Campers with Williams syndrome on stage at the Grand Ole Opry performing their original song, "I Love Big," with country artist Chris Young in front of a crowd of thousands. Emily Siner/WPLN hide caption
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Sturgeon fisherman Bill Ford has filled Ceapa's boat, "Sturgeon Queen," with his morning's catch: a few gillnets full of wild, six- to eight-foot long Atlantic sturgeon from the St. John River. Courtesy of Cornel Ceapa hide caption
In addition to profound exhaustion that isn't relieved with sleep, the illness now called ME/CFS includes flu-like symptoms, muscle pain, "brain fog" and various other physical symptoms, all of which typically worsen with even minor exertion. Malte Mueller/Getty Images hide caption
The tasty, frozen treats of summer can lose some of their appeal if they cause your brain to interpret that big gulp as pain. Ashlie Stevens/WFPL hide caption
A new Florida state law allows parents, and any residents, to challenge the use of textbooks and instructional materials they find objectionable via an independent hearing. Gulfiya Mukhamatdinova/Getty Images hide caption
New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks
An international team of scientists analyzed data from men around the world and found sperm counts declining in Western countries. Hanna Barczyk for NPR hide caption
Sunday
Although consuming cannabis is legal in Colorado and several other states, driving while under the influence of the drug is not. Nick Pedersen/Getty Images hide caption
Scientists Still Seek A Reliable DUI Test For Marijuana
Friday
Rats and people may rely on "metamemory" in a variety of different ways, scientists say. For a rat, it's likely about knowing whether you remember that predator in the distance; for people, knowing what we don't know helps us navigate social interactions. fotografixx/Getty Images/iStockphoto hide caption
From Rats To Humans, A Brain Knows When It Can't Remember
Thursday
In 2006, Al Gore issued a forceful warning about the threat of climate change in An Inconvenient Truth. More than a decade later, he's followed it up with An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power. Jensen Walker/Paramount Pictures hide caption
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'An Inconvenient Sequel' Is An Effective, Cautiously Optimistic, 'I Told You So'
'An Inconvenient Sequel' Is An Effective, Cautiously Optimistic, 'I Told You So'
Hurricanes in 2012 and 2003 submerged parking lots and park benches, and flooded businesses along Annapolis' Dock Street. City planners estimate that, given the rise in sea level, by 2100 the flood from a once-in-a-hundred-year storm would be almost twice as high as it would be if such a storm hit today. Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post/Getty Images hide caption
Young chickens hide inside a wooden box, one of the "enrichments" that Perdue is adding to its chicken houses. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
The defensive mucus of the Arion subfuscus slug has inspired materials scientists trying to invent better medical adhesives. Nigel Cattlin/Visuals Unlimited/Getty Images hide caption
Slug Slime Inspires Scientists To Invent Sticky Surgical Glue
Wednesday
A blue genetically engineered Taihei chrysanthemum. Scientists modified two genes to create the "true blue" flower. Naonobu Noda/NARO hide caption
Looking Back At The Most Powerful Earthquake Ever To Strike North America
"It's not just about making one German astronaut happy with fresh bread," Marcu explains. "There's really a deeper meaning to bread in space." Above, a photo illustration of bread in space. NASA/ Bake in Space GmbH hide caption