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In a referendum this summer, UK will decide whether to stay in the European Union. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Nigel and Ian Baxter of Nottingham, two brothers with opposing views on the matter.

Wine retailer David Trone is spending $12.4 million of his own money to win a Maryland House seat, but his rivals say he's trying to buy his way into Congress.

Indicted Philadelphia congressman Chaka Fattah hasn't faced a democratic challenger in more than two decades. Now he's fighting for his political life as he runs for re-election.

The B-52 Stratofortress bomber was first developed by Boeing in 1952. NPR's Scott Simon talks with Wired's Eric Adams about how an aircraft that old has such staying power.

Kevin Sudeith's work is not only site-specific, but it also makes unusually specific geological and cultural demands, says blogger Alva Noë.

Robbins has built his career around motivating people so we've invited this go-getter to answer three questions about incredibly lazy people. Originally broadcast May 16, 2015.

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The reef is unusual because it lies in muddy waters, and scientists had only seen hints of its existence until recent research expeditions. They say it's already in danger because of oil drilling.

A new study of the speech patterns of gelada monkeys in the Ethiopian Highlands suggests that linguistically humans aren't as unique as we think. So why has it taken us thousands of years to realize that? NPR has the story of how we listen to noises we don't understand.

DiCamillo says Raymie Nightingale, the 10-year-old protagonist at the heart of her latest novel, is a lot like she was as a child: "Very introverted, watching, worrying, wondering, but also hopeful."