Michael Bond sits with a Paddington Bear toy in 2008. Bond died Tuesday, according to his publisher, nearly six decades after his beloved character first appeared in print. Sang Tan/AP 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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An international team of scientists believes it has solved the mystery of how eggs got their shapes. Frans Lanting/Mint Images RM/Getty Images hide caption
How Do Eggs Get Their Shapes? Scientists Think They've Cracked It
Deilephila elpenor, commonly called the elephant hawk-moth, has specialized eyes that don't reflect light. Such moths inspired scientists to invent an anti-glare coating for smart screens. Ullstein Bild/Getty Images hide caption
Tuesday
A member of the federal police holds an hourglass with Nazi markings on Friday at the Interpol headquarters in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Natacha Pisarenko/AP hide caption
Thursday
Miguel Angel Covarrubias Cervantes, a former mayor in central Mexico, posted a video of him delivering a speech inspired by a Netflix promotional video for House of Cards. Miguel Cervantes/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Yoko Ono, accompanied by son Sean Lennon, accepted the Centennial Song award for "Imagine" at a National Music Publishers' Association event Wednesday in New York. Gary Gershoff/Courtesy NMPA hide caption
Wednesday
The new poet laureate of the United States, Tracy K. Smith, visits the Library of Congress Poetry and Literature Center in Washington, D.C., last month. Shawn Miller/Library of Congress hide caption
Tracy K. Smith Reads 'When Your Small Form Tumbled Into Me'
Friday
An eagle family has adopted a baby red-tailed hawk in British Columbia, but scientists are not sure how much longer these natural enemies can live in harmony. Lynda Robson/Hancock Wildlife Foundation hide caption
Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a rally in Omaha, Neb., on April 20. Sanders has been criticized for a recent line of questioning toward a Trump administration nominee, which focused on the man's religious beliefs about damnation. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption
Thursday
The U.S. Department of the Interior has ordered an internal review of sage grouse plans and programs. Bureau of Land Management hide caption
Monday
An artist's conception of the KELT-9 system, which has a host star (left) that's almost twice as hot as our sun. The hot star blasts its nearby planet KELT-9b, leading to a dayside surface temperature of around 7,800 degrees Fahrenheit. NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (IPAC) hide caption
Scientists Discover A Scorched Planet With A Comet-Like Tail
Thursday
Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital say shellfish is the most common food allergen to afflict Americans. Roberto Machado Noa/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption
Wednesday
An artist's rendering of the newly named Parker Solar Probe spacecraft approaching the sun. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory hide caption
NASA Plans To Launch A Probe Next Year To 'Touch The Sun'
A tweet by President Trump, which has been deleted, caused a stir with its mention of "negative press covfefe." @realDonaldTrump/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Thursday
Scientists have now shown that this position requires almost no muscle activity from the flamingo. VSPYCC/Flickr hide caption