NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: The Animal That Wouldn't Die (With Robert Krulwich)
Everything scientists know suggests that this little creature is immortal. [4:21]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Why the Price of Coke Didn't Change for 70 Years
The thing about prices is they tend to change. But for 70 years, between 1886 and the late 1950s, the price of a Coca-Cola was a shiny nickel. [3:45]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: A Neuroscience Love Song
Happy Valentine's Day! Here's a musical look at your brain on love. [3:30]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: A Giant Salamander's Second Chance
Eastern hellbenders live throughout the Appalachian region in the United States. Their ancestors have been on Earth for around 160 million years, but in the last several decades their numbers have dropped dangerously in several states,...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: 5 Safe Ways to View the Eclipse
Watching an eclipse? Save your eyeballs -- rig up a sweet viewing set-up with some help from this video. [3:00]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: 12 Real, Prehistoric Monsters and Their Modern Relatives
Meet some real ancient giants and their modern relatives, in rhyming verse. [3:03]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: How Birds Get Oxygen Inside Their Eggs
A beautiful tour of the bizarre system that keeps chicks from suffocating before they hatch. [3:10]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Matchmaking for Maned Wolves
Tinder for wolves? The survival of the maned wolf may depend on the science of matchmaking. [4:45]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Building a Probe That Will Survive a Trip to the Sun
The Parker Solar Probe is going to go closer to the sun than any spacecraft has come before. It will take seven years to fly 93 million miles to reach the sun's corona, its outermost atmosphere. The probe will withstand temperatures up...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Can You Power a House With a Bicycle?
After pedaling for hours, Adam discovers there's a difference between the power you use and the power your body can generate. [3:41]
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: Conservation's Latest Problem? Not Enough Hunters
No matter how you feel about hunting, it provides a lot of funding for state wildlife agencies. Now, fewer Americans are hunting, and that system is breaking down. The United States needs to find a new way to fund the preservation of...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr Videos: Skunk Bear: 5 Brilliant Scientific Accidents
Finding success in science requires smarts, determination, and sometimes a bit of luck. NPR's Skunk Bear created the Golden Mole Award for Accidental Brilliance to celebrate that last part. Check out the top nominees' stories and see the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The 14th Amendment's Historical Significance
This radio program focuses on the historical significance as President Trump has revived the idea of ending birthright citizenship, written into the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. This is an interview with Trump in 2016.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Do Black Athletes Face Glass Ceiling?
Even though the 2007 Super Bowl showcases two teams both with black head coaches, Richard Purcell argues that black coaches and athletes are underrated and rarely given deserved credit due to still-existing racism in American spectator...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Affirmative Action and the Super Bowl
What does affirmative action have in common with the Super Bowl? With the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts both having black head coaches, this Super Bowl is more than a championship game--it's a victory for affirmative action....
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Celebrating 20 Years of Mac
NPR remembers the Macintosh, its launch in 1984, and its legacy over the last 20 years. View the famous "1984," commercial, listen to the entire audio program on "Talk of the Nation," and view a photogalley of the Mac.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: On the Issues
NPR compares the candidates' key talking points in this year's race for the White House. Topics include the war in Iraq, the energy policy, homeland security, gay marriage, education, and jobs.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Gay Activist Talks About Same Sex Marriage Debate
Jasmyne Cannick, whom Essence magazine listed as one of the top 25 "Women Shaping the World," discusses homosexuality in the African-American community, the issues black gays and lesbians face, and more.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: The World of Maurice Sendak
An audio interview with Maurice Sendak on the parallels between the somewhat terrifying images in his award-winning children's books and his own upbringing. With a slideshow of images from his books.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Voting Results: America's Greatest 20th Century Music
These are the results of National Public Radio's survey of the 100 Most Important American Musical Works of the 20th Century. An excellent brief look at many styles and eras of American Music of the 20th Century, with audio clips of the...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Community in Action:studs Terkel
Read an NPR interview with Studs Terkel, Pulitzer Prize winning author, about his beliefs on community activism.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: An Immigrant's First American Christmas: Congolese Diary
What does it feel like to be a refugee in a strange country during a holiday time? Read about a refugee from the Republic of Congo and other immigrants as they struggle with a new culture. This is an audio with transcript and photos.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Sedaris on New York
Six audio clips of works or interviews with New York City commentator David Sedaris.
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: "A Raisin in the Sun"
This audio story offers perspective on the opening of Hansberry's famous play on Broadway.