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Frequent "Fresh Air" co-host Dave Davies will appear on the show less often.

The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News: ---------- Ixico PLC - London-based precision analytics company...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about building cellular 'robots,' the bizarre sleeping habits of chinstrap penguins, and a lost echidna found again.

Professor Dorceta Taylor discussed early  environmentalists whose contributions often go unrecognized at a recent panel discussion at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. The panel was held in conjunction with a new exhibition featuring Taylor and other individuals who have shaped the U.S. environmental movement from the mid-nineteenth century conservation efforts to today’s focus on climate change, biodiversity loss, and environmental justice.

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about a black hole nearly as old as the universe, how pollution plagues sea turtles, and a simple fix to cut blood pressure.

Radio Coffee & Beer has turned up the volume for in Austin, Texas, with the opening of its second cafe, bar and music venue called Radio/East. 

Every year, the USDA drops millions of oral rabies vaccines across fourteen states, mostly along the eastern seaboard. In urban and suburban areas, they use vehicles, but in rural areas, they drop the vaccines from planes.

I don't remember a time when I didn't love Star Trek. This show, and my father who introduced me to it, built the foundation for my sense of social justice as an astrophysicist of color.

I don't remember a time when I didn't love Star Trek. This show, and my father who introduced me to it, built the foundation for my sense of social justice as an astrophysicist of color.

Ya'all, it's the most wonderful time of the year: Fat Bear Week! Brown bears in Katmai National Park and Preserve are putting on the pounds before they hibernate. During this time, their metabolism, heart and breathing rate slow way down and they recycle their waste internally. Today, we look at the cool (and peculiar) biological processes taking place during hibernation. Plus, we talk through some other science headlines we're obsessing over, including the light pollution from s...