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Frankincense is harvested from Boswellia trees on the Arabian peninsula. It's helped define trade routes for thousands of years, but shipments have been disrupted by the U.S. war with Iran.

How an ancient resin traded for centuries got snarled up by the Iran war

It's not just energy supplies that have been disrupted by the Iran war. It's also hitting frankincense, a commodity that's been defining trade routes in the Middle East for thousands of years.

Spring LibraryCon w/Bill McNelis

On this episode of Brookdale Beat, Tom Brennan talks with Library Director Bill McNelis at Library Con happening March 3rd as well as other services and events at the Bankier Library.

Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal on the 1973 poster for Paper Moon.

The most memorable moon movies aren't even about space

While marveling at Artemis II's mission, NPR's film critic went down a rabbit hole about moon-themed movies. Most have nothing to do with space.

What draws people into cults? A new book tracks the journeys of two followers

Harrison Hill's book The Oracle's Daughter is a story about the terror of losing the self — but it's also, gratifyingly, a story about finding the way back to it.

File photo showing babies in a U.S. maternity ward. The fertility rate in the U.S. has dropped steadily. Last year, there were roughly 710,000 fewer children born in the U.S. compared with the peak in 2007.

710,000 fewer babies were born last year in U.S. compared with two decades ago

The U.S. fertility rate continued its slide to historic levels, due to plunging teen pregnancies and far more women delaying motherhood into their 30s and 40s.

Concession stand sandwiches range from $1.50 to $3 at the Masters this year.

How a cheese sandwich at the Masters is still $1.50 in an era of price hikes

The priciest concessions at the Masters, beer and wine, cost just $6 each. The Georgia golf tournament prides itself on a simple and affordable menu, even as ticket prices continue to climb.

This pangolin was confiscated from a smuggling ring that sold endangered animals to restaurants in China. Animals caught up in the wildlife trade pose a great risk of spillover diseases.

How bad for humans is wildlife trade? A new study has answers

People sell wild animals for food and for traditional medicine — legally and illegally. A study looks at the risks of spillover diseases from those pangolins, giant rats and other exotic critters.

The Artemis II crew — Christina Koch (left), Jeremy Hansen, Victor Glover and Reid Wiseman — have to share tight quarters aboard the Orion spacecraft on their way home. But even with limited space, they can still get a solid workout in — thanks to a very special piece of equipment.

We can't all be astronauts, but the Artemis II crew has fitness lessons for everyone

The Artemis II astronauts don't have a lot of space to exercise. That's why they've got the flywheel — a small device that can be used for strength and cardio workouts.

MIKE (second from left) and Earl Sweatshirt (third from left) with the members of Surf Gang, the New York-based collective who produced the rappers' new double album, Pompeii // Utility.

Earl Sweatshirt and MIKE put a ring on indie rap's favorite friendship

A much-hyped double album finds the two reveling in a mutual influence that has bloomed for a decade, shaping a scene in the process.

'After the Flood' argues Bob Dylan's late career is just as potent as his early years

Much of our image of Dylan derives from his early protest music, but Robert Polito's book makes the argument that the most recent 30 years of Dylan's career have been just as creative as the first 30.

BTS's album Arirang has now posted the longest run at No. 1 of any album in the boy band's career.

BTS stays at No. 1 on the charts — and thwarts Ye in the process

This week, no album can unseat last week's champion: BTS's Arirang, which holds on to the top spot thanks to another flood of sales.

A protester carries a sign that equates foreign aid with soft power during a rally near the U.S. Capitol to protest the dismantling of USAID, the international agency charged with dispensing humanitarian aid around the world on behalf of the United States.

In the Trump era, everybody's talking about 'soft power.' But ... what is it exactly?

The U.S. government long saw giving international aid as a way to build goodwill throughout the world. Did it work? And what does the reducing of foreign aid mean for that effort now?

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