SpaceX Wins $2.9 Billion Contract For Next Lunar Lander The company beat out two others in its bid to develop a lunar lander that will bring Americans back to the moon in the coming years. Matthew S. Schwartz
Here's What 'All Things Considered' Sounds Like — In Blackbird Song A Finnish computer scientist had a dream that a blackbird was speaking to her in human language. So she devised a computer program to transform the sounds of the human voice into birdsong. Christopher Intagliata
Biden Administration Expected To Reverse Trump's Ban On Funding Fetal Tissue Research The Trump administration banned federal funding for scientific research on fetal tissue from abortions. The Biden administration is expected to reverse that. Sarah McCammon
Carbon Emissions Could Plummet. The Atmosphere Will Lag Behind The U.S. plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions dramatically in the next decade. Scientists say it's crucial that the U.S. succeed. Still, many of the positive effects won't arrive for decades. Rebecca Hersher
Millions Flock To Hindu Festival Amid Coronavirus Spike Hindu pilgrims are traveling to bathe in the Ganges River to wipe out their sins. Sushmita Pathak
Newly Discovered Dinosaur Was Top Carnivorous Predator In Argentina The dinosaur named Llukalkan aliocranianus was a predator with a menacing appearance and the ability to strike fear in its prey. Paleontologists said it roamed the Earth nearly 80 million years ago. Alejandra Marquez Janse
Robotic balloons to explore Venus? An Oregon company is working on it The space agency NASA has chosen a small Tillamook-based aerospace company to design and test robotic balloons for future scientific exploration of... Tom Banse
Expect More Tropical Storms, NOAA Warns NOAA is updating its definition of what a "normal" Atlantic hurricane season looks like, based on the last 30 years. The average number of hurricanes in the new normal has risen from 6 to 7. Rebecca Hersher
Andrew Pelling: How Can Plants Help Rebuild The Human Body? An ear made from an apple, a spinal cord rebuilt using asparagus...it sounds like bizarre science fiction. But Andrew Pelling is working on a way to revive human tissue with a trip to the supermarket. NPR/TED Staff
Woman Gets New Windpipe In Groundbreaking Transplant Surgery A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a trachea. These kinds of transplants are one of the last big transplant challenges. Richard Harris
