Lindsey Feingold

Six of the 50 Azalea Trail Maids gather under oak trees. The dresses come in six different colors, but only the queen of the court wears pink.

The Dress Hasn't Changed, But The Girls Have

Lindsey Feingold

Photographer Adair Rutledge returned to Alabama to learn how the Azalea Trail Maids are redefining what it means to be a symbol of the South — while they wear a 50-pound, custom-made antebellum dress.

Keith Miller and Ellen Hughes both have sons with autism. At StoryCorps in February, Ellen tells Keith how grateful she is that he unexpectedly comforted her son during an emergency room visit last year.

A Mother Of A Son With Autism Thanks A Stranger Who Helped: 'Nobody Does What You Do'

Lindsey Feingold

At StoryCorps, Ellen Hughes tells Keith Miller, who also has a son with autism, how much it meant to her when he comforted her son Walker on a difficult visit to the ER last year.

One World Trade Center (WTC) stands in the lower Manhattan skyline as birds fly over the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey, on Feb. 8, 2019.

Big Cities, Bright Lights And Up To 1 Billion Bird Collisions

Lindsey Feingold

When birds migrate, they can become attracted to and disoriented by artificial lights. The result: they end up colliding with skyscrapers and other buildings.

Wizdom dancers perform at the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C.

These NBA Dancers Spin, Shimmy And Twerk. And They're All 50 Or Older

Lindsey Feingold

Some things get better with age. Just ask the members of the Wizdom, a dance team for the NBA's Washington Wizards who are all 50 years old or older.

Flamingos flock to Mumbai between September and April, but this year there are almost three times more birds than the amount that usually flocks to the area.

More Flamingos Are Flocking to Mumbai Than Ever Before. The Reason Could be Sewage

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

There is an almost three-fold increase in the flamingo population in Mumbai, India. Rahul Khot, assistant director at the Bombay Natural History Society, tells NPR his speculations as to why.

Carolyn DeFord poses with the missing persons poster for her mother, Leona Kinsey, who went missing in October 1999.

'It Surfaces With The Same Rawness': A Daughter Remembers Her Mother's Disappearance

Kelly Moffitt

Carolyn DeFord, a member of the Puyallup tribe, was 26 when her mother suddenly vanished. At StoryCorps, she remembers what life has been like having never learned what happened.

Simon Walker, a student at the Bern University of the Arts in Switzerland, checks a small music speaker placed directly below a wheel of Emmental.

Need A Can't-Miss Wheel Of Cheese? Try Playing It Some Hip-Hop

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Researchers exposed cheese to different genres of music for 24 hours a day over six months to find out that hip-hop might create the tastiest cheese.

Miriam Pratt and Jean Soliz pose at their StoryCorps interview in Renton, Wash., on Jan. 22, 2019. They were neighbors when Miriam was a child, and they have stayed in contact since through letters, phone calls and visits.

Her Dad Was A Slain Civil Rights Leader. She Remembers His Assassination

Lindsey Feingold

Edwin Pratt, the then-head of the Seattle Urban League, was assassinated in 1969 at his home. At StoryCorps, his daughter and her godmother remember him and the night he was shot.

Art thieves tried to steal a painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564-1638), but the artwork, titled <em>The Crucifixion,</em> had been switched out for a copy.

Thieves Steal A Famous Painting From An Italian Church — But Don't Worry, It's Fake

Lulu Garcia-Navarro

After authorities were tipped off about the heist, they replaced the Flemish masterpiece with a replica.

<em>Survivor Maryland </em>kicks off its 12th season with a challenge where participants' arms are tied to a plastic cup of water that's resting on the top of a ledge. One wrong move and the cup (and its contents) will tumble.

It's Survivor: College Edition, As Students Create Their Own Reality Shows

Lindsey Feingold

College students across the country have re-created campus versions of CBS' Survivor — all while juggling classes and homework. The challenges are popular online and have earned a devoted following.