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Up to half of all results from biomedical research laboratories these days can't be replicated by other science teams. Why not? Myriad flubs slow progress in the hunt for cures.

Parents nationwide are wondering how to talk to their children about the George Zimmerman verdict. Host Michel Martin speaks with a roundtable of parents: attorney Glenn Ivey and his wife Jolene Ivey, who's a Maryland state legislator; author Leslie Morgan Steiner, and blogger Kristen Howerton.

Soaking up its Georgia locale, Pylon pounded out dance music that dripped with Southern sweat. Bewley, the band's understated guitarist, relied on sound more than skill. His scratchy guitar style was a perfect match for Pylon's jagged rhythms and art-damaged dance beats.

Just as the Wisconsin recall election was portrayed as having national implications for November, many are saying that the message coming out of Tuesday's special election to replace Gabby Giffords goes far beyond Arizona.

Today, people easily cross the Atlantic Ocean by plane and cavalierly refer to the great body of water as "the pond." But author Simon Winchester says we're forgetting the majesty of the high seas. He chronicles the second-largest ocean's origins, history and cultural influence in Atlantic.

In the 1970s, a sizable number of U.S. servicemen in Vietnam self-identified as heroin addicts. But when they returned stateside, the number of these soldiers who continued their addiction was surprisingly low. Why? Turns out a massive disruption in their environment and routine played a big role in helping them change their behavior.

Not so long ago, World Music occupied about a bin's worth of space in the back corner of your local record store. Now it gets its own aisle in national chain stores. We tour The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to World Music.

A New York man named God Gazarov sued Equifax after years of being denied loans because the credit agency doubted his name. Equifax said its computer system wouldn't issue a credit report to "God."

Last Friday the first performance in a new arena signaled a change in both Brooklyn and hip-hop.

Korean-American pastor Peter Chin leads an African American church, and lives in a predominately black neighborhood. It hasn't always been easy, but in this holiday rebroadcast, Chin tells host Michel Martin how he's worked through diversity issues with his family, his congregation and himself.

The young, roasted form of wheat has been eaten in the Middle East for millennia. But over time many Palestinians replaced it with rice. Now it's becoming a nutritious, native food worthy of pride.

Bird is on the brain at NPR music, so the blog editor and his boss listen to an uptempo bebop classic from 1947. It features Max Roach, Bud Powell, Tommy Potter and a young trumpeter named Miles Davis.