Henry Larson
Stories
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Israel's attack on Qatar rattles Gulf region
Israel bombing Qatar brings the war in Gaza to the Gulf, rattling a US ally and upending diplomatic ceasefire efforts.
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How the Rhone and other rivers were used in ancient times
They developed a computer model that estimates how easily Roman and Celtic travelers navigated rivers thousands of years ago.
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A record number of shipwrecks have been discovered in the Great Lakes in recent years
NPR's Juana Summers talks with maritime archaeologist Tamara Thomsen about the record number of shipwreck discoveries in the Great Lakes in recent years, including two just in the last several months.
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What's the world's best apple? We asked an 'expert'
What is the best apple? Granny Smith? Macintosh? If you've ever wondered, there's a website for you. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Brian Frange, the founder of applerankings.com
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What happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory?
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Robert A. Pape of the University of Chicago about what happens when democracies use military force to occupy their own territory. Weeks of talk of sending federal troops into Chicago has set the city on edge.
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Giraffes aren't just one species — they're four
We're used to thinking of giraffes as one species. Turns out, there are actually four distinct species of the world's tallest mammal.
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How one Canadian's misplaced signature caused a diplomatic incident at the end of WWII
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Israeli takeover of Gaza City is under way
The Israeli military says an order for nearly a million people to march south is "inevitable" -- and the assault has already begun.
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What happens when the federal government owns part of a company?
President Trump says taking a 10% stake in Intel will be good for the company and the country. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Michael Strain of the American Enterprise Insitiute, who disagrees.
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What it means that Abrego Garcia faces deportation again
The lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man wrongly deported by the Trump administration to an El Salvador prison and then returned months later, talks about how his client is now facing deportation again.