ESPN has been facing a slump in revenue that's most easily traced to cord-cutting by former cable subscribers. Mike Windle/Getty Images for ESPN hide caption
Must Reads : The Two-Way Some stories are just too weird, too funny or too sad to ignore. They may not be "serious news," but are so fascinating you must read them. NPR correspondents are on the watch for such tales. We pass along the best, from NPR and other news outlets.
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Wednesday
Pope Francis speaks in a video at the TED2017 conference Tuesday in Vancouver, British Columbia. The audience gave him a standing ovation after the talk, which stressed the importance of humility among the powerful. Ryan Lash/TED hide caption
A bluefin tuna swims inside farming pens in 2007 prior to harvest near Ensenada, Mexico. Chris Park/AP hide caption
(Left) A close-up view of a spirally fractured mastodon femur. (Right) A boulder discovered at the Cerutti Mastodon site in San Diego County thought to have been used by early humans as a hammerstone. Tom Démeré/San Diego Natural History Museum hide caption
New Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought
A mother and calf humpback whale swim in the Exmouth Gulf in Western Australia. Fredrik Christiansen/Functional Ecology hide caption
Recordings Reveal That Baby Humpback Whales 'Whisper' To Their Mothers
Tuesday
The larvae of Galleria mellonella, commonly known as a wax worm, is able to biodegrade plastic bags. Wayne Boo/USGS Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab hide caption
The Lowly Wax Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic
First daughter and presidential adviser Ivanka Trump (second from left) arrives for a panel discussion with (from left) W20 co-Chairwoman Stephanie Bschorr, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands. John MacDougall/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Monday
Host Jack Barry conducts questioning of contestants James Snodgrass (left) and Hank Bloomgarden (right) in supposed isolation booths during the program Twenty-One. Albert Freedman, producer of the show, died on April 11 at age 95. AP hide caption
Friday
Thursday
Say what you will about naked mole-rats, but their bodies have a trick that lets them survive periods of oxygen deprivation. Roland Gockel/Max Delbruck Center for Molecular Medicine hide caption
Researchers Find Yet Another Reason Why Naked Mole-Rats Are Just Weird
Wednesday
This composite of 30 images of asteroid 2014 JO25 was generated with radar data collected using NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar in California's Mojave Desert. NASA/JPL-Caltech/GSSR hide caption
Monday
Edna Kiplagat (left) and Geoffrey Kirui, both of Kenya, hold a trophy together after their victories in the 121st Boston Marathon on Monday. Charles Krupa/AP hide caption
Sunday
Melissa McCarthy as Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live. Saturday Night Live/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Saturday
Animal Adventure Park said in a press release that April the giraffe will "raise her baby naturally." The zoo added that weaning can take up to 14 months. Courtesy of Animal Adventure Park hide caption
Friday
