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The White House said it wants to ensure the museums show the "unity, progress and enduring values that define the American story."

Scientists have long wondered about how the potato's genetic lineage came to be. Now they know: The plants are a cross between tomatoes and a plant known as Etuberosum.

The White House told the Smithsonian it wants to review eight of its museums to make sure they align with Trump's cultural directives. NPR speaks with Georgetown University professor Lisa Strong.

The effort is focused on bringing the organization in line with President Trump's cultural directives ahead of the country's 250th anniversary celebrations.

Personal items owned by Whitney Houston are being auctioned off on Monday. NPR talks with Darren Julien, executive director of Julien's Auctions, which is known for selling famous people's stuff.

The library is launching a project in collaboration with Harvard Law School and OpenAI this summer to digitize the materials and make them more fully searchable.

NPR's Adrian Ma speaks with Rikke Holm Petersen, director of marketing for Wonderful Copenhagen, about CopenPay, the city's new tourism program.

The latest season features a host of eccentric new characters in addition to returning old ones. But Wednesday's greatest joy is the expanded emphasis given to Catherine Zeta-Jones as Morticia Addams.

Using advanced DNA-analysis techniques researchers in New York City identified three more victims of the 9/11 terror attacks that occurred nearly 24 years ago.