A Skeptic Fact-Checks Yoga's Health Claims And Goes With The Om
Yoga has been promoted as the cure for many ills, from diabetes to insomnia. Scientific proof is mixed. But this skeptic says if yoga makes climbing the stairs hurt less, that's good enough.
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Saturday, December 31, 2016
NPR News: When Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble
When Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble
Researchers have found new clues to how bats communicate. And it turns out they tend to argue — a lot. The research could lead to a broader understanding of animal communication.
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Researchers have found new clues to how bats communicate. And it turns out they tend to argue — a lot. The research could lead to a broader understanding of animal communication.
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NPR News: When Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble
When Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble
Researchers have found new clues to how bats communicate. And it turns out they tend to argue — a lot. The research could lead to a broader understanding of animal communication.
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Researchers have found new clues to how bats communicate. And it turns out they tend to argue — a lot. The research could lead to a broader understanding of animal communication.
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NPR News: By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream
By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream
David Fisher's farm is a kind of American Dream. Not the conventional one of upward economic mobility. This is the utopian version, the uncompromising pursuit of a difficult agrarian ideal.
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David Fisher's farm is a kind of American Dream. Not the conventional one of upward economic mobility. This is the utopian version, the uncompromising pursuit of a difficult agrarian ideal.
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NPR News: From Psychedelics To Alzheimer's, 2016 Was A Good Year For Brain Science
From Psychedelics To Alzheimer's, 2016 Was A Good Year For Brain Science
A woman with ALS was able to type just by thinking about the letters, and people with cancer found their anxiety and depression erased by a single encounter with magic mushrooms.
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A woman with ALS was able to type just by thinking about the letters, and people with cancer found their anxiety and depression erased by a single encounter with magic mushrooms.
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NPR News: From Psychedelics To Alzheimer's, 2016 Was A Good Year For Brain Science
From Psychedelics To Alzheimer's, 2016 Was A Good Year For Brain Science
A woman with ALS was able to type just by thinking about the letters, and people with cancer found their anxiety and depression erased by a single encounter with magic mushrooms.
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A woman with ALS was able to type just by thinking about the letters, and people with cancer found their anxiety and depression erased by a single encounter with magic mushrooms.
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Friday, December 30, 2016
NPR News: "Panda Grandpa" Pan Pan Dies In China
"Panda Grandpa" Pan Pan Dies In China
Pan Pan, who died this week at the age of 31, was known as the "panda grandpa": He has some 130 descendants worldwide, accounting for a quarter of the world's captive giant pandas.
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Pan Pan, who died this week at the age of 31, was known as the "panda grandpa": He has some 130 descendants worldwide, accounting for a quarter of the world's captive giant pandas.
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NPR News: QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge Of NPR's Tech Stories From 2016
QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge Of NPR's Tech Stories From 2016
A bar owner who wants patrons to put away their phones, Internet users tracking down a vandal, a project to analyze hundreds of Rembrandt paintings — can you remember (or guess) what happened?
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A bar owner who wants patrons to put away their phones, Internet users tracking down a vandal, a project to analyze hundreds of Rembrandt paintings — can you remember (or guess) what happened?
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NPR News: As A Rough Year Ends, We Turn To The Cosmos For Some Perspective
As A Rough Year Ends, We Turn To The Cosmos For Some Perspective
As 2016 winds down, we take a moment to contemplate the billions of years that led to 2017 and the billions more yet to come.
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As 2016 winds down, we take a moment to contemplate the billions of years that led to 2017 and the billions more yet to come.
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NPR News: The Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline
The Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline
A diet high in saturated fats and sugars can affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory. Diet-linked brain changes can also make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food.
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A diet high in saturated fats and sugars can affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory. Diet-linked brain changes can also make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food.
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NPR News: The Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline
The Wrong Eating Habits Can Hurt Your Brain, Not Just Your Waistline
A diet high in saturated fats and sugars can affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory. Diet-linked brain changes can also make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food.
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A diet high in saturated fats and sugars can affect the parts of the brain that are important to memory. Diet-linked brain changes can also make people more likely to crave the unhealthful food.
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Thursday, December 29, 2016
NPR News: Is It Possible To Die Of Grief?
Is It Possible To Die Of Grief?
Actress Debbie Reynolds died just one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher's sudden death — which raises the question, is it possible to die of grief?
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Actress Debbie Reynolds died just one day after her daughter, Carrie Fisher's sudden death — which raises the question, is it possible to die of grief?
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NPR News: With A Leap Second, 2016 Promises To Linger Just A Little Bit Longer
With A Leap Second, 2016 Promises To Linger Just A Little Bit Longer
To keep our system of time in sync with Earth's rotation, the world's foremost timekeepers are adding an extra second to 2016. For such a small thing, the leap second has some big implications.
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To keep our system of time in sync with Earth's rotation, the world's foremost timekeepers are adding an extra second to 2016. For such a small thing, the leap second has some big implications.
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NPR News: The Lost Ancestral Peanut Of The South Is Revived
The Lost Ancestral Peanut Of The South Is Revived
Brought to America by enslaved West Africans, the Carolina African runner was a defining taste of the antebellum South. Now, from just 40 remaining seeds, it's come back from the brink of extinction.
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Brought to America by enslaved West Africans, the Carolina African runner was a defining taste of the antebellum South. Now, from just 40 remaining seeds, it's come back from the brink of extinction.
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NPR News: Astronomers Seeking Planet 9 Hope To Soon Catch A Glimpse
Astronomers Seeking Planet 9 Hope To Soon Catch A Glimpse
Thursday night scientists will search for an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system-- they're pretty sure it's out there, and computer models tell them where to look.
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Thursday night scientists will search for an undiscovered planet in the outer solar system-- they're pretty sure it's out there, and computer models tell them where to look.
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NPR News: Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?
Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?
The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia.
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The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia.
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NPR News: Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?
Where Does Alzheimer's Treatment Go From Here?
The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia.
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The failure of an experimental drug that targets clumps of protein inside the brains of Alzheimer's patients called into question one of the leading theories about the cause of the dementia.
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Wednesday, December 28, 2016
NPR News: Senators Ask Trump's EPA Pick To Disclose His Connections To Energy Industry
Senators Ask Trump's EPA Pick To Disclose His Connections To Energy Industry
Six Senators sent a letter Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump's pick to run the EPA. They want lists of donors and details about meetings with Energy lobbyists ahead of his confirmation hearings.
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Six Senators sent a letter Scott Pruitt, President-elect Trump's pick to run the EPA. They want lists of donors and details about meetings with Energy lobbyists ahead of his confirmation hearings.
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NPR News: Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids
Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids
But that's not the final word, caution pediatricians, including the Danish author. It's one of several recent studies with contradictory findings that suggest the supplements could help or hurt.
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But that's not the final word, caution pediatricians, including the Danish author. It's one of several recent studies with contradictory findings that suggest the supplements could help or hurt.
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NPR News: Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids
Danish Study Links Fish Oil During Pregnancy With Lower Asthma Risk In Kids
But that's not the final word, caution pediatricians, including the Danish author. It's one of several recent studies with contradictory findings that suggest the supplements could help or hurt.
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But that's not the final word, caution pediatricians, including the Danish author. It's one of several recent studies with contradictory findings that suggest the supplements could help or hurt.
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NPR News: Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins
Big Battles Over Farm And Food Policies May Be Brewing As Trump Era Begins
President-elect Donald Trump hasn't said much about food and farm policy or named his choices for top food-related jobs. But the coming years will likely see profound battles over food and nutrition.
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President-elect Donald Trump hasn't said much about food and farm policy or named his choices for top food-related jobs. But the coming years will likely see profound battles over food and nutrition.
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NASA Preps for Space Station Power Upgrade Spacewalks; Live NASA TV Coverage
Expedition 50 astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station at 7 a.m. EST Jan. 6 and 13 to perform a complex upgrade to the orbital outpost’s power system. Coverage of the spacewalks will begin at 5:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
December 28, 2016
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NPR News: The Stories NPR One Listeners Loved The Most In 2016
The Stories NPR One Listeners Loved The Most In 2016
Listeners of our NPR One app rated these 10 stories as the most liked, recommended and shared in 2016.
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Listeners of our NPR One app rated these 10 stories as the most liked, recommended and shared in 2016.
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NPR News: China Announces Its Largest-Ever Seizure Of Trafficked Pangolin Scales
China Announces Its Largest-Ever Seizure Of Trafficked Pangolin Scales
Pangolins — raccoon-sized animals that resemble artichokes — are the most trafficked mammal in the world. Chinese state media say more than 3 tons of scales were recently seized in Shanghai.
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Pangolins — raccoon-sized animals that resemble artichokes — are the most trafficked mammal in the world. Chinese state media say more than 3 tons of scales were recently seized in Shanghai.
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Tuesday, December 27, 2016
NPR News: Remembering Vera Rubin, Who Made Dark Matter Matter
Remembering Vera Rubin, Who Made Dark Matter Matter
Scientist Vera Rubin made the theory of dark matter a reality and, many say, created modern astrophysics. NPR's Ari Shaprio discusses Rubin's passing with a fellow astrophysicist Risa Weschler.
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Scientist Vera Rubin made the theory of dark matter a reality and, many say, created modern astrophysics. NPR's Ari Shaprio discusses Rubin's passing with a fellow astrophysicist Risa Weschler.
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NPR News: How Do You Keep From Getting Bored? Researchers Have An Answer
How Do You Keep From Getting Bored? Researchers Have An Answer
Social science research suggests that boredom, or satiety, has a lot to do with the mind. When we imagine variety in the future, it turns out we can tolerate a lot more boredom in the present.
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Social science research suggests that boredom, or satiety, has a lot to do with the mind. When we imagine variety in the future, it turns out we can tolerate a lot more boredom in the present.
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NPR News: How Do You Keep From Getting Bored? Researchers Have An Answer
How Do You Keep From Getting Bored? Researchers Have An Answer
Social science research suggests that boredom, or satiety, has a lot to do with the mind. When we imagine variety in the future, it turns out we can tolerate a lot more boredom in the present.
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Social science research suggests that boredom, or satiety, has a lot to do with the mind. When we imagine variety in the future, it turns out we can tolerate a lot more boredom in the present.
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NPR News: Early Alzheimer's Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science
Early Alzheimer's Gene Spells Tragedy For Patients, Opportunity For Science
Researchers are studying families from the U.S. and Mexico for clues about how a form of Alzheimer's develops in young people. Insights might help with the more common form of the disease in old age.
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Researchers are studying families from the U.S. and Mexico for clues about how a form of Alzheimer's develops in young people. Insights might help with the more common form of the disease in old age.
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Monday, December 26, 2016
NGC 6357: Stellar Wonderland
For reasons unknown, NGC 6357 is forming some of the most massive stars ever discovered. This complex wonderland of star formation consists of numerous filaments of dust and gas surrounding huge cavities of massive star clusters. The intricate patterns are caused by complex interactions between interstellar winds, radiation pressures, magnetic fields, and gravity. The featured image includes not only visible light taken by the UKIRT Telescope in Hawaii (blue) as part of the SuperCosmos Sky Surveys, but infrared light from NASA's orbiting Spitzer Space Telescope (orange) and X-ray light from NASA's orbiting Chandra X-ray Observatory (pink). NGC 6357 spans about 100 light years and lies about 5,500 light years away toward the constellation of the Scorpion. Within 10 million years, the most massive stars currently seen in NGC 6357 will have exploded. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ijyvQl
NPR News: Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88
Vera Rubin, Who Confirmed Existence Of Dark Matter, Dies At 88
The astrophysicist's groundbreaking research on spiral galaxies provided evidence of invisible dark matter. She was a pioneer in an era when women were excluded from many astronomy programs.
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The astrophysicist's groundbreaking research on spiral galaxies provided evidence of invisible dark matter. She was a pioneer in an era when women were excluded from many astronomy programs.
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NPR News: Feeling Less Than Grateful? Some People Are Just Wired That Way
Feeling Less Than Grateful? Some People Are Just Wired That Way
Gratitude is linked to better physical and mental health. But some people are wired in a way that that they place less value on it. And quickie exercises to boost gratefulness may not pay off.
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Gratitude is linked to better physical and mental health. But some people are wired in a way that that they place less value on it. And quickie exercises to boost gratefulness may not pay off.
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NPR News: A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated
A Dying Man's Wish To Donate His Organs Gets Complicated
Dying in America doesn't always go the way we plan. One terminally ill man's hope to be disconnected from his respirator and donate his organs was almost thwarted, despite his best laid plans.
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Dying in America doesn't always go the way we plan. One terminally ill man's hope to be disconnected from his respirator and donate his organs was almost thwarted, despite his best laid plans.
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Sunday, December 25, 2016
The Magnificent Horsehead Nebula
Sculpted by stellar winds and radiation, a magnificent interstellar dust cloud by chance has assumed this recognizable shape. Fittingly named the Horsehead Nebula, it is some 1,500 light-years distant, embedded in the vast Orion cloud complex. About five light-years "tall", the dark cloud is cataloged as Barnard 33 and is visible only because its obscuring dust is silhouetted against the glowing red emission nebula IC 434. Stars are forming within the dark cloud. Contrasting blue reflection nebula NGC 2023, surrounding a hot, young star, is at the lower left. The gorgeous color image combines both narrowband and broadband images recorded using three different telescopes. via NASA http://ift.tt/2i5mZbE
NPR News: Global Warming Is Reshaping The Wine-Making World
Global Warming Is Reshaping The Wine-Making World
Countries that used to be too cold to produce wine are now able to do so, in part due to global warming. Lee Hannah of Conservation International discusses how this could affect conservation efforts.
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Countries that used to be too cold to produce wine are now able to do so, in part due to global warming. Lee Hannah of Conservation International discusses how this could affect conservation efforts.
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NPR News: Short On Data, EPA's Final Report On Fracking Leaves Many Disheartened
Short On Data, EPA's Final Report On Fracking Leaves Many Disheartened
The EPA spent years investigating whether the fracking process pollutes nearby drinking water. To the frustration of many, its final report leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
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The EPA spent years investigating whether the fracking process pollutes nearby drinking water. To the frustration of many, its final report leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
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Saturday, December 24, 2016
NPR News: How Kitchen Sounds Influence Food Flavor
How Kitchen Sounds Influence Food Flavor
Molly Birnbaum and Dan Souza are the editors of Cook's Science magazine. Birnbaum has written an article called "Taste with Your Ears: How Sound Can Change the Way You Eat."
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Molly Birnbaum and Dan Souza are the editors of Cook's Science magazine. Birnbaum has written an article called "Taste with Your Ears: How Sound Can Change the Way You Eat."
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NPR News: American Hearing Loss In Decline
American Hearing Loss In Decline
Despite the ubiquity of headphones these days, a new study indicates hearing loss among American is in decline. Our host speaks with the study's co-author, audiologist Gregory Flamme.
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Despite the ubiquity of headphones these days, a new study indicates hearing loss among American is in decline. Our host speaks with the study's co-author, audiologist Gregory Flamme.
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NPR News: Big Leaps In Gene Editing Raise Ethical Questions About Human Application
Big Leaps In Gene Editing Raise Ethical Questions About Human Application
A new technique that enables scientists to edit DNA much more easily stirred big hopes this year for medical breakthroughs. But it also stirred fears.
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A new technique that enables scientists to edit DNA much more easily stirred big hopes this year for medical breakthroughs. But it also stirred fears.
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NPR News: After Baton Rouge Flood, Some Displaced Families Stick Out The Holidays In A Hotel
After Baton Rouge Flood, Some Displaced Families Stick Out The Holidays In A Hotel
In August historic floods damaged more than 60,000 homes in Louisiana. We check in with displaced families still living in a Baton Rouge hotel this holiday season — with no known move-out date.
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In August historic floods damaged more than 60,000 homes in Louisiana. We check in with displaced families still living in a Baton Rouge hotel this holiday season — with no known move-out date.
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NPR News: Big Leaps In Gene Editing Raise Ethical Questions About Human Application
Big Leaps In Gene Editing Raise Ethical Questions About Human Application
A new technique that enables scientists to edit DNA much more easily stirred big hopes this year for medical breakthroughs. But it also stirred fears.
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A new technique that enables scientists to edit DNA much more easily stirred big hopes this year for medical breakthroughs. But it also stirred fears.
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NPR News: How That Holiday Song Becomes An Inescapable Earworm
How That Holiday Song Becomes An Inescapable Earworm
There's a reason why certain songs get stuck in our brains, scientists say. They interrupt the musical patterns we expect with surprises that we can't help but notice.
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There's a reason why certain songs get stuck in our brains, scientists say. They interrupt the musical patterns we expect with surprises that we can't help but notice.
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NPR News: How That Holiday Song Becomes An Inescapable Earworm
How That Holiday Song Becomes An Inescapable Earworm
There's a reason why certain songs get stuck in our brains, scientists say. They interrupt the musical patterns we expect with surprises that we can't help but notice.
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There's a reason why certain songs get stuck in our brains, scientists say. They interrupt the musical patterns we expect with surprises that we can't help but notice.
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Friday, December 23, 2016
NASA Administrator Remembers NASA Scientist, Astronaut Piers Sellers
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on Piers Sellers, who passed away Friday in Houston of pancreatic cancer:
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NPR News: Scientists Announce Ebola Vaccine
Scientists Announce Ebola Vaccine
Scientists announced Thursday that they created a safe, effective vaccine to prevent Ebola. They don't know yet how long the protection will last, but it will bring outbreaks to a screeching halt.
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Scientists announced Thursday that they created a safe, effective vaccine to prevent Ebola. They don't know yet how long the protection will last, but it will bring outbreaks to a screeching halt.
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NPR News: FOJBI Friday: Meet Lori Dajose, Aspiring Author
FOJBI Friday: Meet Lori Dajose, Aspiring Author
Lori Dajose just started her career as a science writer. She believes that "a scientific understanding of the world around us — from microbes to galaxies — makes us better people."
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Lori Dajose just started her career as a science writer. She believes that "a scientific understanding of the world around us — from microbes to galaxies — makes us better people."
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Thursday, December 22, 2016
NPR News: Despite Pledges To Cut Back, Farms Are Still Using Antibiotics
Despite Pledges To Cut Back, Farms Are Still Using Antibiotics
Many meat producers say that they are cutting back on their use of antibiotics. Yet the latest government statistics show that sales of these drugs for farm use continues to grow.
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Many meat producers say that they are cutting back on their use of antibiotics. Yet the latest government statistics show that sales of these drugs for farm use continues to grow.
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NPR News: Twist Of Fate Leads Musical Prodigy To Pursue Social Sciences
Twist Of Fate Leads Musical Prodigy To Pursue Social Sciences
Maya Shankar was on her way to being an accomplished concert violinist, but a twist of fate led her to the social sciences instead.
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Maya Shankar was on her way to being an accomplished concert violinist, but a twist of fate led her to the social sciences instead.
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NPR News: Rare Snowfall Blankets Dunes in The Sahara
Rare Snowfall Blankets Dunes in The Sahara
An amateur photographer in Algeria captured beautiful images of a rare phenomenon this week: the red and white swirl of snow dusting sand dunes in the Sahara Desert.
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An amateur photographer in Algeria captured beautiful images of a rare phenomenon this week: the red and white swirl of snow dusting sand dunes in the Sahara Desert.
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NPR News: Bugs Abound: If You Think The Skies Are Crowded, You Have No Idea
Bugs Abound: If You Think The Skies Are Crowded, You Have No Idea
A new study involving blimps, nets and radar beams reveals the staggering number of insects that fly above us each year in their seasonal migrations.
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A new study involving blimps, nets and radar beams reveals the staggering number of insects that fly above us each year in their seasonal migrations.
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NPR News: Holiday Turkey in Kolkata Takes A Village, Two Butchers And Three Cabs
Holiday Turkey in Kolkata Takes A Village, Two Butchers And Three Cabs
Turkeys aren't native to India. But these days in Kolkata, you can buy can buy a turkey for your Christmas dinner. But cooking a holiday turkey can still send you on a surreal adventure.
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Turkeys aren't native to India. But these days in Kolkata, you can buy can buy a turkey for your Christmas dinner. But cooking a holiday turkey can still send you on a surreal adventure.
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NPR News: Researchers Examine Whether First Impressions Are Lasting
Researchers Examine Whether First Impressions Are Lasting
When you look at a photograph of someone, researchers say it's remarkably difficult to dislodge that first impression — even after we have had a chance to meet the person we initially saw in a photo.
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When you look at a photograph of someone, researchers say it's remarkably difficult to dislodge that first impression — even after we have had a chance to meet the person we initially saw in a photo.
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Wednesday, December 21, 2016
NPR News: For Kids' Ear Infections, Longer Antibiotic Treatment Works Better
For Kids' Ear Infections, Longer Antibiotic Treatment Works Better
Cutting by half the time that children are given antibiotics for ear infections didn't do as good a job, a study finds. And it didn't reduce antibiotic resistance, which was a key goal.
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Cutting by half the time that children are given antibiotics for ear infections didn't do as good a job, a study finds. And it didn't reduce antibiotic resistance, which was a key goal.
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NPR News: For Kids' Ear Infections, Longer Antibiotic Treatment Works Better
For Kids' Ear Infections, Longer Antibiotic Treatment Works Better
Cutting by half the time that children are given antibiotics for ear infections didn't do as good a job, a study finds. And it didn't reduce antibiotic resistance, which was a key goal.
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Cutting by half the time that children are given antibiotics for ear infections didn't do as good a job, a study finds. And it didn't reduce antibiotic resistance, which was a key goal.
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NPR News: North Pole Temperatures Expected To Rise 50 Degrees Above Normal
North Pole Temperatures Expected To Rise 50 Degrees Above Normal
Temperatures at the North Pole are expected to be 40 to 50 degrees higher than normal on Thursday. Zack Labe, a doctoral student at the University of California Irvine, explains what's driving the temperatures up.
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Temperatures at the North Pole are expected to be 40 to 50 degrees higher than normal on Thursday. Zack Labe, a doctoral student at the University of California Irvine, explains what's driving the temperatures up.
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NPR News: As Sleep Improves, So Does An Injured Brain
As Sleep Improves, So Does An Injured Brain
After a serious brain injury, people often sleep just a few minutes at a time. As the brain heals, sleep patterns begin to return to normal. The link suggests restoring sleep could improve recovery.
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After a serious brain injury, people often sleep just a few minutes at a time. As the brain heals, sleep patterns begin to return to normal. The link suggests restoring sleep could improve recovery.
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NPR News: As Sleep Improves, So Does An Injured Brain
As Sleep Improves, So Does An Injured Brain
After a serious brain injury, people often sleep just a few minutes at a time. As the brain heals, sleep patterns begin to return to normal. The link suggests restoring sleep could improve recovery.
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After a serious brain injury, people often sleep just a few minutes at a time. As the brain heals, sleep patterns begin to return to normal. The link suggests restoring sleep could improve recovery.
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NPR News: Knowing Someone Who Faced Discrimination May Affect Blood Pressure
Knowing Someone Who Faced Discrimination May Affect Blood Pressure
Seeing someone close to you experience racial discrimination may have more of an effect on health than experiencing that discrimination yourself, a study finds.
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Seeing someone close to you experience racial discrimination may have more of an effect on health than experiencing that discrimination yourself, a study finds.
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NPR News: Knowing Someone Who Faced Discrimination May Affect Blood Pressure
Knowing Someone Who Faced Discrimination May Affect Blood Pressure
Seeing someone close to you experience racial discrimination may have more of an effect on health than experiencing that discrimination yourself, a study finds.
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Seeing someone close to you experience racial discrimination may have more of an effect on health than experiencing that discrimination yourself, a study finds.
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Sharpless 308: Star Bubble
Blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star, this cosmic bubble is huge. Cataloged as Sharpless 2-308 it lies some 5,200 light-years away toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major) and covers slightly more of the sky than a full moon. That corresponds to a diameter of 60 light-years at its estimated distance. The massive star that created the bubble, a Wolf-Rayet star, is the bright one near the center of the nebula. Wolf-Rayet stars have over 20 times the mass of the Sun and are thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova phase of massive star evolution. Fast winds from this Wolf-Rayet star create the bubble-shaped nebula as they sweep up slower moving material from an earlier phase of evolution. The windblown nebula has an age of about 70,000 years. Relatively faint emission captured in the expansive image is dominated by the glow of ionized oxygen atoms mapped to a blue hue. via NASA http://ift.tt/2gXLXYn
NPR News: Why Does A Frozen Lake Sound Like A Star Wars Blaster?
Why Does A Frozen Lake Sound Like A Star Wars Blaster?
Visitors to icy lakes are sometimes treated to the sounds of a space age blaster battle. Why? NPR's Skunk Bear takes on the cold case in their latest video.
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Visitors to icy lakes are sometimes treated to the sounds of a space age blaster battle. Why? NPR's Skunk Bear takes on the cold case in their latest video.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2016
Sharpless 308: Star Bubble
Blown by fast winds from a hot, massive star, this cosmic bubble is huge. Cataloged as Sharpless 2-308 it lies some 5,200 light-years away toward the constellation of the Big Dog (Canis Major) and covers slightly more of the sky than a full moon. That corresponds to a diameter of 60 light-years at its estimated distance. The massive star that created the bubble, a Wolf-Rayet star, is the bright one near the center of the nebula. Wolf-Rayet stars have over 20 times the mass of the Sun and are thought to be in a brief, pre-supernova phase of massive star evolution. Fast winds from this Wolf-Rayet star create the bubble-shaped nebula as they sweep up slower moving material from an earlier phase of evolution. The windblown nebula has an age of about 70,000 years. Relatively faint emission captured in the expansive image is dominated by the glow of ionized oxygen atoms mapped to a blue hue. via NASA http://ift.tt/2gXLXYn
NPR News: Opioids Can Derail The Lives Of Older People, Too
Opioids Can Derail The Lives Of Older People, Too
Doctors have commonly managed the persistent pain of people over 65 with prescription opioids. But that has left some still in pain, and with a physical and emotional dependence that can ruin life.
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Doctors have commonly managed the persistent pain of people over 65 with prescription opioids. But that has left some still in pain, and with a physical and emotional dependence that can ruin life.
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NPR News: Obama Administration Issues Offshore Drilling Ban In Arctic And Atlantic
Obama Administration Issues Offshore Drilling Ban In Arctic And Atlantic
The White House ordered an indefinite ban on offshore oil drilling in large parts of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Officials say President-elect Trump will not be able to automatically overturn it.
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The White House ordered an indefinite ban on offshore oil drilling in large parts of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. Officials say President-elect Trump will not be able to automatically overturn it.
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Space Laser Reveals Boom-and-Bust Cycle of Polar Ocean Plants
A new study using a NASA satellite instrument orbiting Earth has found that small, environmental changes in polar food webs significantly influence the boom-and-bust, or peak and decline, cycles of phytoplankton.
December 20, 2016
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NPR News: Missing Malaysian Aircraft Is Likely Outside The Search Area, Report Finds
Missing Malaysian Aircraft Is Likely Outside The Search Area, Report Finds
A new analysis of existing data suggests that MH370 might have gone down to the north of the existing search area in the Indian Ocean.
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A new analysis of existing data suggests that MH370 might have gone down to the north of the existing search area in the Indian Ocean.
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NPR News: A Rare Bird Flu Infects Cats In New York City Shelter
A Rare Bird Flu Infects Cats In New York City Shelter
Health officials are tracking people who interacted with the sick cats, since flu viruses can jump from animals to people. In this case they think there's probably little risk to humans.
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Health officials are tracking people who interacted with the sick cats, since flu viruses can jump from animals to people. In this case they think there's probably little risk to humans.
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NPR News: Pentagon Shelves Blast Gauges Meant to Detect Battlefield Brain Injuries
Pentagon Shelves Blast Gauges Meant to Detect Battlefield Brain Injuries
The military hoped the body-worn sensors would identify troops with brain injuries from a bomb blast. Instead, it found that service members may be at risk from firing their own weapons.
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The military hoped the body-worn sensors would identify troops with brain injuries from a bomb blast. Instead, it found that service members may be at risk from firing their own weapons.
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Monday, December 19, 2016
NPR News: How Much Is Too Much? New Study Casts Doubts On Sugar Guidelines
How Much Is Too Much? New Study Casts Doubts On Sugar Guidelines
An industry-funded study questions the evidence behind guidelines on daily sugar intake. Public health experts call the controversial findings an industry attempt to undermine scientific consensus.
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An industry-funded study questions the evidence behind guidelines on daily sugar intake. Public health experts call the controversial findings an industry attempt to undermine scientific consensus.
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NPR News: How Much Is Too Much? New Study Casts Doubts On Sugar Guidelines
How Much Is Too Much? New Study Casts Doubts On Sugar Guidelines
An industry-funded study questions the evidence behind guidelines on daily sugar intake. Public health experts call the controversial findings an industry attempt to undermine scientific consensus.
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An industry-funded study questions the evidence behind guidelines on daily sugar intake. Public health experts call the controversial findings an industry attempt to undermine scientific consensus.
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NPR News: This Christmas Song Brought To You By The World's Tiniest Radio Receiver
This Christmas Song Brought To You By The World's Tiniest Radio Receiver
Engineers made a radio receiver with building blocks the size of two atoms. One benefit of a radio so small you can barely see it: The machine works at extremely high temperatures.
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Engineers made a radio receiver with building blocks the size of two atoms. One benefit of a radio so small you can barely see it: The machine works at extremely high temperatures.
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NPR News: This Christmas Song Brought To You By The World's Tiniest Radio Receiver
This Christmas Song Brought To You By The World's Tiniest Radio Receiver
Engineers made a radio receiver with building blocks the size of two atoms. One benefit of a radio so small you can barely see it: The machine works at extremely high temperatures.
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Engineers made a radio receiver with building blocks the size of two atoms. One benefit of a radio so small you can barely see it: The machine works at extremely high temperatures.
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NPR News: Scientists Blast Antimatter Atoms With A Laser For The First Time
Scientists Blast Antimatter Atoms With A Laser For The First Time
By comparing the light from anti-atoms with the light from regular atoms, they hope to answer one of the big mysteries of our universe: Why is there so much regular old matter and not much antimatter?
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By comparing the light from anti-atoms with the light from regular atoms, they hope to answer one of the big mysteries of our universe: Why is there so much regular old matter and not much antimatter?
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NPR News: Scientists Blast Antimatter Atoms With A Laser For The First Time
Scientists Blast Antimatter Atoms With A Laser For The First Time
By comparing the light from anti-atoms with the light from regular atoms, they hope to answer one of the big mysteries of our universe: Why is there so much regular old matter and not much antimatter?
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By comparing the light from anti-atoms with the light from regular atoms, they hope to answer one of the big mysteries of our universe: Why is there so much regular old matter and not much antimatter?
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Sunday, December 18, 2016
NPR News: On A 'Eugenics Registry,' A Record Of California's Thousands Of Sterilizations
On A 'Eugenics Registry,' A Record Of California's Thousands Of Sterilizations
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of Michigan professor Alex Stern, who has completed a database of the thousands of people recommended for sterilization when California had eugenics laws.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with University of Michigan professor Alex Stern, who has completed a database of the thousands of people recommended for sterilization when California had eugenics laws.
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NPR News: NPR Staff: We Pry Into The 'Why' Behind Our Own Anxiety Dreams
NPR Staff: We Pry Into The 'Why' Behind Our Own Anxiety Dreams
We asked our coworkers to tell us their deepest, darkest, most stressful dreams. And boy did they deliver. Then we asked Robert Stickgold, a neuroscientist who studies dreams, what it all means.
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We asked our coworkers to tell us their deepest, darkest, most stressful dreams. And boy did they deliver. Then we asked Robert Stickgold, a neuroscientist who studies dreams, what it all means.
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NPR News: Dolls With Disabilities Escape The Toy Hospital, Go Mainstream
Dolls With Disabilities Escape The Toy Hospital, Go Mainstream
Longtime toymakers are broadening their horizons — offering dolls and other figures with hearing aids, wheelchairs and insulin pumps in city scenes, not just hospitals. That's a start, activists say.
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Longtime toymakers are broadening their horizons — offering dolls and other figures with hearing aids, wheelchairs and insulin pumps in city scenes, not just hospitals. That's a start, activists say.
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NPR News: 'Hidden Figures,' 'The Glass Universe,' And Why Science Needs History
'Hidden Figures,' 'The Glass Universe,' And Why Science Needs History
Women's contributions to scientific progress are often ignored — but two new books, Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures are out to remedy that oversight.
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Women's contributions to scientific progress are often ignored — but two new books, Dava Sobel's The Glass Universe and Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures are out to remedy that oversight.
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NPR News: Please, Baby, Please: Some Couples Turn To Crowdfunding For IVF
Please, Baby, Please: Some Couples Turn To Crowdfunding For IVF
Infertility is often a private struggle. But some couples are going public — via crowdfunding sites — to help subsidize in vitro fertilization treatments that can cost as much as $20,000 each time.
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Infertility is often a private struggle. But some couples are going public — via crowdfunding sites — to help subsidize in vitro fertilization treatments that can cost as much as $20,000 each time.
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Saturday, December 17, 2016
Southern Jupiter from Perijove 3
Southern Jupiter looms some 37,000 kilometers away in this JunoCam image from December 11. The image data was captured near Juno's third perijove or closest approach to Jupiter, the spacecraft still in its 53 day long looping orbit. With the south polar region on the left, the large whitish oval toward the right is massive, counterclockwise rotating storm system. Smaller than the more famous Great Red Spot, the oval storm is only about half the diameter of planet Earth, one of a string of white ovals currently in the southern hemisphere of the Solar System's, ruling gas giant. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hZSClv
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NPR News: Study: Communities Most Affected By Opioid Epidemic Also Voted For Trump
Study: Communities Most Affected By Opioid Epidemic Also Voted For Trump
Voting patterns show that areas where Donald Trump did well were also places where opiate overdoses and deaths occurred. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shannon Monnat who led the study.
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Voting patterns show that areas where Donald Trump did well were also places where opiate overdoses and deaths occurred. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Shannon Monnat who led the study.
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NPR News: Tectonic Shifts In Climate Politics: Researchers Confused On Trump Era Consequences
Tectonic Shifts In Climate Politics: Researchers Confused On Trump Era Consequences
Trump has sent mixed signals about how he regards climate science. Researchers are divided over whether to appeal him, or prepare for a fight.
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Trump has sent mixed signals about how he regards climate science. Researchers are divided over whether to appeal him, or prepare for a fight.
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Friday, December 16, 2016
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NASA Television to Air Programs Celebrating Space Pioneer John Glenn
NASA Television will air two programs live from Ohio celebrating the life of U.S. Marine, NASA astronaut and Ohio senator John Glenn today and Saturday, Dec. 17.
December 16, 2016
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NPR News: The Seahorse In Your Brain: Where Body Parts Got Their Names
The Seahorse In Your Brain: Where Body Parts Got Their Names
What are those dog ears doing on my heart? Ancient anatomists named body parts after things they resembled in real life. So you've got a rooster comb in your skull and a flute in your leg.
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What are those dog ears doing on my heart? Ancient anatomists named body parts after things they resembled in real life. So you've got a rooster comb in your skull and a flute in your leg.
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New NASA Hurricane Tracking Mission on Track
NASA confirmed Friday morning that all eight spacecraft of its latest Earth science mission are in good shape. The Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) will provide scientists with advanced technology to see inside tropical storms and hurricanes like never before.
December 15, 2016
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NPR News: Tickled Pink: Scientists Have Determined What A Happy Rat Looks Like
Tickled Pink: Scientists Have Determined What A Happy Rat Looks Like
By tickling rats and then photographing them, researchers found that a rat's ears are more pinkish and are positioned at a more relaxed angle when it is experiencing positive emotions.
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By tickling rats and then photographing them, researchers found that a rat's ears are more pinkish and are positioned at a more relaxed angle when it is experiencing positive emotions.
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Thursday, December 15, 2016
NPR News: Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth
Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth
When scientists got their hands on a collection of the world's biggest gem diamonds, they found something surprising inside — clues about what sits hundreds of miles beneath our feet.
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When scientists got their hands on a collection of the world's biggest gem diamonds, they found something surprising inside — clues about what sits hundreds of miles beneath our feet.
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NPR News: Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth
Big Diamonds Bring Scientists A Message From Superdeep Earth
When scientists got their hands on a collection of the world's biggest gem diamonds, they found something surprising inside — clues about what sits hundreds of miles beneath our feet.
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When scientists got their hands on a collection of the world's biggest gem diamonds, they found something surprising inside — clues about what sits hundreds of miles beneath our feet.
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NPR News: A Gang Killed A Guy With Ebola. Will They Agree To Be Quarantined?
A Gang Killed A Guy With Ebola. Will They Agree To Be Quarantined?
In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to quarantine a street gang that could be spreading Ebola at the height of the epidemic.
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In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to quarantine a street gang that could be spreading Ebola at the height of the epidemic.
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NPR News: A Gang Killed A Guy With Ebola. Will They Agree To Be Quarantined?
A Gang Killed A Guy With Ebola. Will They Agree To Be Quarantined?
In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to quarantine a street gang that could be spreading Ebola at the height of the epidemic.
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In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to quarantine a street gang that could be spreading Ebola at the height of the epidemic.
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NASA Reveals the Unknown in 2016
In 2016, NASA drove advances in technology, science, aeronautics and space exploration that enhanced the world’s knowledge, innovation, and stewardship of Earth.
December 15, 2016
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NPR News: U.K. Fertility Clinics Can Now Apply For Licenses To Create 3-Parent Babies
U.K. Fertility Clinics Can Now Apply For Licenses To Create 3-Parent Babies
Last year, lawmakers legalized a medical procedure that combines DNA from three people. Now, fertility clinics can apply for a license to practice the technique "in certain, specific cases."
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Last year, lawmakers legalized a medical procedure that combines DNA from three people. Now, fertility clinics can apply for a license to practice the technique "in certain, specific cases."
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NPR News: WATCH: NASA Rocket Deploys 'Satellite Constellation' After Unique Air-Launch
WATCH: NASA Rocket Deploys 'Satellite Constellation' After Unique Air-Launch
NASA has just launched eight micro-satellites that will allow scientists to make better predictions about hurricanes. They deployed from a rocket that was launched from an aircraft.
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NASA has just launched eight micro-satellites that will allow scientists to make better predictions about hurricanes. They deployed from a rocket that was launched from an aircraft.
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NPR News: To Stop Ebola, An Epidemic Of Fear Had To Be Stopped
To Stop Ebola, An Epidemic Of Fear Had To Be Stopped
In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to stop a street gang that could be spreading Ebola in the capital city of Monrovia at the height of the epidemic.
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In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to stop a street gang that could be spreading Ebola in the capital city of Monrovia at the height of the epidemic.
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NPR News: To Stop Ebola, An Epidemic Of Fear Had To Be Stopped
To Stop Ebola, An Epidemic Of Fear Had To Be Stopped
In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to stop a street gang that could be spreading Ebola in the capital city of Monrovia at the height of the epidemic.
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In 2015, health workers in Liberia faced a challenge. They had to figure out how to stop a street gang that could be spreading Ebola in the capital city of Monrovia at the height of the epidemic.
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
The Lagoon Nebula in High Definition
Stars are battling gas and dust in the Lagoon Nebula but the photographers are winning. Also known as M8, this photogenic nebula is visible even without binoculars towards the constellation of Sagittarius. The energetic processes of star formation create not only the colors but the chaos. The red-glowing gas results from high-energy starlight striking interstellar hydrogen gas. The dark dust filaments that lace M8 were created in the atmospheres of cool giant stars and in the debris from supernovae explosions. The light from M8 we see today left about 5,000 years ago. Light takes about 50 years to cross this section of M8. Data used to compose this image was taken with the wide-field camera OmegaCam of the ESO's VLT Survey Telescope (VST). via NASA http://ift.tt/2hEMAur
NPR News: Obama Administration Moves To Protect Planned Parenthood's Federal Funding
Obama Administration Moves To Protect Planned Parenthood's Federal Funding
The last-minute regulation blocks state agencies from withholding federal funds from the family planning organization.
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The last-minute regulation blocks state agencies from withholding federal funds from the family planning organization.
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NPR News: Scientists Race To Preserve Climate Change Data Before Trump Takes Office
Scientists Race To Preserve Climate Change Data Before Trump Takes Office
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with meteorologist Eric Holthaus about the race to preserve U.S. climate data before the Trump administration, and the fear that the new administration will erase the work of climate change researchers.
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NPR's Audie Cornish talks with meteorologist Eric Holthaus about the race to preserve U.S. climate data before the Trump administration, and the fear that the new administration will erase the work of climate change researchers.
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NPR News: Environmentalists Brace For Scott Pruitt To Take Over EPA
Environmentalists Brace For Scott Pruitt To Take Over EPA
What will an anti-regulation, climate skeptic do as head of the Environmental Protection Agency? Environmentalists are bracing. But Scott Pruitt will also face limits if he tries to strip the agency of its power.
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What will an anti-regulation, climate skeptic do as head of the Environmental Protection Agency? Environmentalists are bracing. But Scott Pruitt will also face limits if he tries to strip the agency of its power.
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NPR News: To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out Mosquitoes
To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out Mosquitoes
A powerful genetic engineering technique holds promise for wiping out diseases and improving agriculture. But the species-altering approach stirs anxiety about unintended consequences.
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A powerful genetic engineering technique holds promise for wiping out diseases and improving agriculture. But the species-altering approach stirs anxiety about unintended consequences.
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NPR News: To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out Mosquitoes
To Fight Malaria, Scientists Try Genetic Engineering To Wipe Out Mosquitoes
A powerful genetic engineering technique holds promise for wiping out diseases and improving agriculture. But the species-altering approach stirs anxiety about unintended consequences.
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A powerful genetic engineering technique holds promise for wiping out diseases and improving agriculture. But the species-altering approach stirs anxiety about unintended consequences.
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NASA, 4-H Launch Expeditionary Skills For Life
Being an astronaut takes teamwork, resiliency, a strong awareness of self and others, and perseverance – skills that also are necessary to succeed in life. So, NASA and 4-H are teaming up to help students develop these life skills.
December 14, 2016
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Being an astronaut takes teamwork, resiliency, a strong awareness of self and others, and perseverance – skills that also are necessary to succeed in life. So, NASA and 4-H are teaming up to help students develop these life skills.
December 14, 2016
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NPR News: We Unravel The Science Mysteries Of Asparagus Pee
We Unravel The Science Mysteries Of Asparagus Pee
From Ben Franklin on, many have noted the distinctive smell asparagus gives urine. But most of us lack the ability to sniff out this malodorous effect, and not everyone may produce it.
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From Ben Franklin on, many have noted the distinctive smell asparagus gives urine. But most of us lack the ability to sniff out this malodorous effect, and not everyone may produce it.
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
Meteors over Four Girl Mountains
On some nights it rains meteors. Peaking over the next two nights, asteroid dust is expected to rain down on Earth during the annual Geminids meteor shower. This year, unfortunately, fainter Geminids will be harder to see because of the brightness of the Long Nights Full Moon, which occurs Wednesday. Pictured, an image from this year's Perseids meteor shower in August captured multiple streaks over Four Girls Mountain in central China. The bright Pleaides open star cluster appears toward the upper right, while numerous emission nebulas are visible in red, many superposed on the diagonal band of the Milky Way. via NASA http://ift.tt/2gHbmsn
NPR News: Curiosity Rover Encounters Technical Difficulties On Martian Mountain
Curiosity Rover Encounters Technical Difficulties On Martian Mountain
NASA engineers are trying to figure out why a part of the rover's robotic arm keeps stalling just as it's about to drill into Martian rock.
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NASA engineers are trying to figure out why a part of the rover's robotic arm keeps stalling just as it's about to drill into Martian rock.
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NPR News: Trump Taps Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke To Lead Interior Department
Trump Taps Montana Rep. Ryan Zinke To Lead Interior Department
The first-term GOP congressman is a strong defender of public access to federal lands and has even broken with his party on the issue. But he also supports increased oil and gas exploration.
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The first-term GOP congressman is a strong defender of public access to federal lands and has even broken with his party on the issue. But he also supports increased oil and gas exploration.
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NPR News: Beautiful Huntresses: Scientists Explain Why Mantises Evolved To Resemble Orchids
Beautiful Huntresses: Scientists Explain Why Mantises Evolved To Resemble Orchids
Typically, when insect females evolve to become larger than males, it's in order to produce more offspring. But female orchid mantises evolved to look like flowers for a sinister reason: to hunt prey.
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Typically, when insect females evolve to become larger than males, it's in order to produce more offspring. But female orchid mantises evolved to look like flowers for a sinister reason: to hunt prey.
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NPR News: Beautiful Huntresses: Scientists Explain Why Mantises Evolved To Resemble Orchids
Beautiful Huntresses: Scientists Explain Why Mantises Evolved To Resemble Orchids
Typically, when insect females evolve to become larger than males, it's in order to produce more offspring. But female orchid mantises evolved to look like flowers for a sinister reason: to hunt prey.
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Typically, when insect females evolve to become larger than males, it's in order to produce more offspring. But female orchid mantises evolved to look like flowers for a sinister reason: to hunt prey.
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NPR News: Department Of Energy Defies Trump, Won't Name Climate Change Workers
Department Of Energy Defies Trump, Won't Name Climate Change Workers
A DOE statement Tuesday said questions about who has worked on climate science had "unsettled" staffers and contractors alike. Many saw the questionnaire as a precursor to a purge.
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A DOE statement Tuesday said questions about who has worked on climate science had "unsettled" staffers and contractors alike. Many saw the questionnaire as a precursor to a purge.
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Nantucket Students to Speak to Space Station Commander
Massachusetts students will speak with a NASA astronaut on the International Space Station on Thursday, Dec. 15.
December 13, 2016
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NPR News: Columbia Journalism Report Criticizes Exxon CEO's Position On Climate Change
Columbia Journalism Report Criticizes Exxon CEO's Position On Climate Change
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Susanne Rust, senior reporter and director of the Energy and Environment Reporting Project at Columbia University, about Exxon Mobil's climate change policies under the leadership of CEO Rex Tillerson, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.
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NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Susanne Rust, senior reporter and director of the Energy and Environment Reporting Project at Columbia University, about Exxon Mobil's climate change policies under the leadership of CEO Rex Tillerson, who is President-elect Donald Trump's pick for secretary of state.
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NPR News: Scientists Report The Arctic Is Melting Even More Rapidly
Scientists Report The Arctic Is Melting Even More Rapidly
Government scientists meeting in San Francisco have issued their 2016 report card for the Arctic. Temperatures continue to soar, and sea ice is melting at record rates.
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Government scientists meeting in San Francisco have issued their 2016 report card for the Arctic. Temperatures continue to soar, and sea ice is melting at record rates.
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NPR News: Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net
Fishermen Team Up With Scientists To Make A More Selective Net
A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod population. So far, the results are promising.
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A trawling experiment in the Gulf of Maine aims to scoop up abundant and profitable flatfish, while bypassing the once plentiful but now depleted cod population. So far, the results are promising.
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NPR News: Meet The Spleen, The Strange Little Organ That Can Multiply
Meet The Spleen, The Strange Little Organ That Can Multiply
In a year when venting spleen dominated much of public discourse, we consider the humble organ of that name. You can live without your spleen, but your immune system will be happier with it.
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In a year when venting spleen dominated much of public discourse, we consider the humble organ of that name. You can live without your spleen, but your immune system will be happier with it.
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NPR News: Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty
Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty
At a meeting in San Francisco, thousands of researchers are pondering how they can influence President-elect Donald Trump's thinking on climate change.
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At a meeting in San Francisco, thousands of researchers are pondering how they can influence President-elect Donald Trump's thinking on climate change.
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NPR News: Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty
Trump's Election Leaves Scientists In A Climate Of Uncertainty
At a meeting in San Francisco, thousands of researchers are pondering how they can influence President-elect Donald Trump's thinking on climate change.
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At a meeting in San Francisco, thousands of researchers are pondering how they can influence President-elect Donald Trump's thinking on climate change.
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Monday, December 12, 2016
Over Saturns Turbulent North Pole
The Cassini spacecraft's Grand Finale at Saturn has begun. The Grand Finale will allow Cassini to explore Saturn and some of Saturn's moons and rings in unprecedented detail. The first phase started two weeks ago when a close flyby of Titan changed Cassini's orbit into one that passes near Saturn's poles and just outside of Saturn's outermost F-ring. Featured here is an image taken during the first of Cassini's 20 week-long F-ring orbits around Saturn. Visible are the central polar vortex on the upper left, a hexagonal cloud boundary through the image center, and numerous light-colored turbulent storm systems. In 2017 April, Cassini will again use the gravity of Titan to begin a new series of 22 Proximal orbits -- trajectories that will take Cassini inside of Saturn's rings for the first time. Cassini's new science adventure is scheduled to end on 2017 September 17, though, when the robotic spacecraft will be directed into a dramatic mission-ending dive into Saturn's atmosphere. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hlvVLX
NASA Targets Wednesday for Launch of Small Satellite Constellation
NASA is rescheduling the launch of its Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) spacecraft for no earlier than Wednesday, Dec. 14, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, during a one-hour window that opens at 8:20 a.m. EST.
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NPR News: Obamacare's Demise Could Be Quicker Than Republicans Intend
Obamacare's Demise Could Be Quicker Than Republicans Intend
Congressional leaders say they want a smooth transition from Obamacare. But insurance consultants say repealing the law before another plan is in place could jeopardize the insurance of millions.
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Congressional leaders say they want a smooth transition from Obamacare. But insurance consultants say repealing the law before another plan is in place could jeopardize the insurance of millions.
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NPR News: Carrageenan Backlash: Why Food Firms Are Ousting A Popular Additive
Carrageenan Backlash: Why Food Firms Are Ousting A Popular Additive
Food manufacturers are under pressure to replace carrageenan, an ingredient that's widely used in products — from protein drinks to sliced deli meat. The organic industry just moved to ban it.
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Food manufacturers are under pressure to replace carrageenan, an ingredient that's widely used in products — from protein drinks to sliced deli meat. The organic industry just moved to ban it.
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NPR News: Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement
Supreme Court Rejects Challenges To NFL Concussion Settlement
The court's decision regarding the estimated $1 billion settlement paves the way for the start of payouts to more than 20,000 former players over a degenerative brain disease.
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The court's decision regarding the estimated $1 billion settlement paves the way for the start of payouts to more than 20,000 former players over a degenerative brain disease.
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NASA Invites Media to Hidden Figures Book Discussion in Washington
NASA will host a panel discussion and reading from the book Hidden Figures, now a major motion picture, with about 350 students of Washington schools at 10 a.m. EST Wednesday, Dec. 14, at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington. The event will air live on NASA Television and stream on the agency’s website.
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NPR News: How Investing In Preschool Beats The Stock Market, Hands Down
How Investing In Preschool Beats The Stock Market, Hands Down
A new study on high-quality early learning programs show a robust long-term return on investment. The most potent ingredients? Parental engagement and empathy.
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A new study on high-quality early learning programs show a robust long-term return on investment. The most potent ingredients? Parental engagement and empathy.
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Sunday, December 11, 2016
The Extraordinary Spiral in LL Pegasi
What created the strange spiral structure on the left? No one is sure, although it is likely related to a star in a binary star system entering the planetary nebula phase, when its outer atmosphere is ejected. The huge spiral spans about a third of a light year across and, winding four or five complete turns, has a regularity that is without precedent. Given the expansion rate of the spiral gas, a new layer must appear about every 800 years, a close match to the time it takes for the two stars to orbit each other. The star system that created it is most commonly known as LL Pegasi, but also AFGL 3068. The unusual structure itself has been cataloged as IRAS 23166+1655. The featured image was taken in near-infrared light by the Hubble Space Telescope. Why the spiral glows is itself a mystery, with a leading hypothesis being illumination by light reflected from nearby stars. via NASA http://ift.tt/2gsfaPP
NPR News: Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories
Why People Believe Conspiracy Theories
After a man took a gun to a pizzeria to investigate a fake conspiracy theory, psychology professor Viren Swami of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, U.K. discusses why people are susceptible.
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After a man took a gun to a pizzeria to investigate a fake conspiracy theory, psychology professor Viren Swami of Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge, U.K. discusses why people are susceptible.
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NPR News: Discoveries Give New Clues To Possible Neanderthal Religious Practices
Discoveries Give New Clues To Possible Neanderthal Religious Practices
Barbara J. King, a professor emerita of anthropology at William and Mary, discusses whether Neanderthals had "religious capacity."
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Barbara J. King, a professor emerita of anthropology at William and Mary, discusses whether Neanderthals had "religious capacity."
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NPR News: Behold A Robot Hand With A Soft Touch
Behold A Robot Hand With A Soft Touch
Using light-conductive materials, researchers have built a robot hand that can sense shapes and textures. Soft robotics holds promise for better prosthetics or machines with a more "human" touch.
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Using light-conductive materials, researchers have built a robot hand that can sense shapes and textures. Soft robotics holds promise for better prosthetics or machines with a more "human" touch.
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NPR News: Behold A Robot Hand With A Soft Touch
Behold A Robot Hand With A Soft Touch
Using light-conductive materials, researchers have built a robot hand that can sense shapes and textures. Soft robotics holds promise for better prosthetics or machines with a more "human" touch.
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Using light-conductive materials, researchers have built a robot hand that can sense shapes and textures. Soft robotics holds promise for better prosthetics or machines with a more "human" touch.
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Saturday, December 10, 2016
The Lunar X
The striking X appearing in this lunarscape is easily visible in binoculars or a small telescope. Yet, not too many have seen it. The catch is this lunar X is fleeting, only apparent in the hours before the Moon's first quarter phase. At the terminator, or shadow line between lunar day and night, the X illusion is produced by a configuration of the craters Blanchinus, La Caille and Purbach. Near the Moon's first quarter phase, an astronaut standing close to the craters' position would see the slowly rising Sun very near the horizon. Temporarily, the crater walls would be in sunlight while the crater floors were still in darkness. Seen from planet Earth, contrasting sections of bright walls against the dark floors by chance look remarkably like an X. This sharp image of the Lunar X was captured at approximately 16:45 UT on December 6, 2016. For extra credit, sweep your gaze along the lunar terminator and you can also spot the Lunar V. via NASA http://ift.tt/2hg43Ja
Friday, December 9, 2016
NPR News: Japan Sends Long Electric Whip Into Orbit, To Tame Space Junk
Japan Sends Long Electric Whip Into Orbit, To Tame Space Junk
A cable that's as long as six football fields has been launched into orbit — and when it's deployed, it'll test an idea to knock out debris that threatens astronauts and spacecraft.
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A cable that's as long as six football fields has been launched into orbit — and when it's deployed, it'll test an idea to knock out debris that threatens astronauts and spacecraft.
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NPR News: Encore: Astronaut John Glenn Recalls Historic Orbit Of Earth
Encore: Astronaut John Glenn Recalls Historic Orbit Of Earth
Astronaut John Glenn — who was one of NASA's original Mercury Seven — was the first American to orbit Earth. He flew the mission in just under five hours, circling the globe three times in a capsule named Friendship 7. Glenn, who says he recalls the mission as if it were just last week, told NPR's Audie Cornish he doesn't want the U.S. to lose sight of the future and America's role in outer space. This story originally aired on Feb. 20, 2012 on All Things Considered.
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Astronaut John Glenn — who was one of NASA's original Mercury Seven — was the first American to orbit Earth. He flew the mission in just under five hours, circling the globe three times in a capsule named Friendship 7. Glenn, who says he recalls the mission as if it were just last week, told NPR's Audie Cornish he doesn't want the U.S. to lose sight of the future and America's role in outer space. This story originally aired on Feb. 20, 2012 on All Things Considered.
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NPR News: Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Vow To Fight Through Fierce Winter
Dakota Access Pipeline Protesters Vow To Fight Through Fierce Winter
The teeth of winter are closing on the makeshift camp in North Dakota where demonstrators are trying to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some are heeding tribal calls to leave, while others are digging in. But the company building the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline was in federal court Friday, trying to overturn a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers blocking the project.
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The teeth of winter are closing on the makeshift camp in North Dakota where demonstrators are trying to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some are heeding tribal calls to leave, while others are digging in. But the company building the controversial Dakota Access Pipeline was in federal court Friday, trying to overturn a decision by the Army Corps of Engineers blocking the project.
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NPR News: Say, What? Monkey Mouths And Throats Are Equipped For Speech
Say, What? Monkey Mouths And Throats Are Equipped For Speech
Monkeys weren't thought to have the right sort of vocal tracts to speak. But a study finds they can make many sounds common in human speech; it's just that their brains aren't "language ready."
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Monkeys weren't thought to have the right sort of vocal tracts to speak. But a study finds they can make many sounds common in human speech; it's just that their brains aren't "language ready."
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NPR News: Say, What? Monkey Mouths And Throats Are Equipped For Speech
Say, What? Monkey Mouths And Throats Are Equipped For Speech
Monkeys weren't thought to have the right sort of vocal tracts to speak. But a study finds they can make many sounds common in human speech; it's just that their brains aren't "language ready."
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Monkeys weren't thought to have the right sort of vocal tracts to speak. But a study finds they can make many sounds common in human speech; it's just that their brains aren't "language ready."
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NPR News: Pets Help People Manage Life With Serious Mental Illness
Pets Help People Manage Life With Serious Mental Illness
People living with schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses say a pet can be not just a comforting companion but a reason to stay engaged with other people — and with life.
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People living with schizophrenia or other serious mental illnesses say a pet can be not just a comforting companion but a reason to stay engaged with other people — and with life.
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NPR News: Adding A Funny Form Of Carbon To Silly Putty Creates A Heart Monitor
Adding A Funny Form Of Carbon To Silly Putty Creates A Heart Monitor
Graphene comes in sheets barely an atom thick and is an extremely good at conducting electricity. By adding the unusual form of carbon to Silly Putty, scientists created flexible sensors.
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Graphene comes in sheets barely an atom thick and is an extremely good at conducting electricity. By adding the unusual form of carbon to Silly Putty, scientists created flexible sensors.
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NPR News: Adding A Funny Form Of Carbon To Silly Putty Creates A Heart Monitor
Adding A Funny Form Of Carbon To Silly Putty Creates A Heart Monitor
Graphene comes in sheets barely an atom thick and is an extremely good at conducting electricity. By adding the unusual form of carbon to Silly Putty, scientists created flexible sensors.
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Graphene comes in sheets barely an atom thick and is an extremely good at conducting electricity. By adding the unusual form of carbon to Silly Putty, scientists created flexible sensors.
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Thursday, December 8, 2016
NASA Remembers American Legend John Glenn
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on the passing of Sen. John Glenn:
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NASA Highlights Ceres, Earth’s Flowing Ice, Mars at American Geophysical Union
NASA researchers will present new findings on a wide range of Earth and space science topics at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union, Dec. 12-16 in San Francisco. NASA-related briefings will be carried live on the agency’s website.
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NPR News: A Mummy's DNA May Help Solve The Mystery Of The Origins Of Smallpox
A Mummy's DNA May Help Solve The Mystery Of The Origins Of Smallpox
Scientists have found the oldest complete set of smallpox genes in a sample of skin from a mummified child in a crypt underneath a Lithuanian church.
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Scientists have found the oldest complete set of smallpox genes in a sample of skin from a mummified child in a crypt underneath a Lithuanian church.
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NPR News: A Mummy's DNA May Help Solve The Mystery Of The Origins Of Smallpox
A Mummy's DNA May Help Solve The Mystery Of The Origins Of Smallpox
Scientists have found the oldest complete set of smallpox genes in a sample of skin from a mummified child in a crypt underneath a Lithuanian church.
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Scientists have found the oldest complete set of smallpox genes in a sample of skin from a mummified child in a crypt underneath a Lithuanian church.
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NPR News: 99-Million-Year-Old Baby Dinosaur's Tail, Encased In Amber, Surfaces In Myanmar
99-Million-Year-Old Baby Dinosaur's Tail, Encased In Amber, Surfaces In Myanmar
Millions of years ago, a dinosaur about the size of a sparrow had a bad day. It got stuck in resin. Paleontologists recently came across the rare amber fossil containing its tail in Myanmar.
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Millions of years ago, a dinosaur about the size of a sparrow had a bad day. It got stuck in resin. Paleontologists recently came across the rare amber fossil containing its tail in Myanmar.
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NPR News: 99-Million-Year-Old Baby Dinosaur's Tail, Encased In Amber, Surfaces In Myanmar
99-Million-Year-Old Baby Dinosaur's Tail, Encased In Amber, Surfaces In Myanmar
Millions of years ago, a dinosaur about the size of a sparrow had a bad day. It got stuck in resin. Paleontologists recently came across the rare amber fossil containing its tail in Myanmar.
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Millions of years ago, a dinosaur about the size of a sparrow had a bad day. It got stuck in resin. Paleontologists recently came across the rare amber fossil containing its tail in Myanmar.
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NPR News: Giraffe Now Listed As 'Vulnerable' To Extinction As Population Plummets
Giraffe Now Listed As 'Vulnerable' To Extinction As Population Plummets
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years, and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed.
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years, and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed.
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NPR News: Giraffe Now Listed As 'Vulnerable' To Extinction As Population Plummets
Giraffe Now Listed As 'Vulnerable' To Extinction As Population Plummets
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years, and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed.
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature says the giraffe population has declined by as much as 40 percent in the past 30 years, and could face extinction if the trend is not reversed.
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NASA Shares the Universe on Pinterest and GIPHY
NASA now is sharing its best images on official Pinterest and GIPHY accounts, providing visitors an out-of-this-world journey through animated GIFs and images of Earth and beyond.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2016
NPR News: Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds
Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds
Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.
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Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.
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NPR News: Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds
Life Expectancy In U.S. Drops For First Time In Decades, Report Finds
Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.
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Overall, U.S. life expectancy dipped in 2015 — the first drop since 1993. That's because the death rate went up between 2014 and 2015, driven by an increase in mortality among people younger than 65.
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NGC 4696: Filaments around a Black Hole
What's happening at the center of elliptical galaxy NGC 4696? There, long tendrils of gas and dust have been imaged in great detail as shown by this recently released image from the Hubble Space Telescope. These filaments appear to connect to the central region of the galaxy, a region thought occupied by a supermassive black hole. Speculation holds that this black hole pumps out energy that heats surrounding gas, pushes out cooler filaments of gas and dust, and shuts down star formation. Balanced by magnetic fields, these filaments then appear to spiral back in toward and eventually circle the central black hole. NGC 4696 is the largest galaxy in the Centaurus Cluster of Galaxies, located about 150 million light years from Earth. The featured image shows a region about 45,000 light years across. via NASA http://ift.tt/2gaBLeE
NPR News: Trump Selects Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt To Run The EPA
Trump Selects Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt To Run The EPA
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the incoming administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is a self-avowed opponent of what he calls "the EPA's activist agenda."
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President-elect Donald Trump has selected Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt as the incoming administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruitt is a self-avowed opponent of what he calls "the EPA's activist agenda."
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NASA Awards Launch Services Program Support Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to a.i. solutions, Inc., of Lanham, Maryland, to support the agency’s Launch Services Program (LSP) in providing end-to-end launch services for NASA and NASA-sponsored payloads on commercial expendable launch vehicles.
December 07, 2016
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NPR News: Trump Reportedly Picks Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt To Lead EPA
Trump Reportedly Picks Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt To Lead EPA
Pruitt has made no secret of his disdain for the Environmental Protection Agency — his official biography calls him "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda."
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Pruitt has made no secret of his disdain for the Environmental Protection Agency — his official biography calls him "a leading advocate against the EPA's activist agenda."
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Aurora over Jupiters South Pole from Juno
Why is there a glowing oval over Jupiter's South Pole? Aurora. Near the closest part of its first pass near Jupiter in August, NASA's robotic spacecraft Juno captured this dramatic infrared image of a bright auroral ring. Auroras are caused by high energy particles from the Sun interacting with a planet's magnetic field, and ovals around magnetic poles are common. Data from Juno are giving preliminary indications that Jupiter's magnetic field and aurorae are unexpectedly powerful and complex. Unfortunately, a computer glitch caused Juno to go into safe mode during its last pass near the Jovian giant in September. That glitch has now been resolved, making Juno ready for its next pass over Jupiter's cloud tops this coming Sunday. via NASA http://ift.tt/2h2oM3h
NPR News: To Help The Poorest Of The Poor, First You Have To Find Them
To Help The Poorest Of The Poor, First You Have To Find Them
A new project uses computers to analyze daytime satellite pictures for signs of extreme poverty. Does it work?
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A new project uses computers to analyze daytime satellite pictures for signs of extreme poverty. Does it work?
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NPR News: Protesters Fear Trump Could Reverse Dakota Access Pipeline Decision
Protesters Fear Trump Could Reverse Dakota Access Pipeline Decision
A decision by the Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday put a halt on the construction of the oil pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Protesters rejoiced after months of demonstrations. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak about what's next for the pipeline.
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A decision by the Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday put a halt on the construction of the oil pipeline at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation. Protesters rejoiced after months of demonstrations. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with North Dakota Public Service Commissioner Julie Fedorchak about what's next for the pipeline.
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NASA Announces First Geostationary Vegetation, Atmospheric Carbon Mission
NASA has selected a first-of-its-kind Earth science mission that will extend our nation’s lead in measuring key greenhouse gases and vegetation health from space to advance our understanding of Earth’s natural exchanges of carbon between the land, atmosphere and ocean.
December 06, 2016
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NPR News: Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens
Real Parents, Real Talk About Kids And Screens
How do you cope with parenting in the digital age? And how do you balance it all? How do you protect your kids, yet give them the freedom to create and explore.
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How do you cope with parenting in the digital age? And how do you balance it all? How do you protect your kids, yet give them the freedom to create and explore.
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Monday, December 5, 2016
NPR News: Drivers Beware: Crash Rate Spikes With Every Hour Of Lost Sleep
Drivers Beware: Crash Rate Spikes With Every Hour Of Lost Sleep
An analysis of car accidents found that drivers who slept only five or six hours in the previous 24 had nearly twice the accident rate of drivers who slept a full seven hours or more.
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An analysis of car accidents found that drivers who slept only five or six hours in the previous 24 had nearly twice the accident rate of drivers who slept a full seven hours or more.
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Lightning over Colorado
Have you ever watched a lightning storm in awe? Join the crowd. Oddly, nobody knows exactly how lightning is produced. What is known is that charges slowly separate in some clouds causing rapid electrical discharges (lightning), but how electrical charges get separated in clouds remains a topic of much research. Lightning usually takes a jagged course, rapidly heating a thin column of air to about three times the surface temperature of the Sun. The resulting shock wave starts supersonically and decays into the loud sound known as thunder. Lightning bolts are common in clouds during rainstorms, and on average 44 lightning bolts occur on the Earth every second. Pictured, over 60 images were stacked to capture the flow of lightning-producing storm clouds in July over Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ha4WUe
NPR News: Drivers Beware: Crash Rate Spikes With Every Hour Of Lost Sleep
Drivers Beware: Crash Rate Spikes With Every Hour Of Lost Sleep
An analysis of car accidents found that drivers who slept only five or six hours in the previous 24 had nearly twice the accident rate of drivers who slept a full seven hours or more.
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An analysis of car accidents found that drivers who slept only five or six hours in the previous 24 had nearly twice the accident rate of drivers who slept a full seven hours or more.
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NPR News: Researchers Confident Mysterious Pair Of Mummified Knees Belonged To Queen Nefertari
Researchers Confident Mysterious Pair Of Mummified Knees Belonged To Queen Nefertari
Italian archaeologists found a pair of mummified knees in Nefertari's tomb in 1904. For the first time, tests indicate that the knees belonged to the great queen herself.
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Italian archaeologists found a pair of mummified knees in Nefertari's tomb in 1904. For the first time, tests indicate that the knees belonged to the great queen herself.
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NPR News: Opponents Celebrate Decision To Halt Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline
Opponents Celebrate Decision To Halt Construction Of Dakota Access Pipeline
Pipeline opponents are celebrating Sunday's decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to not approve a key part of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Protesters fear the decision will be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.
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Pipeline opponents are celebrating Sunday's decision by the Army Corps of Engineers to not approve a key part of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Protesters fear the decision will be reversed by the incoming Trump administration.
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NPR News: Standing Rock Leader Asks Those Who Are Not Sioux To Leave Pipeline Protest Area
Standing Rock Leader Asks Those Who Are Not Sioux To Leave Pipeline Protest Area
A day after the Army Corps of Engineers blocked the proposed route for the Dakota Access Pipeline, the tribal leader said the "nothing will happen" until the Trump administration begins.
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A day after the Army Corps of Engineers blocked the proposed route for the Dakota Access Pipeline, the tribal leader said the "nothing will happen" until the Trump administration begins.
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NASA Awards Contract for Refueling Mission Spacecraft
NASA has awarded the Restore-L Spacecraft Bus and Support Services contract to Space Systems/Loral of Palo Alto, California. Restore-L is a robotic spacecraft equipped with the tools, technologies and techniques needed to service satellites currently in orbit.
December 05, 2016
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NPR News: Scientists Battle In Court Over Lucrative Patents For Gene-Editing Tool
Scientists Battle In Court Over Lucrative Patents For Gene-Editing Tool
A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could be a goldmine for its inventors. But it's not clear who owns the idea. U.S. patent judges will soon hear oral arguments to decide the issue.
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A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could be a goldmine for its inventors. But it's not clear who owns the idea. U.S. patent judges will soon hear oral arguments to decide the issue.
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NPR News: Scientists Battle In Court Over Lucrative Patents For Gene-Editing Tool
Scientists Battle In Court Over Lucrative Patents For Gene-Editing Tool
A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could be a goldmine for its inventors. But it's not clear who owns the idea. U.S. patent judges will soon hear oral arguments to decide the issue.
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A gene-editing technology called CRISPR-cas9 could be a goldmine for its inventors. But it's not clear who owns the idea. U.S. patent judges will soon hear oral arguments to decide the issue.
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Japanese Cargo Ship Destined for Space Station
The launch of a Japanese cargo ship to the International Space Station, and its arrival at the orbiting laboratory, will be broadcast Dec. 9 and 13 on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
December 05, 2016
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Spinoff 2017 Shows How NASA Technology Makes a Difference on Earth
NASA has released its Spinoff 2017 publication, which takes a close look at 50 different companies that are using NASA technology – innovations developed by NASA, with NASA funding, or under a contract with the agency – in products that we all benefit from.
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NPR News: Why Is Brown Rice Sushi So Awful? Here's The Science
Why Is Brown Rice Sushi So Awful? Here's The Science
Sure, brown rice is better for you than refined white rice. But if you cringe when you see it on sushi, there's good reason behind that, and it's rooted in flavor science and biochemistry.
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Sure, brown rice is better for you than refined white rice. But if you cringe when you see it on sushi, there's good reason behind that, and it's rooted in flavor science and biochemistry.
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NPR News: If You're Looking For Alien Life, How Will You Know If You've Found it?
If You're Looking For Alien Life, How Will You Know If You've Found it?
Searching for alien life is harder than you might think, because whatever is out there might be really odd. So leading astrobiologists are meeting to advise NASA on how to go about looking for it.
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Searching for alien life is harder than you might think, because whatever is out there might be really odd. So leading astrobiologists are meeting to advise NASA on how to go about looking for it.
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Sunday, December 4, 2016
Official Star Names for Orion
Familiar stars in Orion and constellations across the sky now have official names. Over the past year, the International Astronomical Union, the only body officially tasked with naming stars, approved names already in common use for 227 of the brightest stars, including the most famous stars on the sky Sirius, Polaris, and Betelgeuse. Pictured, the constellation of Orion is shown with several of these now-official star names superposed. Spanning about 30 degrees, this breath-taking vista stretches across the well-known constellation from head to toe (left to right) and beyond. The common names for all three stars in Orion's belt are also now official. At 1,500 light years away, the Great Orion Nebula is the closest large star forming region, here visible just right and below center. Also visible are famous nebulae including the Horsehead Nebula and the Witch Head Nebula. Of course, the Orion Nebula and bright stars are easy to see with the unaided eye, but dust clouds and emission from the extensive interstellar gas in this nebula-rich complex, are too faint and much harder to record. In the featured mosaic of broadband telescopic images, additional image data acquired with a narrow hydrogen alpha filter was used to bring out the pervasive tendrils of energized atomic hydrogen gas like in the arc of the giant Barnard's Loop. via NASA http://ift.tt/2g7BSuF
NPR News: Nestle Says It's Found A Way To Reduce Sugar In Chocolate By 40 Percent
Nestle Says It's Found A Way To Reduce Sugar In Chocolate By 40 Percent
Nestles announces a scientific breakthrough that will allow it to greatly cut the amount of sugar in its chocolate without affecting the taste.
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Nestles announces a scientific breakthrough that will allow it to greatly cut the amount of sugar in its chocolate without affecting the taste.
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NPR News: What It's Like To Handle The Nastiest Pathogens As Your Day Job
What It's Like To Handle The Nastiest Pathogens As Your Day Job
To research mysterious and deadly diseases, a scientist puts on a plastic bodysuit and steps into a lab sealed off from the outside world.
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To research mysterious and deadly diseases, a scientist puts on a plastic bodysuit and steps into a lab sealed off from the outside world.
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NPR News: After A Sour Decade, Florida Citrus May Be Near A Comeback
After A Sour Decade, Florida Citrus May Be Near A Comeback
Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.
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Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.
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NPR News: After A Sour Decade, Florida Citrus May Be Near A Comeback
After A Sour Decade, Florida Citrus May Be Near A Comeback
Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.
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Recent scientific advances have offered some hopes of recovery to Florida's citrus industry, which has been declining over two decades due to a horrible bacterial disease called citrus greening.
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Saturday, December 3, 2016
NPR News: Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named
Dyslexia: The Learning Disability That Must Not Be Named
Many parents and teachers report that schools won't use the word dyslexia. Why might this be? And what is the Department of Education doing about it?
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Many parents and teachers report that schools won't use the word dyslexia. Why might this be? And what is the Department of Education doing about it?
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NPR News: 'B' And 'D' Learning Process Debunks Dyslexia Jumbled-Letters Myth
'B' And 'D' Learning Process Debunks Dyslexia Jumbled-Letters Myth
Many believe dyslexia is about jumbled letters, but experts say that's not quite right. This story explores what's happening in the brain that causes those backward letters.
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Many believe dyslexia is about jumbled letters, but experts say that's not quite right. This story explores what's happening in the brain that causes those backward letters.
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Friday, December 2, 2016
A Triple Star is Born
A triple star system is forming, enshrouded within this dusty natal disk some 750 light-years away in the Perseus molecular cloud. Imaged at millimeter wavelengths by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) in Chile, the extreme close-up shows two protostars separated by a mere 61 AU (1 AU is the Earth-Sun distance) with a third 183 AU from the central protostar. The ALMA image also reveals a clear spiral structure indicating instability and fragmentation led to the multiple protostellar objects within the disk. Astronomers estimate that the system, cataloged as L1448 IRS3B, is less than 150,000 years old. Captured at an early phase, the starforming scenario is likely not at all uncommon, since almost half of all sun-like stars have at least one companion. via NASA http://ift.tt/2fOoNI1
NPR News: The Electric Blue Polar Cloud Season Came Early This Year
The Electric Blue Polar Cloud Season Came Early This Year
Noctilucent clouds, high-altitude clouds that appear to glow in the sky at night, usually show up in the Southern Hemisphere summer. Satellite images showed them covering Antarctica in early November.
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Noctilucent clouds, high-altitude clouds that appear to glow in the sky at night, usually show up in the Southern Hemisphere summer. Satellite images showed them covering Antarctica in early November.
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NASA Administrator Statement on ESA’s Commitment to Space Station
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Charles Bolden on ESA’s (European Space Agency’s) decision to continue its operations aboard the International Space Station:
December 02, 2016
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NPR News: Americans Don't Trust Scientists' Take On Food, Politicians' Even Less
Americans Don't Trust Scientists' Take On Food, Politicians' Even Less
A new survey finds strong public support for organic food, and suspicion of GMOs — regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.
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A new survey finds strong public support for organic food, and suspicion of GMOs — regardless of whether people vote Republican or Democratic. Also, people don't trust scientists much at all.
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NASA Sets Coverage for Briefings, Launch of Small Satellite Constellation
The launch of NASA’s Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) spacecraft is scheduled for 8:24 a.m. EST Monday, Dec. 12. News briefings, live launch commentary, photo opportunities and other media events will be held at nearby NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and carried live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
December 02, 2016
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NASA Announces Early Stage Innovation Space Technology Research Grants
NASA has selected 13 university-led proposals for the study of innovative, early stage technologies that address high priority needs of America's space program.
December 02, 2016
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Thursday, December 1, 2016
NPR News: Tornado Outbreaks Are On The Rise, And Scientists Don't Know Why
Tornado Outbreaks Are On The Rise, And Scientists Don't Know Why
A new study looks at clusters of tornadoes, like those that hit the Southeast this week. They are costly in lives and insurance payouts.
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A new study looks at clusters of tornadoes, like those that hit the Southeast this week. They are costly in lives and insurance payouts.
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Russian Resupply Ship Experiences Anomaly; International Space Station Crew is Fine
The Russian space agency Roscosmos has confirmed a Progress cargo resupply spacecraft bound for the International Space Station has been lost. The spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan Thursday on a Soyuz rocket, but experienced an anomaly around six and a half minutes into its flight.
December 01, 2016
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NPR News: Climate Scientists Struggle To Identify Cause Of Bigger Tornado Clusters
Climate Scientists Struggle To Identify Cause Of Bigger Tornado Clusters
Climate scientists say the conditions that might produce more or stronger tornadoes are spreading along with a warmer atmosphere. But there's no sign so far that this is happening. New research finds that when tornadoes occur in clusters, as they often do, those clusters contain more tornadoes than ever. And we're also seeing more clusters with especially powerful tornadoes.
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Climate scientists say the conditions that might produce more or stronger tornadoes are spreading along with a warmer atmosphere. But there's no sign so far that this is happening. New research finds that when tornadoes occur in clusters, as they often do, those clusters contain more tornadoes than ever. And we're also seeing more clusters with especially powerful tornadoes.
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NPR News: Russian Supply Rocket Breaks Apart Enroute To Space Station
Russian Supply Rocket Breaks Apart Enroute To Space Station
The unmanned rocket stopped transmitting data about six minutes after it took off from Kazakhstan, and never made it to space. This is the third botched launch of a Russian spacecraft in two years.
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The unmanned rocket stopped transmitting data about six minutes after it took off from Kazakhstan, and never made it to space. This is the third botched launch of a Russian spacecraft in two years.
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NASA Invites Media to Talk with Cast of Hidden Figures at Kennedy Space Center
Media are invited to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida to participate in a news conference at 3 p.m. EST Monday, Dec. 12, with cast members from the 20th Century Fox motion picture Hidden Figures.
December 01, 2016
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NPR News: Zap! Magnet Study Offers Fresh Insights Into How Memory Works
Zap! Magnet Study Offers Fresh Insights Into How Memory Works
A magnetic pulse to a certain spot in the brain of healthy volunteers restored recently "forgotten" thoughts, researchers found. The study is shifting the understanding of short-term recall.
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A magnetic pulse to a certain spot in the brain of healthy volunteers restored recently "forgotten" thoughts, researchers found. The study is shifting the understanding of short-term recall.
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NPR News: Zap! Magnet Study Offers Fresh Insights Into How Memory Works
Zap! Magnet Study Offers Fresh Insights Into How Memory Works
A magnetic pulse to a certain spot in the brain of healthy volunteers restored recently "forgotten" thoughts, researchers found. The study is shifting the understanding of short-term recall.
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A magnetic pulse to a certain spot in the brain of healthy volunteers restored recently "forgotten" thoughts, researchers found. The study is shifting the understanding of short-term recall.
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NPR News: In California, Squid Is Big Business. But Good Luck Eating Local Calamari
In California, Squid Is Big Business. But Good Luck Eating Local Calamari
While the U.S. has a thriving squid industry, chances are the calamari you are eating made a 12,000-mile round trip before ending up on your dinner plate.
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While the U.S. has a thriving squid industry, chances are the calamari you are eating made a 12,000-mile round trip before ending up on your dinner plate.
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NPR News: Lab-Grown Diamonds Come Into Their Own
Lab-Grown Diamonds Come Into Their Own
Commercial labs can now make the large, clear diamonds people prize for engagement rings and other jewelry in as little as 72 hours. How will this change the diamond industry?
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Commercial labs can now make the large, clear diamonds people prize for engagement rings and other jewelry in as little as 72 hours. How will this change the diamond industry?
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NPR News: Buzz Aldrin Is Medically Evacuated From Antarctica
Buzz Aldrin Is Medically Evacuated From Antarctica
The second man to walk on the moon fell ill during a trip to the South Pole and is being flown to New Zealand. Aldrin is 86 years old.
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The second man to walk on the moon fell ill during a trip to the South Pole and is being flown to New Zealand. Aldrin is 86 years old.
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NPR News: Lab-Grown Diamonds Come Into Their Own
Lab-Grown Diamonds Come Into Their Own
Commercial labs can now make the large, clear diamonds people prize for engagement rings and other jewelry in as little as 72 hours. How will this change the diamond industry?
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Commercial labs can now make the large, clear diamonds people prize for engagement rings and other jewelry in as little as 72 hours. How will this change the diamond industry?
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NPR News: North Korean Volcano Provides Rare Chance For Scientific Collaboration
North Korean Volcano Provides Rare Chance For Scientific Collaboration
When the volcano started rumbling, North Korean researchers realized they didn't have the tools to predict if it might erupt. So they reached out to Western scientists for help.
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When the volcano started rumbling, North Korean researchers realized they didn't have the tools to predict if it might erupt. So they reached out to Western scientists for help.
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NPR News: North Korean Volcano Provides Rare Chance For Scientific Collaboration
North Korean Volcano Provides Rare Chance For Scientific Collaboration
When the volcano started rumbling, North Korean researchers realized they didn't have the tools to predict if it might erupt. So they reached out to Western scientists for help.
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When the volcano started rumbling, North Korean researchers realized they didn't have the tools to predict if it might erupt. So they reached out to Western scientists for help.
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