Morning Edition Returns: Little Sponges

Published January 23, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

A Tufts University researcher says TV really is an educational tool -- even for babies.

Astronomers find a new planet that's mostly made of iron

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NASA's TESS telescope finds a small, iron-rich planet which could help explain the origins of Mercury, the innermost planet in our solar system
The 'Home Alone' house could be yours for a night

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The McCallister family home will be available to rent on Airbnb later this month. The overnight stay will include junk food, booby traps and "ample opportunity to scream into the mirror."
Restoring Colorado's forests lost to wildfires

It's been a little more than a year since Colorado experienced the biggest wildfires in the state's history.