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Margaret Atwood reads the poem "Cicadas" from her recent book of poetry called Dearly.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo from the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security about the COVID-19 pandemic from a global perspective.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Rick Hasen, book author and law professor at the University of California, Irvine, about steps the federal government could take to counter restrictive voting laws.

Facebook says it's working on a version of Instagram for preteens because kids are lying about their age to get on its regular app. Many parents aren't sure Facebook's solution is the right one.

Little is known about the night-time habits of tiny creatures all around us. Take the jumping spider--it mysteriously can spend much of the night suspended in mid-air, hanging by a thread.

The report from the American Alliance of Museums sheds light on losses suffered during the pandemic; three-quarters of the country's museums reported an average of 40% slump in operating income.

Louisiana's $2 billion plan to divert the Mississippi River is getting pushback. The project is part of the state's effort to save a coast suffering one of the highest rates of land loss in the world.

The insects' appearances stretch back 4,000 years, to a time when ancient settlers carved cicadas from jade and put them on tongues of the dead before burial, evoking transcendence and eternal life.

How do Republicans in Wyoming view Congresswoman Liz Cheney and her ouster from House Republican leadership? Even with conflicting opinions, there are a couple of points many agree on.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention dramatically rolled back mask guidance for fully vaccinated people Thursday, making a major shift in the U.S.'s emergence out of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Arab countries that were opening relations with Israel are watching its air strikes in Gaza anxiously worrying they'll be seen as abandoning the Palestinians.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky about the new guidance that fully vaccinated people don't need masks indoors and how the Pfizer vaccine is now available to kids 12-15.

As the number of vaccinated Americans rises and the number of cases of COVID declines, Hollywood has started the back-to-cinemas drumroll — with mask-wearing superheroes leading the way.

A utopian agricultural entrepreneur in China has been arrested and his businesses seized by the state as part of an effort to bring the country's entrepreneurs under Communist Party control.