Search results for

Sometimes perfectly fine to eat, sometimes dangerous to consume, and often times a tricky pronunciation. That right this week's episode of Science on the…

This week on Science on the Radio Dr. Marvin Druger talks about the Sun. You'll hear specific details about our source of light and heat such as how far…

This week on Science on the Radio Dr. Marvin Druger addresses the issue of Alzheimer's Disease. You'll found out how the disease was originally…

This weekend, students from around the country came to the ation's capital to compete in the "Project Earth" Eco Fair. The national ompetition is sponsored to encourage 4th through 12th graders to think of ways o improve the environment. Host Liane Hansen attended the event, and spoke to ome of this year's contestants.

As the House prepares for a floor debate and vote Wednesday on a bill that would streamline procedures at federal regulatory agencies, David Baron looks at why the GOP, as well as business and industrial leaders, want health and environment regulations simplified. We examine one company's 18-year struggle with the EPA over a controversial additive for gasoline.

Commentator and novelist Reynolds Price says writing can indeed by taught -- at least to serious college students, who can learn serviceable prose. He adds that some skill at creative writing can be acquired, but superior creative work is the far rarer result of inborn "neural tilt," and early environment.

against a Mitsubishi auto plant in Illinois has raised certain cultural issues. One question is how to maintain equal opportunity for women in work environments typically dominated by men.

This week on Science on the Radio, Dr Marvin Druger takes a dip into the world of Dolphins. Largely regarded as one of the smartest marine mammals in the…

NPR's Guy Raz in Berlin reports on the growing popularity of Germany's ruling coalition of Social Democrats and Greens. Even though the Greens are the junior partner in the coalition, the party has managed to make the environment a top policy priority.

There is increasing awareness of cities as a defining trait of humanity and their importance to our health, economy and the environment. Here, some basic nuts and bolts about cities and the people who live, drive, work and play in them.