From Bored To Blown Away: Feline Reactions To 'Music For Cats'
David Teie talked with us last week about his cat-friendly music. This week, we share how some of Weekend Edition's feline listeners reacted to Teie's tunes.
Animals
Why Do Mosquitoes Like To Bite You Best? It's In Your Genes
Researchers set hungry mosquitoes loose on identical and fraternal twins. They found that inherited genes do play a role in making you a mosquito magnet.
Tyson Foods To Stop Giving Chickens Antibiotics Used By Humans
Antibiotic use is falling out of fashion in the poultry industry. Tyson Foods, the biggest poultry producer in the U.S., says it will stop feeding its birds human-use antibiotics in two years.
Don't Trust The Goats; Their Ticks Could Make You Sick
A goat is host to bacteria. A tick visits the goat, picks up bacteria and spreads them to a human. And the bacteria turn out to cause a previously undiscovered disease.
Millions Of Chickens To Be Killed As Bird Flu Outbreak Puzzles Industry
A flu strain deadly to chickens and turkeys is striking farms in the West and Midwest. This week, it hit an Iowa facility with millions of egg-laying hens. No one knows how it's entering houses.
Buzz Over Bee Health: New Pesticide Studies Rev Up Controversy
Two new studies published in the journal Nature point to a connection between a class of insecticides known as neonicotinoids and a decline in bee health. What's bad for bees is bad for crops, too.
These Animals Might Go Extinct Because No One Wants To Eat Them
Many species have gone extinct because humans hunted them into oblivion for their meat. But there's another group of animals that are endangered because we've lost interest in breeding them.
Return Of Horses A Sign Of Spring On Michigan Island
Over the next two months, more than 300 draft and riding horses will be transported by ferry to Mackinac Island.
N.Y. Judge Grants Legal Rights To 2 Research Chimps
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Barbara Jaffe's order Monday grants two research chimps the writ of habeas corpus. The decision, says Science magazine, effectively recognizes chimps as legal persons.
When Danish Cows See Fresh Spring Pasture, They Jump For Joy
Thousands of spectators gather every April to see ecstatic cows return to fields on organic farms around Denmark. The organic industry says the event has helped fuel demand for organic foods.