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On today’s podcast, discoveries about the sun’s magnetic field; news for climbers of Japan’s Mount Fuji; Airbus tests controls to learn more about the movement of planes on the ground followed by a discussion of how the research could help pilots; then superlatives on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, rescuers are delayed searching for people missing after a landslide in New Guinea; yoga classes are now including pigs; the 70th anniversary of a U.S. high court segregation ruling was just a few weeks ago; then, all about the word ‘surge’ on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, a rights group accuses China of treating rural Tibetans unfairly; the history of cockroaches; a doctors’ group says HIV-infected mothers can breastfeed their babies followed by a talk about the new HIV advice; then, ‘bad hair’ on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, Memorial Day in Washington, D.C.; the U.S. space agency is testing a rocket engine that could be used to travel to Mars followed by a discussion on how far NASA has progressed in its development; then, agreeably disagreeing on Lesson of the Day.

On today’s podcast, the travels of the baobab tree; researchers in Australia make a ‘water harvester’; community colleges aim to offer clean energy training; ‘hand expressions’ on Words and Their Stories followed by a discussion on 'handy' phrases with or without using one's hands.

On today’s podcast, people are not visiting Mali because of conflict; companies experiment with unusual-tasting foods; advice on increasing your vocabulary, part two; Then, ‘The Lady, or the Tiger?’ by Frank R. Stockton on American Stories.