NPRflipped into Science1 hour agoChimps' taste for fermented fruit hints at origins of human love of alcoholverified_publisherNPR - Ari DanielFor 11 days in late summer 2025, Aleksey Maro found himself in the Ugandan rainforest, doing whatever he could to collect chimpanzee urine. "The most consistent, predictable time is in the morning, just like people, the first thing they do when they wake up is they go pee," says Maro, a PhD student …
NPRflipped into World News1 hour agoIran attacks Israel, Gulf states, after naming new leader on Day 10 of warverified_publisherNPRIran launched fresh attacks on Israel and several Gulf states Monday, hours after naming Mojtaba Khamenei as the country's new supreme leader. The 56-year-old is the son of the previous supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed by airstrikes at the start of the war. He has close ties …
NPRflipped into Morning Edition1 hour agoDoes Iraq war hold lessons for Iran on regime change?verified_publisherNPR - Leila FadelPresident Trump's war against Iran carries echoes of the 2003 war in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel explores the lessons learned to understand whether regime change stands a chance in neighboring Iran.
NPRflipped into World News1 hour agoWorld shares tumble as Iran war pushes crude prices over $110 a barrelverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressBANGKOK — World shares tumbled on Monday, with Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index plunging more than 5%, after oil prices spiked at nearly $120 a barrel, casting a shadow over economies heavily dependent on imports of oil and gas from the Middle East. Middle East conflict Crude oil rockets past $100 …
NPRflipped into Morning Edition1 hour agoNEWSBRIEF: IRAN WAR ESCALATES, KURDS STAY OUT, GLOBAL SHIPPING CRISISverified_publisherNPR - Steve Inskeep , Michel MartinIsrael needs three weeks to destroy Iran's military, Kurds say they're not guns for hire, Strait of Hormuz blockage risks global energy shock.
NPRflipped into Morning Edition2 hours agoEnergy analyst discusses how high Iran war could drive oil pricesverified_publisherNPR - Michel MartinNPR's Michel Martin asks energy industry analyst Clay Seigle how high oil prices could go amid the war with Iran.