Why do so many of us want our elected officials to love dogs?
NPR's Michel Martin talks with A.O. Scott, a critic with The New York Times, about the history of presidents and their pups.
Animals
Forget about political news and everything else -- it's time to focus on pandas
Cue the fanfare! A new set of pandas is headed to the National Zoo later this year. Why do people love these bamboo-munching creatures so much?
Thousands of fireflies emerge in South Carolina to put on a mind-blowing light show
For a few weeks in late spring, thousands of fireflies emerge at the Congaree National Park in South Carolina to blink in synchrony. This natural phenomenon draws thousands of visitors whose appreciation, while welcome, has led the park to institute protections for the fireflies, so their populations can live on. Digital (edited by Carme Wroth) runs Sunday 5/26. Broadcast ATC .
Giant Pandas are returning to D.C.'s National Zoo
National Zoo officials say D.C. will get two new adolescent pandas by the end of the year. The last bears departed in November, bound for China on a FedEx cargo plane, with no agreement in place to secure a new pair.
Woodpeckers aiming to make a lot of noise, switch from wood to metal
If you've been hearing strange noises in your house lately -- like a loud metallic hammering -- it may be a certain creature exhibiting an unusual seasonal behavior.
A Wyoming man is under investigation after bringing an injured wild wolf inside a bar
A Wyoming man displayed a wolf he captured in a local bar. When videos leaked on social media threats of violence against quickly followed and the whole state is feeling a black eye.
One of India’s most sacred animals is running into a very real problem: trains
India's dense population is threatening elephants, with more than 200 killed in train collisions over the last decade. Indian railways turned to artificial intelligence for help.
Researchers study how the German cockroach spread globally
A new study shows the origins of the most widespread cockroach in the world, the German cockroach.
Why eagles have largely gone extinct from Western Europe
The war in Ukraine is causing a change in the migration path of the Greater Spotted Eagle. This makes conservation efforts more difficult.
Air travel has gone to the dogs — literally. Here’s what to know about BARK Air
BARK Air says it built its experience "dog first," offering perks like puppucchinos and pheromone blankets. It's flying between New York and LA or London and plans to add more routes soon.