It isn’t hard to think that Jeff Bezos left his role as Amazon.com’s CEO to enjoy a slower life filled with yachting and celebrity parties. But he would most certainly object to that characterization.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. Matryoshka dolls are a Russian folk art tradition dating back over a ...

Look closely at the gravel rooftops dotting Florida’s beachfront buildings and you just might see shiny, wire “chick fencing” outlining their perimeters. With a pair of binoculars, you may spot a few ...

Scientists deal with the new and surprising on an almost daily basis, and sometimes these discoveries can lead to inventions, such as a new molecule, process or an original device. Improvements, even ...

Newly discovered bone fragments from Alaska suggest birds have been breeding and nesting in the Arctic for at least 73 million years. “Which is kind of crazy, because it’s not easy to live in the ...

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. New research shows that turtles are responding to climate change by nesting earlier. Researchers monitoring nesting ...

In the opening pages of Nesting, Roisín O’Donnell’s confident and compelling debut novel, a family of four visits a cafe in Skerries called Storm in a Teacup. A normal family, with normal names: Ciara ...

As pressure builds to make baby showers extra flashy, some are opting instead for low-key nesting parties, which center on household tasks. By Lia Picard Lia Picard didn’t know about nesting parties ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a new plate shield to protect the louvered areas of HVAC floor/wall vents against mice," said an inventor, from Lethbridge, Ontario, ...