How China’s Space Ambitions Fit Into Its Larger Geopolitical Strategy
China’s astronomical ambitions are not purely scientific. NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with U.S. Naval War College Professor Joan Johnson-Freese about China’s larger geopolitical strategy.
The Trump effect at two: Have views of an unconventional presidency shifted?
From the start, Donald Trump has tested a “chaos theory” of the American presidency. Countless norms of a modern White House have vanished, as the ultimate outsider chief executive has done things his way. A year that began with a short shutdown ende…
Russian Apartment Collapse Killed 39 People, Emergency Agency Says
“Half an hour ago, we have recovered the last body. The search and rescue operation is over,” Alexander Chupriyan of the Russian Emergencies Ministry said of the incident on New Year’s Eve.
The chicken age: Will finger lickin’ fossils define our geological era?
Most people, when they take a broiler chicken from their supermarket shelf, don’t give much thought to what kind of a fossil the bird’s bones will one day make. The Pleistocene Epoch had woolly mammoths. The world eats more than 60 billion chickens a…
British Army Seeks ‘Snow Flakes’ And ‘Me Me Me Millennials’ In New Recruiting Campaign
The advertisements attempt to rebrand negative stereotypes about younger generations as strengths useful in military service.
Where age is a state of mind
As self-designated watchdogs on government, the news media were remarkably quiet Thursday about one aspect of Rep. Nancy Pelosi as she was elected House speaker for the second time. Yes, she is again the most powerful woman in American politics, the …
Death Toll Rises As New Details Emerge In Danish Train Accident
Investigators believe the passenger train hit an empty truck trailer that was being carried on a freight train going in the opposite direction.
This artist’s vision prioritizes community and healing
Inside Paul Goodnight’s art studio, hundreds of vibrant paintings fill the space from floor to ceiling. In each one, black bodies appear to move in intricate ways, and washes of color fill the canvases like spots of colored lights at a disco.
Berlin Is A Tech Hub, So Why Are Germany’s Internet Speeds So Slow?
Germany is Europe’s largest economy but business leaders warn it is in danger of losing its edge because of sluggish Internet connections. The government has promised to speed things up.
Family Disputes Russian Charges That Paul Whelan Is A Spy
Noel King talks to David Whelan, brother of Paul Whelan, who has been detained in Russia on charges of spying. Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, visited Whelan in Russian detention.
Meanwhile in … Anchorage, Alaska, road crews fixed earthquake-damaged highways in just days
In the Elysium Planitia, on Mars, NASA’s InSight lander captured the first audio recording made on the Red Planet’s surface. An aging population, natural disasters, and the migration of young people to city apartments has left a glut of abandoned home…
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