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What if the NFL Playoffs were scripted? These would be the top storylines
by John Ketchum
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Tom Grossi about his "If the NFL Was Scripted" series and the characters and storylines viewers should be watching for in the NFL playoffs.
A newly-discovered fossil could help solve a longtime mystery
by Ari Daniel
Birds descended from the dinosaurs, but researchers have known relatively little about how the bird's brain took shape. An 80 million-year-old bird fossil that sheds light on that mystery.
Remembering pioneering saxophonist Lou Donaldson
by Elena Burnett
Iconic alto saxophonist Lou Donaldson died Nov. 9 after a very long career. Unapologetic about seeking an audience, he said he just aimed to play what crowds would respond to.
Pediatricians worry about a vaccine skeptic leading health policy
by Maria Godoy
President elect Trump says RFK Jr, can go "wild on health." Some pediatricians worry this could mean a roll back of childhood vaccinations which would accelerate the reemergence of childhood diseases.
Roy Haynes, pioneering modern jazz drummer, has died at 99
by Eric Westervelt
Roy Haynes. American jazz drummer and bandleader has died. Born in 1925 in Roxbury, Mass., he influenced generations of jazz drummers and helped change the direction of rhythmic improvisation.