Green tips of of a newly developed grain called Salish Blue are poking through older, dead stalks in Washington's Skagit Valley.Eilís O'Neill/KUOW/EarthFixhide caption
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A still from Budweiser's Super Bowl ad tells the story of one of Budweiser's founders.Budweiser via YouTube/ Screenshot by NPRhide caption
Worshipful female followers fought for the Mad Monk's leftover bread crusts. His infamous sweet tooth led to his death. Or did it? A century later, rumors about Grigori Rasputin, Russia's czarina whisperer, still swirl.RGALI/Courtesy of Farrar, Straus and Girouxhide caption
American writer, abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass edits a journal at his desk, late 1870s. Douglass was acutely conscious of being a literary witness to the inhumane institution of slavery he had escaped as a young man. He made sure to document his life in not one but three autobiographies. Hulton Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site in Collinsville, Ill. A thriving American Indian city that rose to prominence after A.D. 900 owing to successful maize farming, it may have collapsed because of changing climate. Michael Dolan/Flickr hide caption
A woman farmers harvests pearl millet in Andhra Pradesh, India. Millets were once a steady part of Indians' diets until the Green Revolution, which encouraged farmers to grow wheat and rice. Now, the grains are slowly making a comeback. Courtesy of L.Vidyasagar hide caption
If they're able to swim to hot water, carp will survive infection with a type of herpes virus. Jean-Louis Wertz/University of Liege hide caption
Winston prepares for the hunt. Sure, he's adorable. But can he learn to sniff out fancy truffles? Nick Parish for NPR hide caption
At Everyman Espresso in New York City's East Village, customers were greeted with a sign announcing a fundraiser to help defend immigrants. Allison Aubrey/NPR hide caption
Amid Travel Ban Debate, Chefs And Food Brands Take A Stand On Immigration
Green tips of of a newly developed grain called Salish Blue are poking through older, dead stalks in Washington's Skagit Valley. Eilís O'Neill/KUOW/EarthFix hide caption
This wild hog from Hawaii was raised at the National Wildlife Research Center in Fort Collins, Colo. Feral pigs in the wild tend to eat anything containing a calorie — from rows of corn to sea turtle eggs, to baby deer and goats. Rae Ellen Bichell/NPR hide caption
At Saturday's pop-up event in Detroit, Heshmati served an a la carte menu. Serena Maria Daniels for NPR hide caption
Synthetic fibers from fleece jackets could be ending up in rivers, fields and our diet. emholk/iStockphoto/Getty Images hide caption
Mike McCloskey, his cousin Manuel Perez (left), and one of their co-workers on a beach at the edge of their new farm in Puerto Rico. McCloskey and Perez played on this beach as children. Dan Charles/NPR hide caption
A still from Budweiser's Super Bowl ad tells the story of one of Budweiser's founders. Budweiser via YouTube/ Screenshot by NPR hide caption
Farmers Gualberto Casanova (left) and Dionisio Yam Moo stand among young corn plants in Yam Moo's improved milpa plot. Gabriel Popkin hide caption
Black Cow vodka has a smooth flavor and creamy finish — and it tastes nothing like milk. Black Cow hide caption
A Yemeni business owner closes the gate to his store Thursday in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Across the city, Yemeni-owned bodega and grocery stores will shut down from noon to 8 p.m. to protest President Trump's executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven Muslim-majority countries, including Yemen. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption
At first, the camel burger that restaurateur Jamal Hashi spent months trying to perfect didn't sell well. By choosing a different cut of meat, however, he discovered the potential for the burger. Tom Baker for NPR hide caption