A new study finds that chimpanzee babies learn vocal and visual communication patterns from their mothers.…
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Old Fiddler’s Convention is pushing 90 and keeping mountain music alive
The Old Fiddler’s Convention in Galax, Va., features mostly amateur musicians playing Bluegrass and Old Time…
Amid growing ‘scandal’ of elder homelessness, health care groups aim to help
The housing crisis is requiring creative scrambling and new partnerships from health care organizations to keep…
Opinion: Remembering Ted Clark, great colleague — better friend
Scott Simon remembers former longtime NPR colleague Ted Clark, who passed away last week at the…
As arms race in Asia intensifies, a-bomb survivors make final plea for peace
While atomic bomb survivors warn the catastrophic risks, leaders of nuclear-armed states and self-proclaimed ‘realists’ argue…
Hurricane Erin rapidly intensifies to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean
Hurricane Erin exploded in strength to a Category 5 storm in the Caribbean on Saturday, rapidly…
Government forces Air Canada flight attendants back to work, into arbitration
Canada’s government forced Air Canada and its striking flight attendants back to work and into arbitration…
Video shows prominent Palestinian prisoner for the first time in years
The world got a glimpse of Marwan Barghouti for the first time in years in a…
Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they’re partly responsible
Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in…