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How many steps do you need to stay healthy? Most of us have heard you need 10,000 steps a day to stave off health problems, but new research is finding that number is not necessary -- though more is always better. Will Stone
Animals These researchers are using radiation to protect rhinos We speak with James Larkin, the head of a project in South Africa that's experimenting with using radiation to prevent rhino poaching. They sedate the animals and inject radiation into their horns. Juana Summers
The director of 'Sketch' sought every emotion and every demographic NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Seth Worley, director of the feature film Sketch, where a young girl's drawings of monsters come to life. Mia Venkat
Health Public health experts dismayed by RFK Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research The Trump administration cancelled about $500 million for research into mRNA vaccines. The move slows progress in using the technology to prevent a future pandemic or treat disease, experts say. Rob Stein
How famine in Gaza will impact future generations U.N. officials say a quarter of the population in Gaza is experiencing "famine-like conditions."
Struggle for access to land in central Nigeria turns bloody Battles between herders and farmers over access to land in Nigeria's fertile central region have led to violent clashes and no easy answers.
World Journalist says greed, nihilism and transnationalism are fueling Sudan's conflict Fourteen million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic's Anne Applebaum writes about the scale of destruction in her article, "The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth." Dave Davies
Technology How people are using AI-generated voices to regain speech Some patients who’ve suffered from oral cancers or neurological diseases like ALS are starting to use the technology to regain natural voices that they lost.
Science The quest to create gene-edited babies gets a reboot There's a fresh push to edit the genes of human embryos to prevent diseases and enhance characteristics that parents value. Bioethicists say just because it's possible doesn't mean it should be done. Rob Stein
Arts & Life Claire's, the ear-piercing tween mall staple, is bankrupt -- again The chain's bankruptcy filing is the second in seven years. Its troubles include unwieldy debt, shoppers' changing habits and new tariff costs. Alina Selyukh