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This week, Learning Snacks is exploring all things bug! From buzzing bees to wiggly worms, the four-part global investigation series from PBS, Bugs that Rule the World, dives into insect declines, exploring their diversity and the critical roles they play on the planet. Scientists reveal the beauty of bugs, from pollinators, to insect assassins, to the tiny clean-up crews that purify the planet. Check out some videos from the series here!

Drawing on intimate memories and accounts passed down through her family, Dr. Shizuko Tomoda offers a moving portrait of the emotional and physical toll her mother, and herself endured, while also reflecting on the lasting scars of nuclear warfare.

This week, we are highlighting the power of kindness, connection, and inclusion for International Friendship Day! Friendship is the heart of every classroom, family and community. In this week’s Learning Snacks, you will find activities, lessons and stories about meaningful friendship for everyone!

We tend not to think much about that pat of butter we put on our morning toast. Nor, do we think about butter sculpture, butter bogs, pleasure dairies, or the dairymaids, those once respected and well-paid artisans and economic powerhouses of our nations earliest days. This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, a show about butter.

It's confirmed: Gaza is in the throes of a “worst-case” famine scenario. Today on Where We Live, we hear from the International Rescue Committee, and learn what can be done to treat malnutrition in Gaza, and around the world.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we took your calls and talked with Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy.

From movies to mysterious lights in the sky, the possibility of life beyond Earth sparks endless curiosity. This hour, we dive into why we love to imagine alien life.