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  • Private space ventures and nations such as China are aiming to potentially leave their own prints in the moon's powdery soil. That's prompted some nervousness about keeping Neil Armstrong's iconic boot print and other artifacts left by U.S. Apollo astronauts safe and secure.
  • The canned beer revolution is well under way, led by craft breweries that have adopted a cans-are-better philosophy and are winning over beer snobs nationwide. Now, cans are coming to even the tiniest microbreweries, thanks to mobile canning services.
  • Why do the best weightlifters have short arms? What's the biggest physical challenge that marathon runners face? What kind of advantages do athletes from West Africa — and from Asia — enjoy? The Olympics bring a fresh chance to look at those questions, and see how athletes' bodies are changing.
  • The U.S. government is not officially aiding rebels in the increasingly bloody civil war in Syria. But the treasury recently allowed a Washington-based group to raise money on behalf of the Free Syrian Army, a coalition of armed rebel groups. Host Michel Martin talks with Brian Sayers of Syrian Support Group about where the donations will go.
  • The beloved musical celebrates its 60th birthday with a one-night screening of a newly restored print and a new reissue on DVD and Blu-Ray.
  • Maastricht recently passed a law banning foreigners from buying marijuana.
  • Jennifer Pottheiser photographed eight Olympic moms who juggle the demands of training with the role of motherhood.
  • Some Maryland dairies have banded together to boost business by attracting customers with ice cream. The Maryland's Best Ice Cream Trail is the first farm-based ice cream trail in the country, and some customers are coming weekly to stock up.
  • Tracking changes to politicians' Wikipedia pages was a way to possibly get a clue about Mitt Romney's pick. Then Colbert had to get involved. Now the fun's over.
  • In 2008, Democratic caucusgoers launched Barack Obama as a legitimate national contender, and voters later turned out in record numbers to put him in the White House. But now many of his past supporters are wary and worried, and he's locked in a dead-heat battle with GOP candidate Mitt Romney.
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