Ava Berger
Stories
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Elephant seals remember their enemies
Elephant seals don't forget their enemies. We learn about the great beasts' big beefs and why they matter.
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Birds rating habitat
A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.
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Nebraska's newest public official is 10-years-old
The Kid Governor program is a nationwide initiative that helps teach kids about government by holding elections. Nebraska just elected 10-year-old Charlie Couch as it's first kid governor.
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Sen. Mark Kelly responds to Pentagon investigation
Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., and other house Democrats released a video last week letting service members know they can refuse illegal orders. Kelly is now being investigated for misconduct.
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How studying lions' roars with AI can help with conservation efforts
Scientists have harnessed artificial intelligence to classify lion roars, a tool they say could help with lion conservation.
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Kid reporter has serious fun with Celtics
A young reporter from Sports Illustrated Kids asked Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla a question about having fun. His answer got people talking.
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Inside the unofficial movement to save the em dash — from A.I.
The extra-long hyphen known as the em dash is common in AI-generated text. While some writers have responded by choosing to avoid the punctuation mark, others are fighting back.
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The author of 'We Were Liars' on her passionate readers' 'big reactions' to her work
We speak to E. Lockhart, author of the best-selling novel We Were Liars, about her new book, We Fell Apart.
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Lessons on love from 'meet cutes' in New York
Ever see two people and wonder, are they a couple? Aaron Feinberg, a co-creator of Meet Cutes NYC, takes this question head-on in his spontaneous interviews on the streets of New York and new book.
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Museum security expert offers a peek inside art heist investigations
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Anthony Amore, director of security at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, about art heists and what he's noticed about the recent jewelry theft from the Louvre.