5 African gray parrots made up for their muted plumage with colorful language—cursing at visitors to London’s Lincolnshire Wildlife Park and shocking staff,
September 25, 2020
It was the last straw… and chip bag and candy wrapper for the Thai environment chief. After sloppy campers left trash in Khao Yai National Park, Varawut Silpa-archa did what any normal official would do: He tracked down the offender’s address, gathered up the trash, and…
September 18, 2020
Brought to you by the Annals of Improbable Research, the Ig Nobel awards “honor achievements that make people LAUGH, then THINK.”
September 11, 2020
The irony wasn’t lost on Jimmy MacDonald. “… I've been sober for seven years and I get saved by a Tiki bar?” And it wasn’t just any Tiki bar, but a Tiki bar on a boat, full of priests.
September 4, 2020
Baby Boomers are called lots of things: self-centered, self-indulgent, etc. But, how about "tough"?
August 28, 2020
Now, this is what we call fine particulate matter. In an incident plucked straight from the world of Willy Wonka, a ventilation issue at a Lindt & Spruengli factory triggered a cascade of “cocoa nibs” in the town of Olten. In Switzerland—where else? One car…
August 21, 2020
Not walking your dog two hours a day? Come next year, that could get you crated in Germany, thanks to a new law.
August 14, 2020
Yes, covering your face all the time is a pain—but humans actually have it pretty good.
July 17, 2020
Like everything else, NPR’s Tiny Desk Concerts are happening remotely.
July 10, 2020
Who ever thought that someone offering to “be your Clorox wipe” could basically mean “I love you”?