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This photo provided by U.S. Food & Drug Administration shows the location of a lot number of recalled Robitussin cough syrup. The maker is recalling several lots of its medicine Thursday, due to contamination that could pose a serious risk to people with weakened immune systems. U.S. Food & Drug Administration via AP hide caption

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U.S. Food & Drug Administration via AP

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Ndileka Mandela, the eldest of Nelson Mandela's grandchildren, during her Zoom interview with NPR. A climate activist, she had spoken at COP28 earlier in the week, the climate summit, and returned home to Johannesburg to mark the 10th anniversary of her grandfather's passing. Screenshot by NPR hide caption

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Thursday

A male Greater Honeyguide in Mozambique's Niassa Special Reserve. Claire Spottiswoode hide caption

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Claire Spottiswoode

Looking for honey? This African bird will heed your call and take you there

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Honeybees resting on a comb in Stuttgart, Germany. SEBASTIAN GOLLNOW/DPA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Honey bees store the nutritious sweet treat in honeycomb. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

A stingless Mayan bee (Melipona beecheii) gorges itself with honey during the harvest in Yucatan, Mexico. Eric Tou/Visuals Unlimited via Getty Images hide caption

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Doug Brown and his brother Roger, right, operate Slopeside Syrup in Richmond, Vt. They're challenging a proposed federal label that would say maple syrup has "added sugar." John Dillon/Vermont Public Radio hide caption

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John Dillon/Vermont Public Radio

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Sure, this elixir is tasty and comforting, but will it actually soothe your sore throat and help bring your voice back? Ovidiu Minzat/EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption

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Saturday

Beekeeper Jeff Miller checks the hives on NPR's green roof in 2013. Becky Lettenberger/NPR hide caption

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NPR's Bees (Moderate, Middle Of The Road Bees) Up And Left

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Yao honey hunter Orlando Yassene holds a male greater honeyguide temporarily captured for research in the Niassa National Reserve, Mozambique. The birds will flutter in front of people, tweet and fly from tree to tree to guide hunters to bees' nests that are hidden inside the trunks of hollow trees. This teamwork could date back thousands or even a million years. Claire Spottiswoode hide caption

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Claire Spottiswoode

How Wild Birds Team Up With Humans To Guide Them To Honey

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Friday

Honey can be as golden as the sun or as dark as molasses. Researchers have identified over 100 different flavors in it, too, some more savory or stinky than others. Ellen Webber/NPR hide caption

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We knew the Honey Nut Cheerios bee liked sweet stuff. But imagine what would happen if he met green M&M? Doug Kanter/Rusty Jarrett/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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