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The Atlantic's Eleanor Smith delves into the science behind many purchases, including the tricks retailers use to persuade you.

ABC will air "It's Your 50th Christmas Charlie Brown" Monday night. On the classic Christmas cartoon's golden anniversary, NPR explores what makes this ageless special endure.

After losing jobs and people for half a century, the region in upstate New York is finally growing again. Refugees may be one reason why: Roughly 10,000 have resettled in the area since 2003.

The students' articles, published by the Los Angeles Times, helped to bring attention to whether the energy firm misled investors and the public about the risks associated with climate change.

Two brothers blew themselves up in the Brussels bombings this week. There were also fraternal links in the Boston Marathon bombing, the Charlie Hebdo attacks and the rampage in Paris last November.

Social-emotional skills? Growth mindset? Grit? To see how students are doing in important areas beyond reading and math ... there's a survey for that.

If one's true love bought everything mentioned in the song, "The 12 Days of Christmas," it would cost more than $34,000, according to PNC Wealth Management's annual Christmas Price Index.

An electric-jazz meditation from the documentary film about the genius bass guitarist, and also features Don Alias and Peter Gordon.

Grandparents often help out with homework, baby-sitting and cooking. Historically, that elderly help and care might have given the grandkids an evolutionary payoff — the longer-lived, the better.

The year is almost over! Hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton sit down with NPR Music's Ann Powers and Stephen Thompson to look back at the memorable moments and music of 2015.