Young Scientists Feature Projects At 2016 White House Science Fair
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with two students whose science projects were featured at the 2016 White House Science Fair.
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Coal Giant Peabody Energy Declares Bankruptcy
Peabody Energy, the largest private sector coal company in the nation, declared bankruptcy Wednesday morning. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Taylor Kuykendall, a reporter with S&P Global Market Intelligence, about why the coal powerhouse needs to reorganize.
Oregon's Jeff Merkley Becomes First Senator To Endorse Bernie Sanders
Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley announced his endorsement of Bernie Sanders for president Wednesday in The New York Times. He is the first U.S. senator to endorse Sanders.
Stanford Physicist Embarks On Mission To Improve Undergraduate Teaching
Research shows that some teaching methods are a lot better than others. But why aren't more colleges and universities even bothering to measure teaching effectiveness? Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, a Stanford professor, is on a mission to improve undergraduate teaching and learning.
'Affluenza Teen' Gets Nearly 2 Years In Jail
Ethan Couch, whose lawyers presented an "affluenza" defense to show he wasn't responsible for a deadly drunken driving crash in 2013, has been sentenced to four consecutive terms of 180 days.
Adapting To A More Extreme Climate, Coastal Cities Get Creative
In preparation for sea level rise, vulnerable cities are building infrastructure to protect themselves. But as a look at New Orleans and Philadelphia shows, the strategies are unique to each city.
When It Comes To Terms Like 'Colored People's Time,' Context Matters
Bill de Blasio's been getting dragged for joking about "CPT." Once more, with gusto: When it comes to terms like this, context matters. Who's saying it, where and to whom?
'Don't Be Mean' Beer: 36 N.C. Breweries Sign Up To Sell Brew Aimed At HB2
North Carolina's HB2 law has sparked an ACLU lawsuit and prompted calls for boycotts. Inside the state, beer brewers say the law doesn't represent them.
'Door To Door' Reveals The Magnificent — And Maddening — Story of Traffic
Edward Humes describes his new book as a "transportation detective story" that chronicles the hidden characters, locations and machinery driving our same-day-delivery, traffic-packed world.
How LSD Makes Your Brain One With The Universe
Researchers are starting to look at the therapeutic possibilities of psychedelic drugs. A sensation that the self is merging with the world could be due to changes in brain connections, a study says.