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Instagram crowds may be ruining nature

Instagram crowds may be ruining nature

When a particularly scenic shot gains traction on Instagram, visitors flood in. Travel photographer Brent Knepper tells NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that can lead to permanent changes in the landscape.
by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

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Your cell phone's a snitch

Your cell phone's a snitch

Timothy Carpenter stole cell phones. Then his phone sold him out to the Feds. Now the Supreme Court has to decide how private our cell phone data should be.
by Ailsa Chang

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Snapchat and Twitter adopting new looks to gain more users

Snapchat and Twitter adopting new looks to gain more users

Twitter is rolling out a 280-character limit for nearly all its users, abandoning its iconic 140-character limit for tweets. And Snapchat will undergo a revamp to make itself easier to use, in the hopes it can attract a wider audience.
by The Associated Press

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WHO to farmers: Stop giving your animals so many antibiotics

WHO to farmers: Stop giving your animals so many antibiotics

The World Health Organization is calling for strict limits on antibiotic use in animals raised for food. The guidelines could push many countries, including the U.S., to restrict drug use on farms.
by Dan Charles

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A look inside the beautiful, bizarre world of jellyfish

Science writer Juli Berwald has spent long hours contemplating a mysterious, ethereal organism: the jellyfish. She joined MPR News host Kerri Miller to discuss what scientists are just beginning to uncover about jellyfish.
by Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

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Twitter employee blamed for deleting Trump's account

For 11 minutes around 7 p.m. on Thursday, Trump's Twitter feed fell silent. Twitter says it was the work of a "customer support employee" on their last day on the job.

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Scientists say they've found hidden space in Great Pyramid of Giza

Scientists say they've found hidden space in Great Pyramid of Giza

Researchers used equipment that detects muons. Measuring the density of the tiny particles yielded an image of what's behind the pyramid walls with no damage to the ancient structure.
by The Associated Press

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Russian meddling: 5 things tech giants need to tell Congress

Russian meddling: 5 things tech giants need to tell Congress

The election was nearly a year ago. Why did it take so long for Facebook, Google and Twitter to see how their platforms were used by foreign actors to influence the election?
by The Associated Press

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Facebook's advertising tools complicate efforts to stop Russian interference

Facebook's advertising tools complicate efforts to stop Russian interference

Facebook says 126 million people may have seen Russian content aimed at influencing Americans. Marketing gurus say Facebook is unlikely to solve the problem because of its ad-based business model.
by Aarti Shahani

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