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The grooves on Mars' moon Phobos could be produced by tidal forces – the mutual gravitational pull of the planet and the moon, says NASA. The theory is the latest explanation for grooves that were once thought to result from the massive impact that caused the Stickney crater (lower right).

Grooves On Mars' Moon Are Signs That It's Slowly Shattering, NASA Says

Hanging in orbit just 3,700 miles above the surface of Mars, the planet's closest moon, Phobos, seems to be undergoing a "structural failure," NASA says.

Rosa Coj Bocel visits NPR's office in Washington, D.C., where she attended a film festival that screened a short documentary about her life.

Tragedy Made Her A Fighter — And The Star Of An 11-Minute Film

Her life had spiraled out of control: school dropout, pregnant, parents kicked her out, baby died. Find out how Rosa Coj Bocel of Guatemala fought back.

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Robin Young is co-host of <em>Here & Now</em>.

Robin Young To Take Time Off For Knee Surgery

Here & Now's Robin Young is saying farewell for several weeks so she can have knee surgery. She'll return in about a month and a half.

There may be a shift occurring in our willingness to eat alone that has to do with the pleasure and power of food itself.

Why Eating Out Alone Doesn't Have To Be Lonely

More Americans are eating alone — at restaurants and at home. Writer Simran Sethi argues in a new book that eating alone can be a courageous act that deepens appreciation of food and place.

A hollow log hive in the Cevennes region of France reveals the details of circular comb architecture of the Western honeybee. New research shows the partnership between humans and bees goes back to the beginnings of agriculture.

Farmers Have Been Enjoying The Fruits Of Bee Labor For 9,000 Years

Bees play a vital role in pollinating the crops we eat. Turns out, that relationship with agriculture began shortly after the rise of settled farming, new research shows.

President Obama on the cover of <em>Out Magazine</em>.

Obama Featured On The Cover Of LGBT Magazine 'Out'

Obama, pictured with the words "Our President: Ally, Hero, Icon," is the first sitting president to be photographed for the cover of an LGBT publication, according to Out.

Kain Colter, the former quarterback for Northwestern University, led a push by players there to form what would have been the nation's first union of college athletes. The National Labor Relations Board rejected their bid to unionize this summer.

Mizzou Points To Bigger Shifts In How College Athletes See Themselves

The Missouri football team's role in the protests on their campus rests against an important shift in the way student-athletes think about the relationship between themselves and their schools.

Union commanders in composite photo, 1883-84.

Civil War Leaders — In An 1880s Insurance Ad?

If getting all of these Union commanders together in one room to pose for this photo seems like an impossible task, it was. It didn't happen.

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