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Staff and volunteers with Mass Audubon Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary have rescued around 800 stranded sea turtles from Cape Cod beaches this year. That’s about 130 more than last year.

This hour, we look at mis-speaks, mis-hearings and mis-understandings, like malapropisms, mondegreens, eggcorns, and spoonerisms. What they can tell us about English and how our brains process language?

"Our problem is not with Israel. We don't want to meddle in anything that will threaten Israel's security," Damascus Governor Maher Marwan tells NPR. Syria and Israel have never had diplomatic ties.

The tragedy marks the 19th overboard incident on a cruise ship this year, with only two passengers successfully rescued.

These stories didn't get huge numbers of views, but readers who found them stayed with them for what qualifies as an eternity on the online clock. Here are our underappreciated favorites.

Research explains how foxes hunting mice can plunge down into the snow at high speeds without injuring their poor little snouts.

Scenes from some of the most popular TikToks from the Global South in 2024: a dancing teen from the Philippines; an homage to Mr. Bean, that cute baby pygmy hippo.

This hour on Where We Live, author Sy Montgomery joins us with illustrator Matt Patterson to talk about her new book 'Of Time and Turtles' and helps us understand more about the world of turtle rehabilitation.

The migration route that connects West African nations with the Spanish Canary Islands remains the deadliest in the world, according to a Spanish aid organization.

Here are 10 heart-pounding novels recommended by NPR staff and critics — perfect for winter reading by the fire.