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This month, one of the biggest and brightest comet in modern history -- with a core that's 25 miles across -- puts in an appearance in the heavens. Astronomers have been watching it intently as it prepares to round the sun. Among other surprises, they report seeing odd bursts on the comet's surface. NPR's Richard Harris reports.

of the Center for International Business Cycle Research at Columbia University who predicts that the next occupant of the White House will have to preside over a recession. Given indications from history, the current expansion in the economy is not expected to last.

whose exhibit opened this week at the Smithsonian's Museum of Natural History. The collection of photos, called "Poles Apart," compares and contrasts the landscape of the Arctic and the Antarctic.

on the Security Council's hesitance to launch military interventions given its history of messy peacekeeping missions like Somalia. Most recently, the Council has resisted appeals to send troops to aid refugees in Zaire.

Robert talks with Raymond Merritt and Miles Barth, two dog lovers. Together the men have collected hundreds of pictures featuring dogs with masters, at work and at war. The book is called A Thousand Hounds: The presence of the Dog in the History of Photography, 1839 to Today. The book is published by the German publishing house Taschen: http://www.taschen.com

Yesterday's tornadoes were one of the worst tragedies in Alabama history says Alabama Governor Don Siegelman. Twelve people died and dozens were injured as twisters touched down in four different parts of the state. The Tuscaloosa area suffered most of the fatalities. Butler Cain reports.

As a brew, coffee has been around for centuries. In this country, taking a break to drink it happened a bit more recently. NPR Special Correspondent Susan Stamberg traces the history of the coffee break, as part of the Present at the Creation series.

Ed Ward reviews When The Sun Goes Down: The Secret History of Rock & Roll a four volume set on RCA of mostly African-American music from the late 1920s to the mid-50s.

The Slinky is one of the most popular toys in history. Next week the woman who named it is being inducted into the Toy Manufacturers' Hall of Fame. NPR's Renee Montagne reports.

In this special edition of Lost and Found Sound, 20 years of recordings from a small tobacco town were recorded by James Eddie McCoy. The collection is called A Man Tapes his Town -The Unrelenting Oral Histories of Eddie McCoy.