What Did I Do Last Summer? Oh, I Discovered How To Make Babies Without Sex. And You?

NPR | May 17, 2013 8:26 a.m.

In 1740 they dared to ask, is sex necessary? It isn't, said an aphid.

What Is It About Bees And Hexagons?

NPR | May 16, 2013 10:26 a.m.

Bees could build their honeycomb from squares or triangles. But they always choose hexagons. Why?

Human Scent Is Even Sweeter For Malaria Mosquitoes

NPR | May 16, 2013 10:13 a.m.

Mosquitoes infected with malaria find humans even more attractive than bugs free of the parasite.

Go Fish (Somewhere Else): Warming Oceans Are Altering Catches

NPR | May 15, 2013 4:39 p.m.

The global catch is changing as fish move toward the poles to stay in cooler waters.

The Enemy Inside: Rhino's Protectors Sometimes Aid Poachers

NPR | May 14, 2013 5:19 p.m.

The lucrative Asian market for rhino horn means poachers can pay for weapons and inside information.

Vietnam's Appetite For Rhino Horn Drives Poaching In Africa

NPR | May 14, 2013 2:42 p.m.

Many believe that wildly expensive ground rhino horn can cure everything from hangovers to cancer.

For Year-Round Buzz, Beekeepers 'Fast-Forward Darwinism'

NPR | May 12, 2013 3:51 p.m.

A group in Plympton, Mass., is breeding honeybees to make them more climate- and disease-resistant.

Rhino Horns Fuel Deadly, Intercontinental Trade

NPR | May 12, 2013 3:55 a.m.

NPR's Frank Langfitt and Gregory Warner have teamed up for a series about how myth and money are driving extraordinary slaughter of rhinos. They talk with host Rachel Martin about the issue, which has repercussions from the African continent all the way to Asia.