A Russian Biologist Wants To Create More Gene-Edited Babies A Moscow scientist claims he has a safe way of editing genes in human embryos — a method that could protect resulting babies from being infected with HIV. Approval of the experiment seems unlikely. Rob Stein
What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About Honesty Scientists used "lost" wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets. Merrit Kennedy
There's More To Look Forward To After Peaking Professionally Social scientist Arthur Brooks set out to figure out how life after 50 can be more professionally fulfilling. His advice? "Stop being an innovator and start being an instructor." Mary Louise Kelly
Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel's goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds. Merrit Kennedy
Scientists Explain Puppy Dog Eyes You know that feeling you get when a dog looks into your face and either looks really sad or kind of confused? Scientists say they've figured out why they do that, and why it makes us melt. Vanessa Romo
Pets, Pests, And Food: Our Complex, Contradictory Attitudes Toward Animals Does living with animals really make us healthier? Why do we eat some animals and keep others as pets? This week on Hidden Brain, we talk with psychology professor Hal Herzog about the contradictions embedded in our relationships with animals. Shankar Vedantam
Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit? Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them. But the process is still in early days. Christopher Joyce
Bald Eagle Caught Elegantly ... Swimming? A viral video shows another side of the U.S. national bird. As it turns out, bald eagles frequently swim, moving through the water using an avian-style butterfly stroke. Merrit Kennedy
Street In Front Of NASA Headquarters Renamed To Honor 'Hidden Figures' The name pays tribute to the legacy of African American women who played a major role in the space race but were long overlooked by history. Merrit Kennedy
How Almonds Went From Deadly To Delicious In a new study, researchers pinpoint the genetic mutation that transformed almonds from toxic and bitter to tasty and sweet. Susie Neilson