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If Drones Had 'Claws,' They Might Be Able To Fly For Longer

Small drones have a problem — their battery life runs out relatively quickly. A team of roboticists says it has created special landing gear that can help conserve precious battery life.

Dr. Brian Chesebro (right), in Portland, Ore., has calculated that by simply using the anesthesia gas sevoflurane in most surgeries, instead of the similar gas desflurane, he can significantly cut the amount of global warming each procedure contributes to the environment.

Effects Of Surgery On A Warming Planet: Can Anesthesia Go Green?

Anesthesia revolutionized surgery by vanquishing patients' pain. But many of the chemicals are greenhouse gases. One Oregon doctor who has done the math says some are much less damaging to the planet.

Cyclone Fani forced the evacuation of millions of people in South Asia, including in India's Odisha state. The storm left hundreds of homes destroyed.

Rare Summer Cyclone Leaves Dozens Dead In South Asia

Cyclone Fani tore through India and Bangladesh over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of millions of people.

A South Korean woman has her head shaved in a photograph taken by Jeon Bora. Having short hair and no makeup is a common symbol of the "escape the corset" movement, which aims to reject South Korea's standards of beauty and social pressure to conform. Jeon's photographs document the women involved in this movement in stark black-and-white images.

South Korean Women 'Escape The Corset' And Reject Their Country's Beauty Ideals

Amid intense social pressure to conform, a photographer in Seoul aims "to destroy the socially defined idea of a woman." Women in her photos wear short hair and no makeup.

Nick Hornby's 'State Of The Union' Is A 10-Minute Dramatic Comedy Inside A Local Pub

10 episodes, 10 minutes each, with a couple talking about their marriage in a London pub just before their therapy sessions. Chris O'Dowd and Rosamund Pike star in State Of The Union.

U.S. To Deploy Carrier And Bomber Task Force After Concerns About Iran Threat

National Security Adviser John Bolton announced Sunday the U.S. is sending USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and land-based bombers to the Middle East in response to unspecified developments in Iran.

Jill Biden spoke to NPR about her new book and her husband Joe Biden's recent overture to Anita Hill. "He apologized for the way the hearings were run. And so now it's kind of — it's time to move on," she said.

Jill Biden Says 'It's Time To Move On' From Anita Hill Controversy

The wife of 2020 Democratic candidate Joe Biden spoke to NPR about her new book, Where The Light Enters, reflecting on her life with the former vice president.

How Instagram Is Changing Life For Artists

How do artists these days think about their work in our social media world? Sites like Instagram and YouTube are changing the way art is consumed, marketed and made.

"Youth is a powerful drug, you know? I was on a mission. So, yeah, I wasn't gonna let anything stop me," Ani DiFranco says.

Ani DiFranco Relives Her Indie Rock Rise: 'I Wanted A Different Kind Of Power'

After spending decades as a musician with her own label, Ani DiFranco reflects on how it all got started in her new memoir, No Walls and the Recurring Dream.

The IRS Free File program is under scrutiny after reports that tax-prep companies made it difficult for people to actually file their taxes free of charge.

H&R Block, TurboTax Accused Of Obstructing Access To Free Tax Filing

The IRS says it is reviewing concerns about its Free File program after ProPublica reporting found that tax-prep companies made it difficult to find the program.

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