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Like many reptiles, the sex of a turtle is determined by how warm the egg is as it's being incubated. And small temperature differences can cause dramatic changes in the male-to-female ratio.

These interactive charts, says a World Bank data scientist, paint a "pretty good" picture of the world.

The best figure skaters in the United States are squaring off this week and will learn who will compete at next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea. Already, there have been some surprises.

Research in epilepsy has found a key to why small pulses of electricity to the brain sometimes help and sometimes hurt a failing memory. Brains hurt by physical trauma or dementia might benefit, too.

New Jersey and Virginia are the only states holding gubernatorial elections this year. In New Jersey, there's been a lack of enthusiasm among voters in both parties ahead of Tuesday's primary.

The Senate votes Tuesday on a bill aimed at reforming the Department of Veterans Affairs. The legislation shortens the process to remove negligent employees and gives managers incentives to address poor performance.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Karim Sadjadpour, a Middle East expert and Iran watcher at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, about Iran's relationships with terrorist groups, both as adversaries and allies.

The president tweeted in defense of his travel ban, using language that could hamper his administration's legal argument. The tweets also threaten to overshadow the rollout of infrastructure policy.

You might think a monkey is making a friendly face. The monkey, however, might have a very different message in mind.