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A bump in the elephant brain stem pointed scientists to the wrinkles on their trunks and the role those folds play in the animal’s life.

Maria Lucia Mugno spent days covering her Fiat in human hair — 264 pounds of it. Mugno says she shampoos and brushes the hairy car to keep it looking beautiful.

Olivia, a gray parrot at a Japanese zoo, has correctly predicted the past six games for Japan. And today she picked Japan to win on Sunday.

NPR's Scott Simon notes a mathematician has calculated that there are 177,147 ways to tie a tie.

The prolific duo tinkers with its sound constantly, recording on dated and obsolete tape tracks and in its own basement studio. The pair released its fourth full-length album (Magic Potion) in September, and is collaborating on a disc with Ike Turner for release later this year.

Blender's Elizabeth Goodman discusses albums released this week by Destroyer, Be Your Own Pet, The Kills, and Flo Rida.

It's been a banner year for musical side projects. Technology has made recording and distributing albums easier than ever, and several big names took advantage in 2010. WFUV's Rita Houston picks her favorites.

When a folder called "Anna's Music" popped up on NPR reporter David Kestenbaum's computer — with music he absolutely loved — he followed a trail that led to an awkward encounter.

The former White Stripes singer founded his band and his label, Third Man, in Detroit, but in recent years has made a home base in Nashville. Now the label has opened an outpost in his hometown.

Shoppers are heading into the heavy-spending season with no new credit safeguards in place. Experts say it'll be at least another year before the U.S. system moves beyond technology from the 1970s.