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An Aston Martin Rapide S, one of the models affected by the recall, is displayed outside the Aston Martin production facility in Gaydon, England, in February 2013.

Luxury Carmaker Aston Martin Cites Fake Chinese Plastics In Recall

The company uses plastics supplied by DuPont for a key part, but it instead received counterfeit material labeled with DuPont's name. About 75 percent of cars built after 2007 are affected.

The Rev. Rose Hudson-Wilkin outside her home in Hackney, England. The first woman and the first person of color to serve as chaplain to the queen and in the House of Commons moves between those rarefied worlds and that of the poverty- and crime-ridden parish in East London that she continues to run.

From Projects To Parliament, Britain's 'Rev. Rose' Breaks Barriers

Rose Hudson-Wilkin was the first black woman to be chaplain to the queen of England. Now she is chaplain to the speaker of the House of Commons as well. Even while fulfilling these high-profile roles, she continues to run an East London parish that struggles with poverty and gang violence.

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio arrives for a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Thursday.

Boehner Casts Doubt On Prospects For Immigration Overhaul

The House speaker said there was a trust deficit between the GOP and President Obama, so immigration overhaul would be a "difficult" issue to move on this year.

An enhanced image of a newly formed crater on Mars. The feature, including the ejected material, stretches more than 9 miles across.

NASA Probe Finds Newly Formed Crater On Mars

The impact that made the 100-foot-diameter scar threw Martian rock and soil more than 9 miles across the surface.

Susan Crawford says that in cities like Seoul and Stockholm, high-speed, high-capacity networks are taken for granted. "It really is astonishing what's going on in America," she says. "We're falling way behind in the pack of developed nations when it comes to high-speed Internet access, capacity and prices."

Author: When It Comes To High-Speed Internet, U.S. 'Falling Way Behind'

The U.S. needs to start treating the Internet like electricity or railroads, law professor and author Susan Crawford says. "We can't create a level playing field for all Americans or indeed compete on the world stage without having some form of government involvement," she says.

Cool Science Radio - February 6, 2014

The first guest on today's show is Anne Bastien, Program Manager for First LEGO League for Utah. 48 middle school teams will advance to the state…

George Clooney (center) stars alongside Dimitri Leonidas, John Goodman, Matt Damon and Bob Balaban in the World War II drama <em>The Monuments Men, </em>inspired by the true tale of an Army unit charged with recovering art stolen by the Nazi regime.

Behind The Movie, Tales From The Real-Life 'Monuments Men'

George Clooney anchors a thriller about a celebrated military unit that worked to recover and protect precious art and artifacts during the chaos at the end of World War II. NPR's Joel Rose reports on the mission — and some of the surviving members.

U.S. Postal Service clerks help customers at the Los Feliz Post Office in Los Angeles.

Post Office Could Rack Up Billions By Offering Money Services

As the U.S. Postal Service continues to lose money, a new report suggests a way to add to its bottom line: offer banklike services, such as a cash card that would allow customers to load their paychecks and pay bills online. The idea is to provide services that are now unavailable in many communities.

A fish that knows the way to go: the Chinook salmon, which appears to use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate ocean waters and rivers.

Dogs Do Their Doodies And Salmon Swim Home Magnetically

Last month, there was word that dogs use the magnetic field to decide which way to face when they do their business. Now there's research that indicates Chinook salmon have an "inherited magnetic map" that lets them navigate thousands of miles of ocean waters and rivers.

Biden: 'No Obvious Reason' He Shouldn't Run For President

"That doesn't mean I'm the only guy that can do it," the vice president tells CNN. "But if no one else, I think, can, and I think I can, then I'd run." He's far behind former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a recent poll of Democrats. Biden said he'll decide by summer 2015.

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