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Research suggests the more of your childhood that is spent surrounded by green spaces, the lower your risk of developing mental illness in adulthood, whether in the city or the country.

In his new book, To Sell Is Human, Daniel H. Pink describes how access to information has empowered buyers and dramatically changed the sales landscape. Caveat emptor — buyer beware — is still good advice, Pink says, but so is caveat venditor — seller beware.

For years, the New Zealand kakapo had no need to fly — the bird's only predators were in the sky — but then came human settlers and, with them, an invasive weasel-like predator. Author William Stolzenburg explores exotic island species' vulnerability to newcomers in Rat Island.

New York Times chief Washington correspondent David Sanger details how President Obama accelerated the use of innovative weapons to fight the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and sped up a wave of cyberattacks against Iran to destroy its nuclear centrifuges.

Gen. Sami Sadat spoke with NPR about day-to-day life in Afghanistan, how the army will operate without U.S. support and what he's learned over the years during the war.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with NPR's Terry Samuel, PBS's Sara Just and Block Club Chicago's Dawn Rhodes about how editorial decisions are made in this fractured news environment.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Dr. Elizabeth Hawse, a pediatrician in Lexington, Ky., about how her office is preparing to administer COVID-19 vaccines to kids.

Davenport was devastated by 2019 floods in the Upper Mississippi. How are local business preparing for future floods, and what role does climate change play in their voting?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to authors Grace Lin and Kate Messner about their new children's book. "Once Upon a Book" follows a young girl who discovers the joy of reading.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Democratic Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania about police reform — following the death of Tyre Nichols, who was severely beaten by police in Memphis, Tenn.