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  • A cave called Snow Dragon, in a glacier on the western face of Mount Hood, is part of a system of passages explored in the past two years.
    Oregon's Mile Of Glacier Caves: A Hidden, And Disappearing, World
    Explorers Eddy Cartaya and Brent McGregor have used ropes, ice screws, wet suits, and flashlights to map out more than a mile of passages underneath a glacier on Oregon's Mount Hood, in what are thought to be America's largest known glacier caves outside Alaska.
  • The Virgin River Narrows in Zion National Park is a popular fall hike for thousands of visitors but the government shutdown has closed the park and drained tourism revenue and tax payments from local communities.
    Shutdown Prompts Emergency Declarations In Utah
    One local official said the declarations were pleas for the federal government to open national parks. The shutdown has has been devastating for some towns, because October is peak tourist season.
  • Egyptian women queue outside a polling station during voting on a disputed constitution drafted by Islamist supporters of then-President Mohammed Morsi, in Giza, Egypt, last December. In a country divided by a political crisis, families are not spared.
    Bound By Blood, Divided By Politics: Three Egyptian Sisters
    Sisters Nagwa, Dina and May had always been close — until now. The political crisis in Egypt has ripped apart their relationships. One sister believes the Muslim Brotherhood is destroying the country; the other two are committed Islamists. It's a domestic tragedy that is playing out across Egypt.
  • Democrat Cory Booker (left) and Republican Steve Lonegan stand together after their first debate in the race for U.S. Senate on Oct. 4 in Trenton, N.J.
    Booker Gets A Run For His Money In N.J. Senate Race
    Newark Mayor Cory Booker is still in the lead in the race to fill the seat of the late Sen. Frank Lautenberg. But Tea Party favorite Steve Lonegan is mounting an unexpectedly strong challenge to the Democrat.
  • 3 Scientists Share 2013 Nobel Prize For Chemistry
    The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences on Wednesday announced that scientists Martin Karplus, Michael Levitt and Arieh Warshel have won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry. They were cited "for the development of the multiscale models for complex chemical systems."
  • Janet Yellen's Resume Makes Us All Feel Like 'Slackers'
    Janet Yellen is being nominated as the new Federal Reserve chief. NPR Senior Business Editor Marilyn Geewax talks about what this news means.
  • Medicine Ball Caravan, October 9
    An hour of down home Louisiana radio on Wednesday's MEDICINE BALL CARAVAN (11am-noon Central Standard on 88.7FM locally or www.krvs.org) includes new and…
  • Left to right: Martin Green, Kris Drever and Aidan O'Rourke of Lau.
    The Thistle And Shamrock: Gaelic Voices
    Explore the branches of contemporary song sprouting from the roots of ancient vocal traditions.
  • A fishmonger tosses a just-purchased fresh salmon to a colleague behind the counter at the Pike Place Fish Market in Seattle.
    Fish For Dinner? Here Are A Few Tips For Sea Life Lovers
    Shopping for wild-caught fish can be ethically fraught for sustainability-minded consumers, because some fishing methods can result in large amounts of bycatch: the dolphins, seals and other marine life that can get snared and killed in the process.
  • The just-released Riverbelle is one of well over 100 new apple varieties to hit markets around the world in the past six years.
    Sweet. Tart. Crunchy: How To Engineer A Better Apple
    Over the past six years, an estimated 130 new apple varieties have hit markets around the globe. And behind every crisp, tasty bite, there's a world of plant breeding — and decades of painful trial and error.
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