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At a rare forest clearing in central Africa, elephants gather to munch on mineral-rich soil. And researchers gather there to learn more about the social lives of the threatened animals — and how to save them. For Morning Edition, NPR's Alex Chadwick reports. (8:07)

Poet Alan Dugan burst on the scene 40 years ago, winning the National Book Award for his very first collection of poems. In Nov., 2001, he won a second time. Dugan talks with host Linda Wertheimer about critics, time and what makes a good poem.

Gourmet guru Julia Child is saying goodbye to her Cambridge, Mass., home, where she has held court on good cooking for 40 years. She's headed for retirement in sunny California. Rachel Gotbaum from NPR member station WBUR sat down for an interview with Child in her pot-cluttered kitchen.

More than bombs are dropping on Afghanistan. Psychological warfare soldiers are dropping leaflets and broadcasting news and music, hoping to frighten the Taliban and foster civilian support. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports on the military's war of words.

NPR's Dan Charles reports on a meteor shower that's anticipated early tomorrow morning. Although predictions have been notoriously unreliable, Sunday's shower could be the most spectacular in over 30 years.

The diamond industry is facing hard times -- a looming recession, vaults full of gems, and media reports linking the diamond trade to African rebel armies and even Osama bin Laden. The industry is fighting back with ad campaigns touting the gem's priceless emotional value. NPR's Jacki Lyden reports.

Scott talks to writer and neurologist Oliver Sacks about his new book, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood. Dr. Sacks looks back on his childhood in London, as part of an enormous clan of physicians, chemists and tinkerers of all sorts.

An independent oversight committee tells Congress that NASA should scale back its plans for a full-scale International Space Station until the space agency can stop cost overruns that have nearly quadupled the price tag.

Leave it to an imaginative Polish film director to find an innovative way to frame a classic opera. Mariusz Trelinski speaks with host Robert Siegel about how to make Madama Butterfly register with a television-jaded audience.

Robert Siegel talks with David Spencer, mission manager for the Mars Odyssey, a spacecraft that's scheduled to begin orbiting Mars tomorrow.