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The rare bats that helped spark a conservation movement
Ten years ago, Iroro Tanshi found something incredible in a cave in Nigeria: a colony of short-tailed roundleaf bats, a species that hadn’t been seen…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Drought fears spur big fight over Utah data center
"Shark Tank" star Kevin O'Leary wants to build a huge data center north of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The project was greenlit, but still needs to …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
What the Ohio and Indiana primaries hint about November's midterms
Ohio and Indiana voters offered an early glimpse at the political mood heading into the midterms. NPR's Stephen Fowler joins us to talk about the res…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Psychedelics and the future of medicine
The Food and Drug Administration says it is offering an “ultra-fast review” of two psychedelic drugs intended to treat serious mental health disorder…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Mifepristone access is back. But for how long?
On Monday, the Supreme Court temporarily restored mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone. It puts aside a lower court ruling in Louisiana on F…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
The history of America's weather forecasts
A new exhibit called “Water’s Edge” at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian showcases work by late artist Truman Lowe of the Ho-Chu…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Iran war and the future of energy
The average price of gas in the U.S. hit a wartime high of $4.30 on Thursday, according to AAA. Bloomberg's Michael Regan breaks down the latest numb…
2 months ago
Did the Supreme Court just gut a major civil rights law?
The Supreme Court axed a 2024 voting map from Louisiana that created a new majority-Black congressional district, calling the district an “unconstitu…
2 months ago
Why has political violence become so common?
A man has been charged with trying to assassinate President Trump at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. But threats against public officials are…
2 months ago
Why couldn't security stop a shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner?
On Saturday night, a gunman gained access to the ballroom where the White House Correspondents’ Dinner was being held and President Trump and top adm…
2 months ago