The history of Hezbollah
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Randa Slim, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, about the history of Hezbollah, and the groups their current role Lebanon and the region.
History
The New York Public Library received a donation of Abraham Lincoln memorabilia
The collection includes letters, campaign souvenirs and a strand of the 16th president's hair. All of it came from the family of Jonathan Mann, a collector who died last August.
Lessons from sleeplessness: The 60th anniversary of Randy Gardner's world record
Sixty years ago, 17-year-old Randy Gardner broke a Guinness world record by staying awake for 11 consecutive days. His experiment is one of the most well-documented cases of sleep deprivation.
A prison art show at Lincoln's Cottage critiques presidents' penal law past
Prison Reimagined: Presidential Portrait Project is on exhibit at President Lincoln's Cottage in Washington. The work of incarcerated artists challenges U.S. presidents' records on mass incarceration.
This week in science: Invasive ants, ancient chewing gum, and return of the cicadas
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Pien Huang of Short Wave about a double emergence of cicadas this spring, invasive ants in Kenya, and the secrets in an ancient wad of chewing gum.
Amateur archaeologists uncover a mysterious ancient Roman artifact in England
More than 100 of these artifacts have been found across Europe, but no one knows what they were used for. This dodecahedron was discovered fully intact and in excellent condition.
The megalodon maybe wasn't so mega, research suggests
The megalodon went extinct 3.6 million years ago, and is thought to be the largest shark that ever swam the Earth. But the megalodon may not have been as big as once thought, some researchers suggest.
New kelp fossils may help explain the Pacific Ocean's underwater jungles
Newly discovered kelp fossils peg their existence to 32 million years ago. These fossils may help explain how the Pacific Ocean's underwater 'forests' came to be.
The controversy involved in making Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a holiday
While Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a reminder to Americans to be of service to their communities, the road to getting the holiday established was marked by controversy.
Why does the U.S. vote this way — and why is Iowa first? A look at caucuses
We look at what sets the Iowa caucuses apart and why the U.S. primary system is such a patchwork.