The World from PRX

Ethology

An Iranian couple rests in a park in central Tehran.
Culture
More young Iranian couples are living together before marriage
Conflict & Justice
Your Take: Self-Identity as a Mixed Race American
Listeners Weigh In On What Influences Their Family Planning Decisions
Technology’s Changing Role Within Courtship & Weddings
Environment
Lie-detection kiosk detects dishonesty with high degree of accuracy
Environment
Animals adopt varying techniques to get through long days of winter
Business, Economics and Jobs
Blue-collar women: Rosie the Riveter for 2010
Ocean noise may threaten dolphins, whales
Environment
Why evolution isn’t always good for us
Arts, Culture & Media
Military Wife
Arts, Culture & Media
Who benefits from race-based science
In Praise of Ambivalence
Your Stories of Marriage Delayed – or Bypassed Altogether
Reddit Users Debate the Idea of ‘Leftover Women’
Military Marriages: Does a Higher Set of Standards Apply?
Teaching Blind Children to ‘See’ With Their Ears
BirdNote ® How Much Birds Sing
Why Kids Are The Best Scientists
Sibling Rivalries: Why They’re So Common and Why They Persist Into Adulthood
Study Says US is ‘Most Generous’ Country
Marriage Rate Hits an All-Time Low
Podcast: Helping Amputees Fight Phantom-Limb Pain
Soul Brothers Lost and Found
Development & Education
New report questions value of single-sex schooling
The State of Marital Unions in the African-American Community
Global Politics
How the Obama Stance on Deportation May Not Help Single-Sex Couple
Environment
Xenophobia’s Evolutionary Roots
The World in Words
Podcast: Finally, Proof that Fiction is Good for You
Eating Dirt
Conflict & Justice
Why Are Americans Changing Their Mind on Gay Marriage?
Return of the Tibetan Antelope
Emerging Science Note/It’s Not Only Hormones
First Rate Bird Calling Contest
Horse Whispering
LEAD SERIES ESSAY
Sex at the Zoo
Animal Winter Behavior, With Zoologist Donna Fernandes
Preserving Summer’s Bounty
Nature Healing Itself
Sex at the Zoo
Chimpanzees and Us
In Praise of Blackflies
Woodcock Courtship
Bonobo Bliss
The Hidden Sounds of Bird Song
ECOtime
Note on Emerging Science
Alone in the Wilderness
ECOtime
Consumer Reports/Beating the Heat
Singing Mice
Tales of Community: Lyall Watson
Emerging Science Note/Lefties Rule
Detecting Deception
Emerging Science Note/Dream On
Emerging Science Note/Short-term Memory Box
Tales of Community (Lyall Watson)
Emerging Science Note/Dragonfly Hide & Seek
Health Note/Airport Noise
Bird Songs