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Jacky Rowland reports from Belgrade that riots which began in a Serbian prison on Sunday have spread to two more jails. Hundreds of inmates in Sremska Mitrovica, Pozarevac and Nis have set fires and revolted against their guards. They are demanding better conditions. They also want to be included in an amnesty the new authorities in Belgrade are considering for Kosovar Albanian political prisoners -- regardless of the nature of their crimes.

A study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows eating nuts and peanut butter can help reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes in women. Nuts are among the most nutritious foods found in nature. NPR's Vicky Que reports.

Research published in the current issue of the science journal Nature shows that lobsters use the earth's magnetic fields to navigate the ocean. Scientists believe the lobsters -- and other animals with homing instincts such as birds -- have tiny amounts of a mineral in their body that actually pick up the magnetic field. NPR's Eric Niiler reports.

In a month-long series, NPR's Susan Stamberg has examined the nature of power -- power in music, power and military might, and the power of language. Stamberg concludes the series by talking to former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about life after power. Listen to previous stories in the series.

Oxford American magazine has released its 6th music issue, which includes a 23-track CD. The effort of collecting and compiling that many songs may seem like a strange choice for "the southern magazine of good writing," but editor Marc Smirnoff says it's actually quite natural. American music comes from the South, Smirnoff tells Steve as they highlight some of the tracks.

Why do we say "knock on wood?" It is one of many speech forms surviving from primitive beliefs in spirits and nature. It's roots go so deep into history that they may be lost to time. We can, however, attempt to divine its derivations.

Ward Wise, city manager of sleepy Pinedale, Wyo., discusses how a rush to drill for oil and natural gas is transforming his city. While tax revenues in Pinedale have increased dramatically, the new income isn't enough to subsidize much-needed road repairs or relieve overcrowded schools.

The earth hums, emitting a tone too low for human ears to detect. Geophysicists have finally located the source of the noise. As they report in this week's issue of the journal Nature, it comes from the globe's largest oceans during winter, apparently the result of powerful winter storms. NPR's David Kestenbaum reports.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with science writer Steve Olson about his article in the current issue of the journal Nature. With professors Joseph Change and Douglas Rohde, Olson writes that a new statistical model shows that all human beings have a common ancestor, who lived just 3,500 years ago.

The test is necessary in order to check how people can be warned in case of a natural disaster or other emergency.