Nov 24th, 2008 · Each year, 850 million people visit America's museums. That's more than six times the annual attendance of all major-league sporting events combined. Bob Mondello kicks off an NPR series about museums in the 21st century.
Oct 28th, 2007 · In The Toothpick, author Henry Petroski looks at the odd and sometimes secretive history of the three-inch stick of wood. Picking your teeth, he finds, is among mankind's oldest bad habits.
Oct 1st, 2007 · In the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan, government and western officials reverse what is considered one of mankind's greatest ecological catastrophes: the drying up of the Aral Sea. A recently built dam is restoring part of the sea and life to its surrounding communities.
Feb 13th, 2007 · The first public display of a nearly complete human skeleton -- expected later this year -- will pit scientists against Kenya's evangelical movement. The evolution/creationism battle has arrived in a country known as the cradle of mankind.
Nov 13th, 2006 · As an Army medic in Iraq, Sgt. Ernesto Haibi has seen his share of violence and death. But despite his wartime experiences, Haibi believes mankinds goodness can foster a positive, more peaceful future.
Oct 2nd, 2006 · Computer programmer Peter Shann Ford claims to have located the missing "a" from Neil Armstrong's famous first sentence on the moon. According to Ford's software analysis, Armstrong did say "That's one small step for 'a' man, one giant leap for mankind." Ford is the CEO of the Sydney-based company Control Bionics, which specializes in technology development for the physically handicapped.
May 13th, 2006 · In delivering the the National Endowment for the Humanities' Jefferson Lecture, author Tom Wolfe argued that the evolution of mankind was forever altered when it harnessed the power of speech.
May 28th, 2005 · From 1954, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein finds beauty in life's mysteries, and says the fate of mankind depends on individuals choosing public service over private gain.