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Shearwater's delicate, dramatic new album, The Golden Archipelago, wasn't built for earbuds or tinny car stereos: This is immersive, artful music, meant to be examined in-depth from every angle. The album will stream at NPR Music in its entirety for the two weeks leading up to its release on Feb. 23.

There is significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II, according to a new report.

The Sonoran desert toad secretes a potent toxin that can make people sick. Despite the risks, some people have discovered that the toad's toxic secretions contain a powerful hallucinogenic.

The Egyptian government issued stamps to commemorate its historic Suez Canal. But there's one little problem — the photo on the stamp is actually of the Panama Canal.

Jazz Night in America features music from vocalist and songwriter René Marie. We'll hear the stories behind her songs and how she helps people feel more vulnerable and less afraid.

Thanks to a very wet year, the Golden State is experiencing a rare "superbloom" that's blanketing the ground with a variety of richly colored plants.

The familiar hit tune from Delibes' Lakme, the "Flower Duet," has turned up everywhere from British Airways TV spots to promos for a family of golf courses, to cell phone ringtones.

The southern Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and neighboring Santa Catarina are reeling after a devastating cyclone killed 27 people and displaced thousands.

In a rare move, Myanmar authorities have appealed for help from international aid agencies as food and water run short after a deadly cyclone. A World Vision official for the Asia-Pacific region says there are reportedly piles of bodies in the hardest-hit areas.

Earlier this month, Priscilla Mason watched as her late husband's name was carved into the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Marine Lance Cpl. Raymond Mason is one of four names added this year. They are made official Monday during a ceremony at the memorial.