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The leggiest animal on the planet, <em>Eumillipes persephone</em>, from Australia. (<strong>A</strong>) female with 330 segments and 1,306 legs (paratype specimen, T147124). (<strong>B</strong>) ventral view of legs (male holotype, T147101). (<strong>C</strong>) dorsal view of head and ventral view of gonopods (male holotype, T147101). Scale bars, 0.5 mm.

A millipede with 1,300 legs has been found in Australia. It's a new record by far

Entomologists discovered a new species far underground. Despite millipede meaning "a thousand feet," it's the first to have more than 750.

Jeremy Griffin enters the lobby of he Alba de Vida substance abuse treatment clinic holding an AR-15.

An unarmed guard prevented a gunman from entering a Buffalo treatment clinic

A man walked into a substance abuse treatment clinic in Buffalo with an AR-15. But an unarmed guard stopped him from making it past the lobby and took him outside.

South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin, center, leaves after a briefing announcing a plan on Monday to resolve a dispute over compensating people forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation of Korea, at the Foreign Ministry in Seoul, South Korea Monday, March 6, 2023.

U.S. allies South Korea and Japan move closer to resolve forced labor feud

South Korea announced on Monday a plan to compensate victims of forced labor under Japan's colonization through a government foundation with funds from South Korean companies.

Taylor Henderson (left) as Leah, and Andréa Agosto (right) as Tara are shown in an undated production photo for Diversionary Theatre's "The High Table."

Nigerian ancestors meet LGBTQ love in 'The High Table'

Diversionary Theatre's production of Temi Wilkey's 2020 play follows an LGBTQ couple facing traditional Nigerian parents.

A protester in Boston holds up a large replica of a credit card being cut in half during a national day of action to "stop funding climate chaos."

Climate activists target nation's big banks, urging divestment from fossil fuels

Across the U.S. on Tuesday, people gathered outside major banks demanding that financial institutions shift away from investing in fossil fuel projects.

Tucker Salls, a member of the Connecticut National Guard, receives a COVID-19 vaccine at Bradley Air National Guard Base in East Granby, Connecticut, Jan. 2, 2021.

10% of National Guardsmen are unvaccinated. Some states say they should be allowed to serve anyway.

The Pentagon said unvaccinated guardsmen won't get paid and can't participate in federally-funded deployments, but some states are concerned that will affect the Guard's ability to do its job.

A girl skates down a 12-foot ramp in the backyard of a house on Oak Drive in Vista, Feb. 21, 2023.

Neighbors' dispute leads to new backyard skateboard ramp rule in Vista

Any skating ramp taller than 6 feet will need a permit, which would cost $3,345.

Gio Reyna of the United States is dejected after the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between the Netherlands and the United States, at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022. Netherlands won 3-1.

US almost sent Reyna home from World Cup for lack of hustle

American midfielder Gio Reyna almost was sent home from the World Cup because of a lack of hustle in training, for which he later apologized

A photo of Hans-Joachim Bull's November 1990 picture with Angela Merkel, taken during Merkel's first campaign stop as a parliamentary candidate. Merkel chatted with Bull (far left, obscured behind another fisherman) and other fishermen in their hut. She asked about their concerns, and Bull and his colleagues told her they were worried about new European fishing quotas.

As Germany's Merkel steps down, those who guided her into politics remember her

Angela Merkel is stepping down after 16 years as Germany's chancellor. Earlier this fall, NPR caught up with some people who remembered her earliest days as a politician and reflected on her legacy.

A <em>Guiera senegalensis</em> shrub grows in an agricultural test plot outside Thiès, Senegal. The shrubs used to be considered a threat to other crops. Now American and Senegalese researchers are conducting studies to see if the shrubs in fact are beneficial.

Farmers in Senegal learn to respect a scruffy shrub that gets no respect

For decades, they've been told to rip out the Guiera senegalensis shrub. But now there's a new philosophy: The scrappy green plant could be the key to a better harvest.

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