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A study of accelerated aging shows that a person’s biological age may be very different from what is says on your birth certificate.

The Mexican singer-songwriter employs her subversive brujeria to transcend experience on Marchita.

We've heard again and again that crime is rising. But the reality is far more complex, in part because of how we define crime in the first place.

We asked NPR readers and listeners to share what they're really into and why it brings them joy. If you need a new hobby, here are a few unconventional ideas.

"We're used to treating hot spells as a chance to go play in the sun," said a top government scientist. "Our lifestyles and our infrastructure are not adapted to what is coming."

Ana de Alvear (born 1962), is an artist and filmmaker from Madrid, Spain who has exhibited throughout Asia, Europe, and South America. This is her first solo exhibition in the United States. Despite seemingly traditional subject matter, the title of this exhibition invites the public to question the veracity of what they see and hear, a contemporary concern in an age of frequent misinformation. As one looks closely at her work, it becomes evident that there are layers of meanings and deceptions. What originally appear as photographs or even paintings are all achieved, in astonishing hyper-realistic detail, with the humble medium of colored pencil. This repartee with the history of art is not new; René Magritte spoke of “the treachery of images” and artists have been using trompe l ’oeil (fooling the eye) techniques in painting for years to dialogue with the reality of the image, a conversation made more acute with the advent of photography and extended further into the digital age. Yet with de Alvear’s drawings, there is no digital or mechanical process involved. Beyond this, de Alvear uses stuffed animals, knockoff porcelain, and plastic flowers and insects as her subjects to probe ironically the values of contemporary society. The compositions are inspired by European still-life paintings dating back to the seventeenth century, wherein artists painted such highly prized items as tulips, crystal, and imported porcelain, alongside insects and symbols of decay as memento mori (reminders of death). Initially appearing humorous and playful, the inclusion of toys in de Alvear’s works nevertheless also embodies darker meanings of lost childhood and trauma, while the ubiquitous presence of plastic, only visible upon close scrutiny, alludes to the current crisis of the environment and impending animal extinctions, such as the artificial bee attempting to pollinate plastic flowers. Humans’ position in the universe is laid before us as we are made more aware of our physicality and scale in the presence of two dramatic galaxy murals, each comprising fifty elaborately executed drawings. Related Programs and Events: Friday, June 18, 2021 Art Alive Members' PreviewSaturday, June 19, 2021 Art Alive Members' PreviewFriday, August 6, 2021 SDMA+ Naruwan Taiko: In the Forced VortexFriday, September 17, 2021 SDMA+ Disco Riot: Everything You See Could Be a Lie

Florida officials recently rejected a slew of math textbooks, claiming they included "prohibited topics." Journalist Dana Goldstein theorizes the objections related to social-emotional learning.

Millions of people in the U.S. have lost someone they love to COVID-19, and advocates hope to have those losses marked each year on the first Monday in March.

Hard Day’s Night, Southern California's #1 Beatles tribute show, thrills audiences with tight harmonies and flawless note-for-note instrumental renditions of Beatles hits. Hard Day’s Night has honed their show to become one of the most musically and visually satisfying Beatles tribute acts in the world. Hard Day’s Night is based in Los Angeles and performs throughout North America, Europe, and Japan. Their custom-tailored costumes, vintage instruments, Liverpudlian dialect, and precise attention to every detail recreate the magic, music, wit, and wisdom of the total Beatles phenomenon. On stage, the four permanent members capture the unique personality, physicality, and charm of the Beatle they each portray, including the Fab Four’s familiar head bobs, toe taps, and patter between songs. Three costume changes cover the full range of the Beatles experience and beyond, with authentic early black suits, Sgt. Peppers’ regalia, and Abbey Road attire, with all scenes set with a video backdrop. Hear the horn section on Penny Lane and the full orchestration of A Day in the Life. Relive the emotional intensity of John in his classic white suit performing Imagine, Paul’s moving Yesterday solo, the high energy of stadium songs like Twist and Shout and 30 other Beatles hits. Enjoy this show on Wednesdays, November 3, 10 and 24, and on Wednesday, December 1 at 7 p.m. at the Welk Resort Theatre Escondido. Get tickets here! Kids admission: $25 Adult admission: $38 For more information, please go to the Welk Resort Theatre website or call (760) 749-3448.

Residents accuse the largely white state government of neglecting the needs of a city that's 82% Black. White flight in the 1970s devastated the tax base, posing a major challenge to any solution.