Politics These best boys and girls just graduated from the ATF's National Canine Academy Meet the dogs who just finished the ATF's canine training program. ATF dogs have supported major events like the Super Bowl and are also used in the bread-and-butter of ATF's work: solving gun crimes. Ryan Lucas
Animals Super fluffy 8-year-old Pekingese Wild Thang wins 2024 World's Ugliest Dog contest Chloe Veltman
Science How Hurricane Maria transformed a society of macaques Hurricane Maria, which tore through Puerto Rico in 2017, also devastated a tiny nearby island that's home to hundreds of monkeys. All that destruction seems to have transformed the monkeys' society. Ari Daniel
Science The frogs are out after heavy rains in Florida After a dry spell, heavy rains in Florida this week have finally brought out the frogs. We'll hear from them. kerry sheridan
Science We explained why woodpeckers hammer on metal — which struck a chord with listeners Many NPR listeners responded to a story explaining why some woodpeckers hammer on metal, including a man who said it solved a 35-year mystery for him. Megan Lim Linah Mohammad Sacha Pfeiffer
Science Nicknamed Caramelo, a rescued horse from the flooding in Brazil, becomes famous In Brazil, a seven-year-old horse who survived catastrophic floods in the south of the country has become a symbol of hope. Carrie Kahn
Science Fans donate to the sick animal that was the model for Donkey in 'Shrek' The loquacious donkey in the "Shrek" franchise is actually based on a real live animal, who is now 30 years old and racking up medical bills. Hosts
Animals Seattle crows, beloved and feared, may be playing us with their primate-sized brains Seattleites have a unique relationship with the crows that roam the city's neighborhoods and parks, but for the crows, is it all about the peanuts? Stephen Howie
Science Wild elephants may have names that other elephants use to call them Research on the rumbles of wild elephants suggest that these animals address each other with unique, name-like vocalizations. (Story aired on All Things Considered on June 10, 2024.) Nell Greenfieldboyce
Science A dog traveled nearly 4 miles to get help after its owner crashed into a ravine The man was traveling with his four dogs when he ran off a remote road into a ravine in Oregon. One dog returned to where the man was camping with family, alerting them that something was wrong. The Associated Press