the runway on a flying field in Boyds, Md.

In Aircraft Modelers' Friendly Skies, Drones Bring Turbulence

Drones are the cool new flying toy, and if there's one group enthralled with things that fly, it's airplane modelers. But will the drone find a home in their hobby or lead to a regulatory crackdown?

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