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Mad cow disease and related illness are thought to be spread by an infectious protein, not a germ. But some prominent scientists don't agree. NPR's Richard Harris travels to a National Institutes of Health lab in Montana, where a group of scientists have been trying for several decades to get to the bottom of brain-wasting diseases.

Instead of adding hot water to brown dust with freeze-dried marshmallows, NPR's Steve Inskeep decided to learn how to do hot chocolate right. Pastry chef David Guas walks Inskeep through his recipe for Mexican hot chocolate, which features vanilla beans, almond extract and cinnamon.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to meet with Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Sunday. The State Department declined to comment to NPR.

Carl Hancock Rux began his career in the arts as a spoken-word poet. He has ambitiously matured into an author, musician and playwright. Rux discusses his new novel, Asphalt, and his CD, Apothecary Rx.

As the Earth warms up, rising sea levels will increase the threat of storm surges and flooding. In some places, that will make exisiting problems worse. Venice, Italy, offers a glimpse at what may lie ahead. A major engineering project aims to protect it from the rising sea, but most Venetians seem to take high water in stride.

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MARQUETTE, MI-- Northern Michigan University has announced the cancellation of all on-campus camps, clinics and non-NMU course activities that were…

LANSING, MI (MPRN)-- The legislative committee looking into the state’s COVID-19 response meets again Monday – where top health officials in Governor…

Some customers in the Phoenix metro area will be able to use a driverless shuttle service to pick up groceries at Walmart — if they purchase them online.