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  • A Generous Dog: Canine Cognition Caught On Video
    Dog videos on the Internet are fun to discuss and debate — and sometimes, notes anthropologist Barbara J. King, they clue us in to what might be happening in canine minds.
  • Peanuts and straight peanut butter are a choking hazard for infants, doctors say, but a bit of watered-down puree of peanut butter, starting at around 6-months-old, can help prevent peanut allergies.
    Hey, Baby, Meet Peanuts: How And When To Safely Introduce The Food
    Giving infants peanut puree as one of their first solid foods can help prevent peanut allergies, research has shown. To do that safely, start early — and only after checking with your doctor.
  • Why Do We Vote On Tuesdays?
    The tradition goes back to the 19th century, when the U.S. was largely an agrarian, Christian society. People needed a day to travel by horse and buggy to vote and November was after the fall harvest.
  • France Begins Clearing Out Migrant Camp In Calais
    France began clearing the sprawling migrant camp in the northern city of Calais on Monday. The camp, known as "The Jungle," has been home to more than 6,500 migrants who have fled war and poverty. France plans to resettle the migrants in 450 centers around the country.
  • A resident checks on damage from Hurricane Hermine in Cedar Key, Fla. Hermine was downgraded to a tropical storm after it made landfall. Authorities say the storm could regain hurricane status by the time it hits the Mid-Atlantic states by Monday.
    After Battering Florida and Georgia, Hermine Threatens Mid-Atlantic
    The Category 1 hurricane hit Florida, then weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland. Hermine is expected to drop heavy rain in Georgia and the Carolinas before tracking out over the Atlantic.
  • Millions Of Gamers Are Hooked On Pokemon Go
    Pokemon Go has become a smartphone gaming sensation, generating $1.6 million in daily revenue by one estimate and boosting the market value of Nintendo. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to writer Glen Weldon about the hit game and the playing experience.
  • Three men water newly planted trees on March 18 in al-Qosh, an ancient Christian village in northern Iraq. The village emptied out last August as Islamic State fighters approached. But the extremists never entered al-Qosh and the village and residents have returned. The men are watering outside a monastery that dates to the 7th century.
    Menaced By War, An Ancient Christian Village In Iraq Returns To Life
    When the Islamic State threatened al-Qosh last year, the village turned into a ghost town. The residents are now back, but say they remain worried about the future of Christians in the Middle East.
  • Rise In Measles Cases Marks A 'Wake-Up Call' For U.S.
    The latest wave of measles cases and potential infections is in Arizona, where 1,000 people may have been exposed to measles from seven people confirmed to have been infected.
  • Map showing seismic activity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone.
    New Study Shakes Up Science On Midwest Quake Zone
    The fault that sparked a series of magnitude 7 earthquakes in 1811-12 had been thought dead, but the latest research suggests the region is still alive and kicking.
  • Li Wins Australian Open; Ralph Lauren Overdoes Olympic Cardigan
    The Australian Open is drawing to a close with Li Na of China winning the women's tournament on Saturday. If Rafael Nadal wins on Sunday, he'll be the first man to win all the majors twice in the era of opens. Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine joins NPR's Jacki Lyden to talk tennis and weigh in on the U.S. Olympic team's uniforms.
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