It's neither a bird nor a plane, but a winged microchip the size of a grain of sand that can monitor pollution levels or the spread of airborne diseases. The tiny microfliers are being billed as the smallest-ever human-made flying structures.
On Wednesday, Jamie Spears was suspended as his daughter's conservator, putting Britney Spears on the road to independence. The onslaught of media attention on the pop star — particularly three new documentaries — seems like capitalizing on, and monetizing, the moment.
Requests for religious exemptions from COVID vaccine mandates are on the rise, but they can be hard to get. Case in point: If you object on religious grounds, your employer may have to attest that you don’t ever use ibuprofen, acetaminophen, Claritin and a host of other medicines. We explain.
The devastating impact of firearm injuries in the U.S. has been understudied for decades, partly because the gun lobby and its Republican allies in Congress have blocked funds for research. The CDC says that will finally start to change.
Some 45 million Latinos were recorded as "some other race" on the 2020 Census — making it the 2nd-largest racial category after "white." Experts worry the catchall could hinder progress toward racial equity.
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Podcasts of the Week
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If you've been waiting for more of Tony Sopranos's universe, you're in luck. The Many Saints Of Newark isn't a sequel but a prequel to the influential HBO series The Sopranos. (Pop Culture Happy Hour)
Iconic authors Isabel Allende (The Soul of a Woman) and Sandra Cisneros (Martita, I Remember You/Martita, te recuerdo) talk about the role of women in Latino cultures, and why you kill off the handsome male character by page 112. (Alt.Latino)
The babbling of human infants and the babbling of the greater sac-winged bat have a lot in common, researchers say. Scientists think both bats and humans evolved to use babbling as a precursor to more complex vocal behavior. (Short Wave)
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