Remembering David Gilkey, Treating Brain Injury And Weathering The Toughest Times Of Parenting

NPR photojournalist David Gilkey was killed there last week. We pulled together a monument to David's work, one remarkable image at a time.

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Remembering David Last week, we lost one of our own. Here are the haunting masterpieces he left behind NPR photojournalist David Gilkey, whose images documented both tragedy and hope, was killed in Afghanistan last Sunday, along with NPR's Afghan interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna. We pulled together a monument to David's work, one remarkable image at a time. See his greatest photos The Last Days Of Guinea Worm The world has wiped out only one human disease. This may soon be the second In the '80s, there were more than 3 million cases of Guinea worm disease a year. So far this year, the world tally stands at just two. This horrible worm, nicknamed "fiery serpent," could soon be going the way of smallpox — into oblivion. Here's how the humans have been winning Invisible, But Indisputably Real After his Army buddy called for help, this scientist made a startling discovery A few alarming phone calls prompted Harvard researcher Kit Parker, also an officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, to turn his focus from the heart to the brain. What came next was a remarkable insight into the ways blast waves can affect brain cells. The science — and the story — behind it Law How ousting the judge in the Stanford sexual assault case could impact future cases Judge Aaron Persky is under fire for sentencing Brock Turner, convicted of raping an unconscious woman, to just six months. "It's really an outrage," says the law professor leading the recall effort against Persky. 'We need justice for women now' Fasten Your Seat Belts Think mothering young kids is hard? Get ready for even tougher times Sorry to say, but those "terrible twos" aren't the roughest it'll get — at least, according to new research. Psychologist Tania Lombrozo explains why mothers with middle-school children appear to be the most dissatisfied with parenting. It gets easier — but only eventually

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