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In a new study, bats lap up vaccine-laced saline or chow down on vaccine-carrying mosquitoes. Will that have any impact on the flying mammal's immune system?
How Italy became the darlings (and contenders, too) of the World Baseball Classic
With espresso shots, kisses on the cheek and Andrea Bocelli singalongs, Team Italy has charmed the baseball world. But their mission is more ambitious: Turn Italy into a bona fide baseball factory.
'Scarpetta' is a captivating murder mystery — and a high-wire balancing act
Based on a series of novels by best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta follows two different mysteries from two different timelines. It's structurally complicated — but it all holds up.
'Derry Girls' creator returns with a gleeful riff on the murder mystery
In the hilarious Netflix series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, three women learn that a long estranged school friend has died in a suspicious manner — and take it upon themselves to investigate.
Giant robots battle it out in Detroit's Robowar
Fighting robots is a cultural fantasy going back at least to Richard Matheson's 1956 story "Steel." One Detroit impresario is now bringing the idea to the stage — and real audiences.
Why 'Sinners' should win best picture (but probably won't) — and more Oscar predictions
NPR critics share their hopes and predictions for the 2026 Academy Awards, which air on Sunday.