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Computer network administrators continue repairing damage done over the weekend by malicious software spread by the Internet. Desktop computers weren't damaged, but computer networks were clogged by the so-called "worm," and the damage could have been prevented. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

A gel inside the snouts of great white sharks generates an electrical current when exposed to different temperatures. Some fish congregate in water of a specific temperature, and the gel could be a reason sharks are good at finding their meals. NPR's Joe Palca reports.

The director of the Los Alamos National Laboratory resigns, along with his top deputy, amid Department of Energy accusations that managers ignored fraud and theft by lab employees. The DOE spends $1.5 billion a year to run the lab, birthplace of the atom bomb. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports.

A San Diego school district experiments with fast-food vending machines, replacing candy, sodas and chips with healthier foods and snacks like yogurt, vegetable- and fruit-plates. A nutritionist says it proves kids will chose healthier foods when given the chance. Kenny Goldberg of member station KPBS reports.

Some say the real divide on the Korean peninsula is not between North and South but between young and old. Young South Koreans -- those too young to remember the Korean war -- favor rapprochement with the North. The older generation remains deeply suspicious of the North and favors the United States' get-tough approach. NPR's Eric Weiner reports from South Korea's capital, Seoul.

A new play by John O'Keefe highlights a true story of two stage actors in pre-WWII Germany. Times Like These is about the gradual loss of personal freedoms, and draws striking parallels to today's post-Sept. 11 America. Iris Mann reports.

In Mozambique, Western aid agencies launch several pilot programs to provide AIDS patients with generic drugs free of charge. But social stigmas, lack of infrastructure and a shortage of trained personnel to monitor the program present challenges. NPR's Jason Beaubien reports.

Relatives of seven people who died in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks sue the head of a federal victim compensation fund, accusing him of calculating and distributing money unfairly. NPR's Tovia Smith reports.

Recent corporate scandals and the fall in stock values hit the corporate liability insurance market hard. Lawsuits against directors and officers of corporate boards have driven up the cost of so-called D&O liability insurance, prompting some companies to flee the industry. NPR's David Schaper reports.

State and local officials buy electronic voting machines in hopes of avoiding the low-tech messiness of pencil marks on paper ballots and so-called "hanging chads." But some computer scientists say vote-counting computers are inaccurate. NPR's Dan Charles reports.