© 2026
Connecting Alaska to the World And the World to Alaska
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Search results for

  • Genius Grant Helps Junot Diaz Focus On His Art
    Dominican-American novelist Junot Diaz was awarded a MacArthur "genius grant" and the no-strings-attached $500,000 prize that comes with it. The Pulitzer prize-winning author of The Brief And Wondrous Life Of Oscar Wao talks about the grant, his writing process and how the award may affect his work.
  • Chris Stephens, 28, has been battling depression all of his life. At times he wouldn't get out of bed for weeks. In January, he said his depression hadn't returned since he started taking ketamine.
    Ketamine Relieves Depression By Restoring Brain Connections
    A few years ago, scientists discovered that the club drug ketamine worked as a quick and effective treatment for people depression who didn't respond to other treatments. New research goes further in explaining just how it works.
  • Mushers Association Dissolves Relationship with IFSS
    Fairbanks, AK- The Two Rivers Dog Mushers Association, or TRDMA, will not participate in the International Federation of Sleddog Sports World Championship…
  • Wildlife Groups Ask BOG for Reconsideration of Wolf Management Decision
    Fairbanks, AK - A group of wildlife conservation organizations filed a petition for reconsideration Wednesday with the Alaska Board of Game that requests…
  • President Obama and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney finish their debate at the University of Denver on Wednesday.
    Romney, Obama Far Apart On Closing Budget Gap
    The president and his Republican rival agree something needs to be done about the enormous gap between what the federal government collects in taxes and what it spends. But they fundamentally disagree on how to solve that problem.
  • NPR's Allison Aubrey and Joe Palca "investigate" the difference between shaken and stirred martinis.
    Shake It Up, Baby: Are Martinis Made The Bond Way Better?
    In honor of secret agent James Bond, we investigate the scientific differences between a shaken and a stirred martini.
  • Mystery Solved: Why Was Some French Honey Green?
    Beekeepers in eastern France were upset to find their bees were producing honey in unusual shades of blue and green. A nearby biogas plant processed waste from an M&M's factory. The bees were snacking on the candy coating. The waste treatment plant says it's storing the candy waste more securely.
  • <strong>The Gold Standard:</strong> In NPR's survey, most readers chose Sean Connery (above, in <em>Goldfinger</em>), as the best James Bond. Daniel Craig placed second in our survey.
    Picking The Best Bond: Connery And Craig Rise To The Top
    It's official: Sean Connery IS James Bond, according to NPR readers who weighed the question this week. Connery set the gold standard as 007, the spy known for his playfulness, his ruthlessness — and his ability to look good in a suit. The Bond film franchise turns 50 today.
  • Why Mobile Maps Sometimes Lose Their Way
    Mapping streets is easy. The trick is pinning down businesses and giving accurate turn-by-turn directions, as many people discovered when Apple launched its apology-worthy Maps app for iOS 6. Rakesh Agrawal, principal analyst for reDesign mobile, talks about how mobile maps are made--and what can be done to improve them.
  • A Beetle That Puts The 'Extreme' in Extremity
    The horn of the Japanese rhinoceros beetle can grow to be two-thirds the length of the rest of its body. And size matters. The beetles battle with their horns to get access to female beetles. Biologists Doug Emlen and Erin McCullough, of The University of Montana, are looking into what regulates the size of this extra-large attribute.
Previous
4,007 of 22,178
Next