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Elephants use their trunks much like a human uses their hands: to pick up food and manipulate objects. A new study finds that tiny, specialized whiskers on elephant trunks help them do it.

NBC correspondent Richard Engel announced that his son Henry, who had been diagnosed with Rett syndrome as an infant, died on August 9. Here's what to know about the disorder.

It might sound like a topic for dusty academic journals, but taxidermy — at least the way Carl Akeley practiced it — was full of exotic safaris, brutal killing and bloody encounters with the very creatures he was trying to preserve. Akeley is the subject of Jay Kirk's new book, Kingdom Under Glass.

In 2010, Justin Horner was sitting on the side of the freeway, hoping someone would help him fix his blown tire. Right around the time he was about to give up, a van pulled over.

Routinely called a "musician's musician," the pianist had an atypical career that even he called mysterious. He spent it returning to a handful of favorite composers, with acclaimed results.

Authorities say a trumpet stolen from Detroit jazz star Marcus Belgrave is back in his hands, while the suspected thief is in theirs. The Detroit Free…

"Hidden In Plain Sight" dives into the complicated past (and future) of a local historical site. WEMU's Joshua Nieman presents the story on Ypsilanti's Peninsular Paper Dam.

Michele Norris talks with Lolis Eric Elie, a columnist for the New Orleans Times Picayune. Elie has been covering this week's elections in New Orleans, which include a mayoral run-off between incumbent Ray Nagin and Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu.

Hundreds of Michigan Republicans gathered on Mackinac Island for their biennial leadership conference this past weekend. Colin Jackson has more.

HBO's 'Game of Thrones' prequel throws a lot of proper nouns at you. Here's a guide to the important whos, whats and wheres of 'House of the Dragon.'