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A scanning device most commonly seen in hospitals is reshaping paleontology by allowing researchers to peer inside irreplaceable fossils without damaging them. As NPR's John Nielsen reports, paleontologist Tim Rowe is one the scientists driving this emerging science of "paleoradiology." Visit our online fossil photo gallery.

With the nation on high alert, the Department of Homeland Security is trying to get organized as quickly as possible. NPR's Pam Fessler talks to Customs officers about how they feel about the push to merge dozens of agencies, and whether they think it will improve the nation's security. See photos from the borders and ports of the Pacific Northwest.

Autism is a disease that often drives people apart. It separates children from parents, and can leave parents feeling abandoned by researchers who offer no cure and little hope. But the MIND Institute, founded by fathers of autistic sons, is trying to change that by making parents key players in the search for a cure. NPR's Jon Hamilton reports.

Montage: Every year the population of incarcerated women grows and grows. As a result more and more children grow up without their mothers -- and are at risk for disciplinary problems, poverty and neglect. Twenty-one year old Beverly Kennon, her mother Sue -- an inmate at a Virginia prison -- and their friend Jerry Weinberger talk about the effects of prison on the relationship between mother and daughter. (8:11) Learn more at http://www.npr.org/programs/morning/features/2000/dec/001222.kennon.story.html.

European and Russian space officials meet next week to discuss how to pay for Russian flights carrying critical supplies to the International Space Station. With NASA's shuttle fleet grounded, Russia now bears a greater role in keeping the station afloat. NPR's Eric Niiler reports on the imperfect international partnership now playing a crucial role in the space station's survival.

Performances continue and we hear from TOM RIIS who compiled and edited a book containing the complete score of In Dahomey. RIIS directs the American Music Research Center at the University of Colorado and is the author of Just Before Jazz.PERFORMANCES CONTINUED.Conductor MAURICE PERESS. He specializes in reconstructing historic American concerts. Hes worked with Ellington and Bernstein, and is the author of the forthcoming book, Living With American Music: Dvorak to Duke Ellington.12:58:30 NEXT SHOW PROMO (:29) PROMO COPY On the next fresh air. . . our encore presentation of our American popular song series continues, with the music of Will Marion Cook, the principal composer of the 1903 Broadway musical In Dahomey, the first Broadway show written and performed by African Americans. Join us for the next Fresh Air.

It's still unclear why large numbers of soldiers in the 1991 Gulf War came home with unexplained illnesses. Now, faced with the possibility of a new war in the Persian Gulf, the Pentagon is working to prevent a repeat of those health problems. NPR's Joseph Shapiro reports.

to retaining the World Series title after beating the Yankees 4-0 in the Bronx last night for a 2-0 series lead.

After having his novel repeatedly rejected by publishing houses, writer Ron McLarty took his work straight to the people, and to the Internet. But now McLarty, a successful character actor who's been on both TV's Law and Order and on Broadway, has another challenge: attracting readers.

Brooke Gladstone, co-host of the NPR program On the Media, reports on the national fascination with DVD players -- the DVD has penetrated the market twice as fast as the CD and almost three times faster than the VCR. The high-quality image and sound of the DVD allow home viewers to enjoy an experience much closer to the filmmaker's original vision -- special features include parts of the original film that were left out, background comments from the director or editor -- and all this is changing the average movie-goer.