Feb 17th, 2010 · An NPR News Investigation: Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the young man charged with trying to blow up a plane on Christmas Day, came from predominately Muslim northern Nigeria. Analysts say the area could be an incubator for extremism as Islamic fundamentalism spreads among a population facing inequality and a lack of education.
Jan 26th, 2010 · Deep sea corals? A Brillo Pad convention? No and no. The photo of the day is a an extreme close-up of a flower petal.
Jan 15th, 2010 · Arctic-nesting shorebirds have some of the longest migrations in the world, traveling from the southern parts of Africa and South America. A new study reveals that they may go the distance for good reason: to avoid nest-raiding predators.
Dec 23rd, 2009 · There's no denying that it gets cold in Kazakhstan's capital city Astana. Many government officials refuse to live there. But the country's president says the cold weather has its benefits. He claims below zero temperatures "strengthen the spirit." And the president says frigid weather is actually healthy.
Dec 16th, 2009 · The planet orbits a red dwarf star 40 light-years from our Earth, and its surface may be covered in water. But scientists say conditions on this planet would probably be too extreme to support life as we know it on Earth.
Dec 16th, 2009 · According to Time, the economy would be much, much worse if the Fed had not taken ... extreme measures to stop the panic. "I'm not happy with where we are, but it's a lot better than where we could be," Bernanke said.
Dec 16th, 2009 · According to Time, the economy would be much, much worse if the Fed had not taken ... extreme measures to stop the panic. "I'm not happy with where we are, but it's a lot better than where we could be," Bernanke said.
Dec 15th, 2009 · Photographer Theodore Cross has elevated the sport of birdwatching: he's been traveling the world and photographing waterbirds for nearly 40 years. Now, at the age of eighty-five, he's published his collection in a new book.