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Although Venezuela has a rich literary culture, its writers remain largely unknown outside of the country. Marcela Valdes traces the intersection of literature and politics in the large Caribbean nation, showing the forces that have kept Venezuelan writers from getting the praise they deserve.

When the auto industry nearly collapsed a couple years ago, it had major ripple effect on the state’s arts and culture institutions. General Motors and…

A new study from Consumer Reports magazine recommends that pregnant women avoid eating canned tuna. It was previously believed that light tuna had lower mercury content. Urvashi Rangan, a toxicologist for the study, talks to Melissa Block about the findings.

Japan says its damaged nuclear plant has been stabilized. But the threat of exposure to radioactivity, particularly in the food supply, remains a very real concern. And radioactive "hot spots" crop up in places far from the site of the accident.

All this year, Michigan Radio has been asking people from across the state for their 3 ideas for how we can improve things in Michigan. The series is…

Health insurers say rising medical costs are to blame for insurance premium increases, and that the administration dropped the ball on getting enough cost controls into the new health law.

Thousands of environmental groups have sprung up in China, hoping to protect its land and wildlife from the ravages of economic development. Journalist Jonathan Watts writes about them in a new book, When a Billion Chinese Jump.

A sampler of the many genres — garage, techno, house and bass music — that made a mark (and made us want to move) in 2012.

The drug has been intertwined with race and ethnicity since well before the word "marijuana" was coined. Turns out there's an awful lot we don't know about the recent history of the cannabis plant.

(By Kyle Norris) Gerry Bose has worked as paint contractor for much of his life in new construction. He actually painted the insides of a lot of new…