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Hear the Swell Season singer perform gliding, piano-centric songs from her first solo album, Anar.

This could be your forest on psilocybin.

Your Brain On Psilocybin Might Be Less Depressed

Magic mushrooms remain popular at music festivals. But scientists say their mind-altering effects might help people with depression. Happy memories are stronger in people tripping on psilocybin, a new study finds, while brain areas overactive in depression are reined in.

Even in the remote Faroe Islands, some children have high levels of perfluorinated compounds in their blood. The chemicals may interfere with the immune system.

Common Chemicals Could Make Kids' Vaccines Less Effective

Researchers found that children whose blood contained high levels of chemicals used in nonstick coatings and stain-resistant fabrics were less responsive to vaccination. The finding suggests, but doesn't prove, that these chemicals may make some children more vulnerable to infectious diseases.

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney arrives to deliver a speech ahead of the State of the Union presidential address at National Gypsum Company in Tampa, Fla. on January 24, 2012.

A Few Questions, Answers About Mitt Romney's Taxes

NPR asked three experts to comment on the controversy surrounding the GOP presidential candidate's income and the taxes he pays.

This January 23, 2012 image provided by NASA, captured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory, shows an M9-class solar flare erupting on the Sun's northeastern hemisphere.

Massive Solar Storm Causes Planes To Be Rerouted

Delta rerouted at least six planes to avoid the potentially dangerous solar storm. The planes avoided the North Pole and took a more southern route.

Nacogdoches – or Nac, as they say here – is home to about 33,000 people. Residents have helped welcome hundreds of refugees from Myanmar, also known as Burma.

Texas Town Embraces New Refugee Residents

People in Nacogdoches, Texas, have rolled out the welcome mat for hundreds of refugees from Myanmar, also known as Burma, who moved here to work at a chicken processing plant. Though the mayor admits that immigration can be a touchy issue, residents have offered support to their new neighbors.

Wisconsin Student Says Athletic Official Reached Into His Pants At Rose Bowl Party

Associate athletic director John Chadima resigned a week after the party. A university investigative panel issued a report Tuesday night, describing the incident as a sexual assault.

Fact Checking: Obama's State Of The Union Address

President Obama gave, what his opponents hope, will be his last State of the Union address Tuesday night. To check the facts in the president's speech, Steve Inskeep talks to NPR reporters Tom Gjelten, John Ydstie, David Welna, Elizabeth Shogren and Claudio Sanchez. Steve also talks to David Wessel of The Wall Street Journal.

Members Of Congress React To Obama's Speech

President Obama has delivered what could be his last State of the Union address as he fights for re-election. How did speech go over with the 535 members of Congress? Among those commenting, California Republican Dana Rohrbacher said Obama tried to take both sides on a lot of issues.

In the final State of the Union address of his term, President Obama called for an economy "where everyone gets a fair shot."

Obama, At Crossroads, Takes Different Route Than Clinton Chose In '96

Faced with a re-election fight, Bill Clinton used his State of the Union address to declare "the era of big government is over." President Obama focused instead on economic fairness, an issue his mother embraced.

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