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California researchers have discovered that moray eels have a second set of jaws in the back of their throats with razor-sharp teeth that help them catch their prey. The findings are published in the latest issue of the science journal, Nature.

Dealing with a potentially fatal cancer is difficult for anyone. Doctors with cancer face a special challenge. They're used to giving medical care, not getting it. Two doctors, Elizabeth McKinley and William Tierney, share what they learned as patients.

A tenuous peace holds in Sadr City between U.S. forces and followers of militant anti-American cleric Moktada Sadr. Shiite militiamen who were shooting at U.S. soldiers last summer are now helping man Iraqi police checkpoints and assisting in reconstruction.

Howard Shore follows up his Oscar-winning soundtrack to Lord of the Rings with a more complex take on the good vs. evil battle in David Cronenberg's A History of Violence. The composer discusses his work with Liane Hansen.

Audio book sales are increasing at a double-digit rate, making up a healthy chunk of a title's revenue. As Lynn Neary reports, popular books like the Harry Potter series have done well — and expanded consumer awareness of audio books in the process.

With hints of Django Reinhardt, Dixieland Jazz and French pop songs from the 1930s, the band Paris Combo has a knack for making the old new again. NPR's Renee Montagne talks with them about their unique sound, their musical inspirations and the Paris music scene.

Director George Romero unveils another installment in his series of B-movie zombie classics. At the world premiere of Land of the Dead in Pittsburgh, where Romero filmed most of his movies, fans sing his praises.

Singer-songwriter James McMurtry visits NPR's studios to play from his 12-string guitar and discuss politics, family and his latest album Childish Things.

On this Labor Day, we pay tribute to the librarian. Librarians feed our hunger for knowledge, they steer us down the proper research path, they find us sources and dig out obscure facts. And though their efforts often go unheralded, now librarians are represented by an action figure. NPR's Melissa Block talks with the model for the figure, Nancy Pearl.

One of the most enduring fairy tale motifs is that of a beautiful princess confined high up in a tower. In The Red Wolf, a new book by Margaret Shannon, that princess is named Roselupin, and she passes the time by knitting and plotting her escape. Daniel Pinkwater, NPR's ambassador to the world of children's literature, joins NPR's Scott Simon to read from the book.