The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon. Regina G. Barber
Fever helps the body fight off viruses: But how does it work? New research shows feverish temperatures make it more difficult for viruses to hijack our cells. A mouse study suggests it's the heat itself that makes the difference. Jonathan Lambert
NASA astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving with Russian cranberry sauce NASA has made sure that the International Space Station is well stocked for a Thanksgiving meal full of treats. Here's what's on the menu. Nell Greenfieldboyce
At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen. Nell Greenfieldboyce
The origins of your dog's unique look may be older than you think A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age. Nathan Rott
The U.S. produces a lot of food waste. This place wants to address it Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates. Alana Wise
How the turkey trotted its way onto our Thanksgiving tables — and into our lexicon Much of the turkey's early history is shrouded in uncertainty, historians and etymologists say — which is particularly true of how the bird got its name. Natalie Escobar
How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time. Scott Neuman
Italy's Campi Flegrei supervolcano is stirring. Could this seismic giant soon erupt? The volcano near Naples is shaking the ground in a way that scientists say it hasn't for centuries, posing risks for hundreds of thousands of people living in the 8-mile-wide crater left by past eruptions. Ruth Sherlock
China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 stranded astronauts China has launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's Tiangong space station. The Associated Press