Outside/In

Human-powered flight has long been inspired by the wings of birds, bats, and beetles—but helicopters are the exception.

We’re outsourcing one of the most important human skills to satellites and smartphones. What would happen if GPS disappeared?

Humans dream up a lot of dragons, from Beowulf's dragon to the Aztec feathered serpent, Quetzelcoatl, divine Chinese beings like Qinglong, and, eventually, J.R.R. Tolkien’s Smaug. Where do these stories come from?

The coolest and most uplifting element is rarer than you might think.

Honey bee losses are at an all-time high. What's going on?

Do blockbuster movies have an obligation to accurately represent science?

Outside/In is returning to New Hampshire Public Radio’s Saturday morning broadcast schedule, beginning Saturday, July 5 at 11 a.m.

Cruise ships are supposed to benefit local economies. Do they?

"Most languages in the world are spoken by a small number of people in a relatively local place, and their language is probably really adapted to the kinds of things that they care about… and the way that they need to communicate."

Mississippi-born writer Kiese Laymon on the beauty of his grandma’s garden, Emmett Till, Maurice Sendak, and his first children’s book, City Summer, Country Summer.