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Saber teeth — the large canines — are pretty fearsome. These fangs have evolved at least five times in predators that are now extinct, but there's been something of a mystery as to why.

The northern California coast is home to the tallest trees in the world, but a rivalry over who has the tallest decorated tree is brewing.

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There are around 10,000 U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon. The U.N. says they will remain at their posts in southern Lebanon -- even as Israel conducts ground operations against Hezbollah.

A wide region was swamped from Houston to rural East Texas, where game wardens rode airboats through waist-high waters rescuing both people and pets.

Church World Service Wilmington must furlough 20 of its 25-person staff for the next two months. This stems from the Trump administration’s pause on funding for the refugee resettlement program.

President Trump is trying to dramatically reshape the federal government, including remaking the federal workforce itself. While his directives are sweeping, they are facing legal challenges.

Starliner's test pilots, Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, should have returned by mid-June. NASA is weighing its options for returning the two, including a ride home in a rival SpaceX capsule.

In poll after poll, former President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are the top two Republicans want as their 2024 nominee. In dueling events in Iowa, they pitch themselves to voters.

In this series, NPR takes readers and listeners behind the news and explains how we do our journalism. Here, Juana Summers describes what she — and a team from All Things Considered — encountered on a reporting trip to this island of snow and ice, for this week's Reporter's Notebook.