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Joe Palca goes in search of jellyfish at the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and talks with oceanographer Christopher Brown who says he can predict where the creatures will be and when. Research by Brown and his colleagues appears in the journal Eos. Also, jellyfish salad? We talk with Chef Mario Batali. He's the author of The Babbo Cookbook. (Clarkson Potter Publishers, ISBN 0609607758).

As we move into the dog days of summer, NPR's Susan Stamberg ferrets out at least one recipe for the perfect iced tea -- a drink some call the "house wine of the South." Stamberg talks with Iced Tea author Fred Thompson, who shares a recipe he grew up with, Friday on All Things Considered.

The Wall Street roller coaster of the last few weeks has at least one bystander cheering. Fidel Castro told more than 100,000 Cubans that the "disaster" on Wall Street could lead to a "new era" where the advantages of the Cuban economic system become clearer. Tom Gjelten reports from Cuba for Weekend Edition Saturday.

Ten years after the Earth Summit in Rio, delegates gather for another United Nations global conference. With Rio's failed global treaties as a backdrop, organizers are looking for small successes. And this time around, the emphasis is not on the planet, but on global poverty. NPR's Richard Harris reports for All Things Considered.

It usually takes a strong back to work for a moving company. "Estate movers" need strong stomachs as well. As part of Morning Edition's "Dirty Work" series, NPR's Scott Horsley reports on the workers who empty houses that sometimes haven't been cleaned in decades.

Since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, more students with serious mental illnesses have been attending college. Madge Kaplan of member station WGBH in Boston reports on how colleges, and students with mental illness, are coping with the change.

This year, the Zuni tribe of western New Mexico celebrates the 20th anniversary of the Zuni Fitness Series, a model program designed to combat diabetes by building on tribal traditions of running and physical activity. Kate Davidson reports for All Things Considered.

This week the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival features high school contributors. Jennifer Steele and Laura Mandelberg are two of the writers featured in the 10th annual Young Poets Competition, co-sponsored by the festival. They read from their poems for Weekend Edition.

Underneath every major city, lies a network of tunnels and pipes directing human waste and rainwater overflow to sanitation plants. And for every sewer, there's at least one sewer inspector. NPR's Jack Speer reports from beneath the streets of Cincinnati.

This weekend, Luciano Pavarotti wraps up his stint at The Met in Puccini's Tosca. Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon talks with critic David Patrick Stearns about whether the great tenor will retire.