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Drop a clump of fire ants into water and they will assemble into a raft that stays afloat for weeks, according to a new study. Plus, a new soft-bodied robot is modeled after caterpillars that curl up and roll away from predators without joints. SciFri's "Pick of the Week" turns to insects and engineering this week.

Two days after the worst outbreak of tornadoes since 1974, President Barack Obama visited one of the hardest hit neighborhoods in Ala.

Clenbuterol, a steroid sometimes taken by athletes to burn fat and grow muscle, has sickened hundreds of Chinese consumers in recent months after they ate pork meat contaminated with it. Many are still angry about the 2008 melamine milk scandal.

If you're a fan of Fresh Air and NPR, save the evening of Thursday, June 9th, for "This is NPR...An Evening with Terry Gross,"

The March earthquake and tsunami in Japan made junkyards of entire cities and created the equivalent of 16 years' worth of waste. With both the national and local governments struggling to handle cleanup, corps of volunteers in places like the seaside city of Kesennuma are starting to tackle the daunting task on their own.

The country icon talks about her new album, Hard Bargain, and reflects on her brief time working with Gram Parsons before his death in 1973.

Peter Hartlaub, a pop critic at the San Francisco Chronicle, has given himself a year to track down the voices behind his children's talking toys.

President Obama was supposed to become only the third sitting president to witness a human space launch. Instead, with NASA scrubbing the launch, Obama's visit became a tour and chance to soften a tough crowd.

Sealing coal mines after disasters is common and it doesn't mean that the coal reserves can't be tapped in other ways.

NPR has chosen Edward Schumacher-Matos as its new ombudsman. Alicia Shepard's last day is May 31.