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Ari Daniel for NPRThese snakes can go for months without eating, grow and shrink the size of their hearts and jump start their metabolism on a dime. -
Michelle Mildenberg Lara for The Marshall ProjectPrisoners are allowed to file complaints about mistreatment — but doing so often comes with retaliation. That's according to an investigation by NPR and The Marshall Project.
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For some electric vehicle batteries, it costs more to recycle them than they're worth. That creates all kinds of problems, which a new Colorado law aims to solve. -
Jonah Neal, 25, was struck by a Homeland Security Investigations agent in May. There have been at least four deadly shootings related to the task force. -
Dr. Zeke Emanuel, a renowned U.S. health policy physician, takes on the wellness industry with a back-to-basics approach to optimizing good health. -
After four decades as a founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea goes solo with a stellar jazz band.
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Social media can make a song go viral — even push it up the pop charts — seemingly overnight. Perhaps it's not surprising that some influencers are being paid to promote music without disclosing it.
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Will the real Daeron please stand up? -
By Monday morning, forensic teams were investigating the scene. Officials say many victims were trapped in windowless bathrooms near a rear exit. Investigators are focusing on the ceiling above the performance stage for clues. -
At least two people are dead and at least four people are injured after a shooting on Saturday night at a festival celebrating Latin culture in Canada's biggest city. -
A surge of cases of the intestinal illness that causes diarrhea and nausea has been detected in 31 states, according to federal health authorities, but the source is still under investigation. -
Farmers in Senegal are welcoming fish into their rice paddies. The hope is they'll fertilize the crop, be a source of food ... and eat the snails that carry parasitic worms.
