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So you know how, if someone comes by and taps the top of your open beer bottle, a volcano of brewski will explode? Well, it turns out that the physics involved are the same as what causes an atomic bomb to form a mushroom cloud. A scientist explains how it works.

In this curious base ball league, the umpire wears a top hat and the players drink water out of pewter mugs. The rules and equipment follow 19th-century protocol. A history-lover's dream, the games take place on a farm, evoking the sport's pastoral early years.

Steve Inskeep talks to Eric Bauman, chairman of the California Democratic Party, about Tuesday's primaries that are expected to set the scene for November's midterm elections.

The BBC released on-air salaries for the first time, at the British government's behest. The top seven salaries all go to men. The highest pay: more than $2.8 million for a radio host.

Charles Soule and Ryan Browne's neon-drenched comic is giddily over-the-top, featuring a buffed-up wizard named Wizord, his talking koala sidekick and many, many glowing blasts of mystical fire.

Rachel Martin talks to Peter Harrell of the Center for a New American Security about reports that Russia's foreign spy service chief, despite being on a U.S. sanctions blacklist, traveled to the U.S.

Following multiple scandals involving top Democrats in Virginia, women of color are demanding a greater voice and a bigger role in political leadership in the state.

As FEMA responds to Florence, Administrator Brock Long allegedly faces an internal investigation. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Washington Post reporter William Wan about the investigation.

Montana Gov. Steve Bullock has announced a Senate run. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Nathan Gonzales of Inside Elections about Democrats' chances of taking control of the upper chamber in November.

A drift-prone herbicide called dicamba continues to plague the Midwest, despite promises to end the problem from the chemical's backers. A top seed industry executive now has joined dicamba's critics.