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  • Apatosaurus (right, opposite a <em>Diplodocus</em> skeleton at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh), is what paleontologist Othniel Charles Marsh actually found when he thought he'd discovered the Brontosaurus.
    Forget Extinct: The Brontosaurus Never Even Existed
    Even if you knew that, you may not know how the fictional dinosaur came to star in the prehistoric landscape of popular imagination for so long. The story starts 130 years ago, in a time known as the "Bone Wars."
  • Among the 50,000 pounds of fish at the Honolulu auction last Friday was this opah, or moonfish, <em>Lampris regius.</em>
    Wake Up And Smell The Tuna? Sunrise At Honolulu's Fish Auction
    Actually, fresh fish doesn't smell "fishy," says Joe Palca. He spent a recent morning watching Hawaii's fishermen sell some 50,000 pounds of catch on the auction floor and sends this postcard.
  • Surgeon General Regina Benjamin speaks on health disparities in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 5, 2012.
    U.S. Surgeon General Regina Benjamin To Step Down
    Benjamin, citing her work on disease prevention and wellness programs, will return to her home in southern Alabama to treat patients at the clinic she founded south of Mobile.
  • Decades Later, Her Fans Prove Buika's Teacher Was Wrong
    Host Michel Martin and editor Ammad Omar open up the listener inbox for backtalk. This week, there's a lot of love for Spanish singer Buika.
  • Putting Up A Good Front For The G8
    County Fermanagh in Northern Ireland is hosting this year's G8 Summit. To spruce up the recession-hit area, the county has created some fake storefronts. Host Rachel Martin speaks with District Council member Brendan Hegarty.
  • French President Francois Hollande's palace has decided to dive into its wine cellar and sell some of its treasures to raise money and replenish its collection with more modest vintages. About 1,200 bottles, a 10th of the Elysee's wine collection, are being sold at the Drouot auction house in Paris this week.
    France Sells Presidential Wines To Update Palace Wine Cellar
    Some of the finest wines from the cellar of the Elysee presidential palace in France were auctioned off Thursday and Friday. Proceeds from the auction will be used to reinvest in more modest wines from up-and-coming young wine growers.
  • Actors on Oslo, Norway, rehearse a scene from <em>Bibelen</em>, a six-hour play based on a nontraditional interpretation of the Bible. Interest in the Bible and biblical stories has surged in secularized Norway.
    Book News: The Bible An Unexpected Best-Seller In Norway
    Also: The editor of the Science Fiction Writers of America Bulletin is stepping down amid a controversy over sexism; Kevin Barry's City of Bohane wins the IMPAC Dublin Award; an impromptu library for Turkish protesters.
  • Reborn
    At the Reborn Convention at the Creektown Holiday Inn, the women mill and mingle, fawn over mohair follicles, blue-blotched underpainting, voice-boxes uploaded with found sound. Distant crying. Summer afternoon nap meltdowns.
  • NO BS! Brass Band: Tiny Desk Concert
    When a studio engineer and drummer from New Orleans met one of the best trombone players in Richmond, Va., a funky, danceable, street-style brass band was born. Watch 11 musicians squeeze behind NPR Music's Tiny Desk, turn up the funk and fly the "RVA" flag high.
  • E-Cigarettes Bring Smokers Back Inside, For Now
    Fewer Americans are buying cigarettes these days, but smokeless products like e-cigarettes are on the rise. They're not regulated like other tobacco products, but the FDA warns that day may yet come.
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