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Bats and death metal singers have more in common than a love of the dark. A new study has found that some of bats' lower frequency calls appear to use a technique similar to death metal growling.

Jazz Night brings you three concert highlights from the Southern New Jersey festival featuring Gabrielle Cavassa, Shemekia Copeland and Pedrito Martinez.

Students in the St. Petersburg area are protesting a book ban imposed by a school district using a new state law. A new training video for librarians warns not to shelf books that could be challenged.

Writer Arthur C. Clarke has died in Sri Lanka. He was 90. He's best known for writing 2001: A Space Odyssey, but he wrote many dozens of science fiction novels. Clarke, a trained scientist who united intellectual rigor with imagination, inspired generations of writers and scientists with his powerfully humane vision of the future.

A new biography from Sam Wasson examines the life and legacy of the Broadway, TV and film director Bob Fosse, who is known for such game-changing entertainments as Cabaret, Liza With A Z and Chicago. NPR's Bob Mondello says the book has both substantial research and vivid descriptions.

One of the most popular Ethiopian vocalists of the late 20th century, he rose to fame at a time of great political unrest in Ethiopia.

As America's Cup officials investigate the tragic drowning of Olympian Andrew Simpson last week in San Francisco, some in the sailing community are questioning the safety of the ultra-fast high tech catamarans featured in the upcoming race.

Each week, Pop Culture Happy Hour guests and hosts share what's bringing them joy. This week: The movie The Book of Clarence, the show Lego Masters, Niecy Nash-Betts' Emmy acceptance speech, and more.

NPR's Guide to Podcasting – everything from choosing a story to editing sound.

Hailed as a neo-soul smash in 2000, D'Angelo's Voodoo now feels decades more lived-in than its peers. The album's engineer, Russell Elevado, says sounding "old" became the key to sounding timeless.