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Artist Andrea Polli listens to modified bat sounds through a glass vessel inspired by Helmholtz resonators at the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historic Park in Woodstock, Vt.

Bat Calls Make Eerie Comeback As Techno-Like Beats

Bats are disappearing, falling prey to a mysterious disease called white-nose syndrome. At a national park in Vermont, their mysterious sounds are celebrated in a new audio exhibit.

Aubrey Marks (left) helps a University of Central Florida student to register to vote in Orlando, Fla., on July 31.

The Youth Vote 2012: Once Again, With Enthusiasm?

Young voters, who played a high profile role in the 2008 presidential race, are showing a relatively tepid response to the 2012 contest. But neither campaign is giving up on the historically hard to get demographic.

Bradley Wiggins of Great Britain before a road race on Day 1 of the Olympics.

Britain's Wiggins Starts A Row By Arguing For Bike Helmets

After the death of cyclist, the British star made the case for helmet laws. For that, he's been denounced in the U.K. by those who say such a law would make cycling less popular.

Author Peter James And Sidekick Track Seaside Crime

Working closely with a former detective, James still goes out with Brighton police to gather material for his work about an English city with a rich criminal history.

<strong>Faces of Florida's First and Main: </strong>Susan MacManus lives in her family's home on a secluded plot of land near Lutz, Fla. MacManus, shown at the old train depot across from the public library, is a political scientist and local historian. Her family was among the first to develop land around here a century ago.

Even In Florida Swing County, Minds Seem Made Up

In Hillsborough County, the way people voted in 2008 — for or against President Obama — signals their perception of everything that's happened since and, usually, the way they intend to vote. In this swing county hit hard by the financial crisis, the rarest voter is a person who's changed his mind.

Bolt Defends, U.S. Men's Basketball Team In Action

Jamaican Usain Bolt won the men's 100-meter sprint at a record time of 9.63 seconds Sunday. Bolt won the event four years ago in Beijing. The U.S. men's basketball team will meet Argentina Monday.

Curiosity Captivates Times Square Crowd

Hundreds of people gathered in Times Square Sunday night to watch NASA TV. The landing of the Mars rover Curiosity was being shown on the big screen there. It was on the same screen that displays the countdown on New Year's Eve.

Sikhs Face More Attacks Since Sept. 11 Tragedies

Sikh rights groups say that since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, there has been a marked rise in hate crimes against Sikhs. To talk more about that and to learn about the religion, Steve Inskeep talks to Kavneet Singh, managing director of the Sikh American Legal Defense and Education Fund.

A woman wipes away a tear in front of the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin on Sunday in Oak Creek.

Sikh Temple Shooting Suspect's Ties To White Supremacists Being Probed

Law enforcement officials confirm that the man they say was the gunman was Wade Michael Page, 40. Authorities are treating the attack as a possible act of domestic terrorism. They're looking at ties between Page white supremacist groups.

Also: Mars rover pulls off high-wire landing; Egypt vows to crack down on "infidels;" Mitt Romney raised $101 Million in July.

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