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Book News: Each Page Of 'A Drinkable Book' Kills Bacteria In Drinking Water

A "Drinkable Book" can be used to treat drinking water. Also: a new book claims to know the identity of the Zodiac Killer; why all books about Africa use the same cover image.

May 26, 2014 Shelf Discovery: The Highway by C. J. Box

On this week’s Shelf Discovery, Kristin hits the road with author C. J. Box’s horrifying audio thriller, The Highway.Title: The HighwayAuthor: C. J.…

Swiss artist H.R. Giger, seen here at his "Dreams and Visions" exhibition in 2011, died Monday after a fall in Zurich. Giger's work includes designs for the 1979 film <em>Alien</em>.

Artist H.R. Giger, Creator Of Surreal Biomechanics, Dies

You might not know the name, but you probably know the work: H.R. Giger created some of the most powerfully creepy visuals in Hollywood's history for 1979's sci-fi film Alien.

Among other courses, the China Executive Leadership Academy in Shanghai teaches public relations to government officials, including mock TV shows and mock press conferences. NPR's Frank Langfitt took this photo from a control room, because the presence of a foreign reporter in class rattled some of the participants.

China's Communist Party Learns The Fine Art Of Public Relations

NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt watched as instructors walked party officials through a mock press conference. Many were reluctant to open up, seeing only the down side of sharing information.

It has been <em>a full century</em> since the engine driving climate change was first discovered. It's been more than <em>a half-century</em> since the risks entered the realm of public policy.

The Forgotten History Of Climate-Change Science

When did scientists and politicians first start to think that man may be warming the planet through the burning of fossil fuels? It wasn't just yesterday, says Commentator Adam Frank.

With their matching blue wigs, the dancers in the Palm Springs Follies chorus (they're called the "long-legged lovelies") give a whole new meaning to the cliche "blue-haired old ladies."

Dancers Find A Second Act At Palm Springs Follies

The Palm Springs Follies is an old-fashioned musical revue with a difference: the performers are old enough to have been in shows like this in their heyday. After 23 seasons, the show closes in May.

Section Of Ohio Roadway Named For Slain Soldier

A portion of a state highway has been named for a fallen U.S. Army soldier. A portion of State Route 55 between Troy and Casstown is now the Private First…

Ukranian soldiers stop cars at a highway checkpoint near Slovansky, Ukraine, on Tuesday.

6 Ukrainian Soldiers Killed In Ambush

Meanwhile, Germany's foreign minister was trying to jumpstart talks between the central government in Kiev and pro-Russian militants in the east.

Orbital Sciences Corp.'s Antares rocket lifts off at Wallops Island, Va., in April of last year. The Antares uses a pair of Russian-made NK-33 rocket engines that Moscow says it will stop supplying for military launches.

Russia Aborts Rocket Engine Sales, GPS Cooperation With U.S.

The moves come after Washington banned some high-tech equipment sales to Russia as part of sanctions in response to the annexation of Crimea.

Pfizer is pursuing British drugmaker AstraZeneca, in part because it wants to lower its tax rate by moving its headquarters to London.

Companies Face Backlash Over Foreign Mergers To Avoid U.S. Taxes

Pfizer, the giant drugmaker, is the latest American company seeking a foreign merger to elude U.S. taxes. Public advocacy groups call such deals unfair and want Congress to crack down.

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