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  • Steam and exhaust rise from a power plant on Jan. 6, 2017 in Oberhausen, Germany. According to a report released by the European Copernicus Climate Change Service, 2016 is likely to have been the hottest year since global temperatures were recorded in the 19th century. (Lukas Schulze/Getty Images)
    Why People Change Their Hard-Rooted Opinions
    Conversations about issues like climate change and same-sex marriage can often feel fraught, with each side digging further in on their opinions.
  • Barbara King: Do Animals Grieve?
    In 2018, an orca made headlines when she carried her dead calf on her back for weeks. Barbara King says this was a display of animal grief and explains how this changes our relationship with animals.
  • COMIC: How One COVID-19 Nurse Navigates Anti-Mask Sentiment
    At work every day, Agnes Boisvert attends to ICU patients "gasping for air" and dying from COVID-19. But communicating that harsh reality to her skeptical community has been a challenge.
  • A Young Woman Falls In Love With Everything
    Wherever we look, we see the same shapes, same forces, same elements in the universe. In this gorgeous animation, Xiangjun Shi describes what it's like to see with the eyes of a physicist.
  • American journalist Steven Sotloff (center, with black helmet) talks to Libyan rebels on the Al Dafniya front line on June 02, 2011, in Misrata, Libya. Sotloff was kidnapped in August 2013 near Aleppo, Syria and was recently shown on a jihadist video in which fellow U.S. journalist James Foley was executed. In the video the militant group the Islamic State threatened to kill Sotloff next if the U.S. continues its aerial campaign against the insurgency. (Etienne de Malglaive via Getty Images)
    Video Purports To Show Beheading Of U.S. Journalist
    Steven Sotloff, who was was kidnapped a year ago in Syria, appears to have been beheaded by an Islamic State fighter.
  • Planet Money Is Hiring
    We're looking for a visual journalist. We're not exactly sure what your title would be, but here's what we'd like you to do.
  • Cabdriver Ends Up Foiling Bank Robber's Getaway
    In Charles Town, W.Va., police say a bank robber asked a cabdriver to wait for him until he came out of the bank. The driver recognized the suspect's photo from an earlier robbery and called police.
  • Detail from the cover of Brian Wilson's Smile.
    Rock Critic Ken Tucker: Best Pop of 2004
    Rock critic Ken Tucker gives us his top picks in pop for 2004. He runs down his 10 best albums, and then talks about some trends of 2004, such as the return of punk, the year of the hip-hop producer, crunk music, and the potential end of an era as iPods and single song downloads replace album purchases. Ken Tucker is also a film critic for New York magazine.
  • The Fabulous Thunderbirds on <em>Mountain Stage</em>
    The Fabulous Thunderbirds On Mountain Stage
    Listen as the blues-rock veterans perform a mix of hits, including the band's Top 40 smash "Tuff Enuff" and a Junior Parker cover, with an assist from guitarist Anson Funderburgh.
  • A sign points to a voting precinct
    Mayoral races set for Greensboro and Asheboro after Tuesday's municipal primary
    Primary voters headed to the polls Tuesday to set the field for the Nov. 4 general municipal elections.
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