On a hot summer night in 1912, a seemingly normal family sleepover in a close-knit community turned into an unimaginable horror that has never been solved.

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Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave. That is NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, you two. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, Mary ...