Eddie Woo: How Can Math Help Us Understand The Complexity Of The Universe? The world is full of recurring patterns based on math. Math teacher Eddie Woo explains why human beings are naturally drawn to patterns and how we can use math to engage with our complex world. NPR/TED Staff
Adam Spencer: Why Are Monster Prime Numbers Important? Adam Spencer is fascinated by prime numbers. These seemingly simple numbers can be found in monster sizes—the latest being almost 25 million digits long. NPR/TED Staff
Trump Enacts Sweeping Public Lands Protections With His Signature President Trump signs into law new public lands and rivers protections, including the designation of a new Devil's Staircase Wilderness in Oregon.
Man inadvertently proves that hipsters look alike by mistaking photo as himself Do hipsters all look alike? Lulu Garcia-Navarro
Teaching Kids To Control Their Anger Teaching children to control their emotions, especially anger, is difficult. We look at how another culture accomplishes this and learn about a powerful tool that American parents may be overlooking. Michaeleen Doucleff
Making A Mark: Ancient Tonga Tattoo Tools May Illustrate Birth Of Polynesian Body Art Australian researchers used carbon dating to determine the tattoo tools from Tonga are around 2,700 years old. Amy Held
A Gulp Of Genetically Modified Bacteria Might Someday Treat A Range Of Illnesses Researchers think genetically engineered versions of microbes that can live in humans could help treat some rare genetic disorders and perhaps help with Type 1 diabetes, cirrhosis and cancer. Rob Stein
An Antibody-Inspired Small Molecule Could Make For A Better Flu Treatment To outsmart influenza, researchers are leveraging the biological information encoded in infection-fighting antibodies to design new drugs. One attempt neutralizes near-lethal levels of flu in mice. Jonathan Lambert
How Much Is Today's HIV Research Centered Around The Search For A Cure? For the second time ever, a man's HIV infection has been sent into remission. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Rowena Johnston, director of research for the Foundation for AIDS Research.
London Patient Cleared Of HIV Doctors in London say they've successfully treated an HIV patient, but the treatment is dangerous and expensive. The news comes 12 years after a different patient was declared cured of AIDS. David Greene