Sunday, April 30, 2017
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 30, 2017 at 03:29PM, until April 30, 2017 at 03:37PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 472 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 30, 2017 at 01:52PM, until April 30, 2017 at 02:02PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 633 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 30, 2017 at 12:16PM, until April 30, 2017 at 12:25PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 579 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 30, 2017 at 10:39AM, until April 30, 2017 at 10:47AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 521 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 30, 2017 at 09:01AM, until April 30, 2017 at 09:10AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 581 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Saturn: Cassini's Final Chapter
Saturn: Cassini's Final Chapter
After years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will soon begin its final act — a plunge into Saturn. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Dr. Carolyn Porco, head of the imaging team, about the mission's legacy.
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After years, NASA's Cassini spacecraft will soon begin its final act — a plunge into Saturn. NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Dr. Carolyn Porco, head of the imaging team, about the mission's legacy.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 30, 2017 at 07:24AM, until April 30, 2017 at 07:34AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 635 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Alaska Guessing Game Provides Climate Change Record
Alaska Guessing Game Provides Climate Change Record
Months behind the rest of the country, spring is advancing across Alaska. And a contest that has residents guess the date of river ice breakup is showing a trend toward earlier and earlier melt.
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Months behind the rest of the country, spring is advancing across Alaska. And a contest that has residents guess the date of river ice breakup is showing a trend toward earlier and earlier melt.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 30, 2017 at 05:49AM, until April 30, 2017 at 05:57AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 471 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog
Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog
Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.
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Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.
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NPR News: Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog
Being A Guinea Pig For Science Can Be A Long, Slow Slog
Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.
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Brandie Jefferson volunteered for a clinical trial to see if intermittent fasting can help treat multiple sclerosis. Five months in, she realizes that this study won't answer that question.
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Saturday, April 29, 2017
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 29, 2017 at 04:24PM, until April 29, 2017 at 04:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 278 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 29, 2017 at 02:45PM, until April 29, 2017 at 02:56PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 619 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 29, 2017 at 01:09PM, until April 29, 2017 at 01:19PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 605 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Thousands Of Marchers Expected To Take On Trump's Climate Policies
Thousands Of Marchers Expected To Take On Trump's Climate Policies
On the symbolic 100th day in office for President Trump, who has denied climate change, protesters are rallying in front of the White House to call for better environmental protections.
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On the symbolic 100th day in office for President Trump, who has denied climate change, protesters are rallying in front of the White House to call for better environmental protections.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 29, 2017 at 11:33AM, until April 29, 2017 at 11:41AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 528 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 29, 2017 at 09:55AM, until April 29, 2017 at 10:04AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 553 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 29, 2017 at 08:17AM, until April 29, 2017 at 08:28AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 630 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 29, 2017 at 06:42AM, until April 29, 2017 at 06:51AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 566 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
Friday, April 28, 2017
Arches of Spring
Two luminous arches stretched across the dome of the sky on this northern spring night. After sunset on March 29, the mountain view panorama was captured in 57 exposures from Chopok peak in central Slovakia at an altitude of about 2,000 meters. The arc of the northern Milky Way is visible toward the right, but only after it reaches above the terrestrial lights from the mountain top perspective. Though dusk has passed, a bright patch of celestial light still hovers near the horizon and fades into a second luminous arch of Zodiacal Light, crossing near the center of the Milky Way. Dust in the ecliptic plane reflects sunlight to create the Zodiacal glow, typically prominent after sunset in clear, dark, skies of the northern spring. Almost opposite the Sun, Jupiter shines brightly near the horizon toward the left. Since Jupiter lies near the ecliptic, it appears within the slight brightening of the Zodiacal band also opposite the Sun called the Gegenschein. via NASA http://ift.tt/2pG0XTC
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 28, 2017 at 03:39PM, until April 28, 2017 at 03:49PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 579 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 28, 2017 at 02:03PM, until April 28, 2017 at 02:13PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 626 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 28, 2017 at 12:26PM, until April 28, 2017 at 12:35PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 546 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 28, 2017 at 10:49AM, until April 28, 2017 at 10:58AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 532 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 28, 2017 at 09:11AM, until April 28, 2017 at 09:21AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 612 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 28, 2017 at 07:35AM, until April 28, 2017 at 07:45AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 614 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 28, 2017 at 06:03AM, until April 28, 2017 at 06:06AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 189 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
Thursday, April 27, 2017
Exploring the Antennae
Some 60 million light-years away in the southerly constellation Corvus, two large galaxies are colliding. Stars in the two galaxies, cataloged as NGC 4038 and NGC 4039, very rarely collide in the course of the ponderous cataclysm that lasts for hundreds of millions of years. But the galaxies' large clouds of molecular gas and dust often do, triggering furious episodes of star formation near the center of the cosmic wreckage. Spanning over 500 thousand light-years, this stunning view also reveals new star clusters and matter flung far from the scene of the accident by gravitational tidal forces. The remarkable mosaicked image was constructed using data from the ground-based Subaru telescope to bring out large-scale and faint tidal streams, and Hubble Space Telescope data of extreme detail in the bright cores. The suggestive visual appearance of the extended arcing structures gives the galaxy pair its popular name - The Antennae. via NASA http://ift.tt/2pklrho
NPR News: Florida Battles With Tricky Removal Of Costly Muck In Indian River Lagoon
Florida Battles With Tricky Removal Of Costly Muck In Indian River Lagoon
In Florida, an effort is underway to remove more than million cubic feet of muck sullying the Indian River Lagoon, considered North America's most biologically diverse estuary. It's a mess.
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In Florida, an effort is underway to remove more than million cubic feet of muck sullying the Indian River Lagoon, considered North America's most biologically diverse estuary. It's a mess.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 27, 2017 at 04:33PM, until April 27, 2017 at 04:42PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 497 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round
California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round
Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.
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Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.
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NPR News: California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round
California Is On Its Way To Having An Avocado Crop Year-Round
Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.
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Americans ate 2 billion pounds of avocados last year; many came from Mexico. That's because avocados grow year-round in Mexico's climate, but not California's. Researchers are working to change that.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 27, 2017 at 02:56PM, until April 27, 2017 at 03:07PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 634 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out.
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Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out.
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NPR News: Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
Scientists Hunt Hard Evidence On How Cop Cameras Affect Behavior
Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out.
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Police departments in about 95 percent of cities nationally have put wearable cameras on officers, or soon plan to. But do these body cameras make neighborhoods safer? Scientists want to find out.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 27, 2017 at 01:20PM, until April 27, 2017 at 01:29PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 573 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 27, 2017 at 11:43AM, until April 27, 2017 at 11:52AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 521 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 27, 2017 at 10:05AM, until April 27, 2017 at 10:15AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 586 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Cassini Craft Beams Closest Images Ever Taken Of Saturn
Cassini Craft Beams Closest Images Ever Taken Of Saturn
Cassini is "showing us new wonders and demonstrating where our curiosity can take us if we dare," NASA's planetary science director says.
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Cassini is "showing us new wonders and demonstrating where our curiosity can take us if we dare," NASA's planetary science director says.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 27, 2017 at 08:28AM, until April 27, 2017 at 08:38AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 633 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 27, 2017 at 06:54AM, until April 27, 2017 at 07:01AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 441 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: The North Korean Electromagnetic Pulse Threat, Or Lack Thereof
The North Korean Electromagnetic Pulse Threat, Or Lack Thereof
Can a nuclear weapon in space fired by North Korea knock off much of the world's electricity? Jeffrey Lewis, of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, says not really.
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Can a nuclear weapon in space fired by North Korea knock off much of the world's electricity? Jeffrey Lewis, of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies, says not really.
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NPR News: Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules
Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules
Instead of buying expensive things, people now use busyness to show their high status. New research finds that many celebrities use social media to boast about their lack of time, not their wealth.
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Instead of buying expensive things, people now use busyness to show their high status. New research finds that many celebrities use social media to boast about their lack of time, not their wealth.
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NPR News: Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules
Instead Of Showing Off Wealth, Some Show Off Busy Schedules
Instead of buying expensive things, people now use busyness to show their high status. New research finds that many celebrities use social media to boast about their lack of time, not their wealth.
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Instead of buying expensive things, people now use busyness to show their high status. New research finds that many celebrities use social media to boast about their lack of time, not their wealth.
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NPR News: Welcome To The Poison Garden: Medicine's Medieval Roots
Welcome To The Poison Garden: Medicine's Medieval Roots
One corner of the garden of Alnwick Castle in northern England grows a hundred plants behind lock and key. Many of the toxic species there were used by medieval doctors — nasty plants adapted to heal.
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One corner of the garden of Alnwick Castle in northern England grows a hundred plants behind lock and key. Many of the toxic species there were used by medieval doctors — nasty plants adapted to heal.
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NPR News: Cassini Spacecraft Re-Establishes Contact After 'Dive' Between Saturn And Its Rings
Cassini Spacecraft Re-Establishes Contact After 'Dive' Between Saturn And Its Rings
The Cassini probe has orbited Saturn for 13 years. This is the first time it entered the gap between Saturn and its rings.
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The Cassini probe has orbited Saturn for 13 years. This is the first time it entered the gap between Saturn and its rings.
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Wednesday, April 26, 2017
Lyrids in Southern Skies
Earth's annual Lyrid meteor shower peaked before dawn on April 22nd, as our fair planet plowed through dust from the tail of long-period comet Thatcher. Seen from the high, dark, and dry Atacama desert a waning crescent Moon and brilliant Venus join Lyrid meteor streaks in this composited view. Captured over 5 hours on the night of April 21/22, the meteors stream away from the shower's radiant, a point not very far on the sky from Vega, alpha star of the constellation Lyra. The radiant effect is due to perspective as the parallel meteor tracks appear to converge in the distance. In the foreground are domes of the Las Campanas Observatory housing (left to right) the 2.5 meter du Pont Telescope and the 1.3 meter Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) telescope. via NASA http://ift.tt/2p2Mr6N
NPR News: Overlooked Drug Could Save Thousands Of Moms After Childbirth
Overlooked Drug Could Save Thousands Of Moms After Childbirth
An inexpensive drug could dramatically reduce the number of deaths of mothers from bleeding after childbirth in low- and middle-income countries around the world.
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An inexpensive drug could dramatically reduce the number of deaths of mothers from bleeding after childbirth in low- and middle-income countries around the world.
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@CleanStreamsDE: Congratulations to the top pledge earners in the 2017 @NCCDE Great Schools Clean Streams Pledge Drive! https://t.co/vutwNm5RBR
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NPR News: Swipe Right To Help Save The Northern White Rhino From Extinction
Swipe Right To Help Save The Northern White Rhino From Extinction
Sudan is the name of the last known male northern white rhinoceros in the world. Hoping to raise money for in vitro fertilization research, researchers have teamed up with the dating app Tinder to feature Sudan as the, "Most Eligible Bachelor in the World."
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Sudan is the name of the last known male northern white rhinoceros in the world. Hoping to raise money for in vitro fertilization research, researchers have teamed up with the dating app Tinder to feature Sudan as the, "Most Eligible Bachelor in the World."
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 26, 2017 at 05:28PM, until April 26, 2017 at 05:33PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 336 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: DRUG SAVES WOMEN IN CHILD BIRTH
DRUG SAVES WOMEN IN CHILD BIRTH
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**Embargoed until Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET. See notes.**
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NPR News: "It's Not Your Father's LAPD"—And That's A Good Thing
"It's Not Your Father's LAPD"—And That's A Good Thing
"I remember looking out the window the next day and thinking, 'That's weird. It doesn't snow here.' But it wasn't snow. It was ashes. There were that many fires. Throughout the city."
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"I remember looking out the window the next day and thinking, 'That's weird. It doesn't snow here.' But it wasn't snow. It was ashes. There were that many fires. Throughout the city."
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 26, 2017 at 03:50PM, until April 26, 2017 at 04:00PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 625 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: 'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy
'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy
Experiments with small clusters of networked brain cells are helping scientists see how real brains develop normally, and what goes awry when cells have trouble making connections.
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Experiments with small clusters of networked brain cells are helping scientists see how real brains develop normally, and what goes awry when cells have trouble making connections.
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NPR News: 'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy
'Minibrains' In A Dish Shed A Little Light On Autism And Epilepsy
Experiments with small clusters of networked brain cells are helping scientists see how real brains develop normally, and what goes awry when cells have trouble making connections.
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Experiments with small clusters of networked brain cells are helping scientists see how real brains develop normally, and what goes awry when cells have trouble making connections.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 26, 2017 at 02:13PM, until April 26, 2017 at 02:23PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 600 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: New Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought
New Evidence Suggests Humans Arrived In The Americas Far Earlier Than Thought
Until now, the earliest signs of humans in the Americas dated back about 15,000 years. But new research puts people in California 130,000 years ago. Experts are wondering whether to believe it.
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Until now, the earliest signs of humans in the Americas dated back about 15,000 years. But new research puts people in California 130,000 years ago. Experts are wondering whether to believe it.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 26, 2017 at 12:37PM, until April 26, 2017 at 12:45PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 525 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 26, 2017 at 10:59AM, until April 26, 2017 at 11:08AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 558 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Cassini Spacecraft Starts Weaving Between Saturn And Its Rings
Cassini Spacecraft Starts Weaving Between Saturn And Its Rings
"Shields Up!" the Cassini craft's Twitter feed announced Wednesday. If all goes well, new images of the ringed planet will reach Earth early Thursday.
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"Shields Up!" the Cassini craft's Twitter feed announced Wednesday. If all goes well, new images of the ringed planet will reach Earth early Thursday.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 26, 2017 at 09:21AM, until April 26, 2017 at 09:32AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 632 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block
Energy Star Program For Homes And Appliances Is On Trump's Chopping Block
Appliance makers and home builders are in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the energy efficiency program. Energy Star is among 50 EPA programs that would be eliminated under the president's budget plan.
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Appliance makers and home builders are in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the energy efficiency program. Energy Star is among 50 EPA programs that would be eliminated under the president's budget plan.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 26, 2017 at 07:46AM, until April 26, 2017 at 07:55AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 550 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: How A Wild Berry Is Helping To Protect China's Giant Pandas And Its Countryside
How A Wild Berry Is Helping To Protect China's Giant Pandas And Its Countryside
Long before it became a "superfood" in the U.S., schisandra was made into soups and jams and prized as a medicinal plant. Now the berry is at the center of a dramatic new approach to conservation.
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Long before it became a "superfood" in the U.S., schisandra was made into soups and jams and prized as a medicinal plant. Now the berry is at the center of a dramatic new approach to conservation.
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NPR News: Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias
Binge Drinkers Beware: Study Finds Link Between Alcohol And Heart Arrhythmias
Researchers tested more than 3,000 people at Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival. They found getting drunk was associated with abnormal heart rhythms.
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Researchers tested more than 3,000 people at Munich's Oktoberfest beer festival. They found getting drunk was associated with abnormal heart rhythms.
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NPR News: Recordings Reveal Baby Humpback Whales 'Whisper' To Their Mothers
Recordings Reveal Baby Humpback Whales 'Whisper' To Their Mothers
Scientists recently tracked eight baby whales using special sound and movement recorders. The sounds the babies made turned out to be far different from the eerie songs of adult male humpbacks.
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Scientists recently tracked eight baby whales using special sound and movement recorders. The sounds the babies made turned out to be far different from the eerie songs of adult male humpbacks.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Mt. Etna Lava Plume
Mt. Etna has been erupting for hundreds of thousands of years. Located in Sicily, Italy, the volcano produces lava fountains over one kilometer high. Mt. Etna is not only one of the most active volcanoes on Earth, it is one of the largest, measuring over 50 kilometers at its base and rising nearly 3 kilometers high. Pictured in mid-March, a spectacular lava plume erupts upwards, dangerous molten volcanic bombs fly off to the sides, while hot lava flows down the volcano's exterior. The Earth's rotation is discernable on this carefully time, moon-lit, long duration image as star trails. via NASA http://ift.tt/2oZGTK0
NPR News: A Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic
A Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic
More than a trillion plastic bags are used annually. They're made of a notoriously resilient kind of plastic called polyethylene – but scientists have found that wax worms are able to break them down.
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More than a trillion plastic bags are used annually. They're made of a notoriously resilient kind of plastic called polyethylene – but scientists have found that wax worms are able to break them down.
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NPR News: A Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic
A Worm May Hold The Key To Biodegrading Plastic
More than a trillion plastic bags are used annually. They're made of a notoriously resilient kind of plastic called polyethylene – but scientists have found that wax worms are able to break them down.
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More than a trillion plastic bags are used annually. They're made of a notoriously resilient kind of plastic called polyethylene – but scientists have found that wax worms are able to break them down.
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NASA Digital Communications Honored with 2017 Webby Awards
NASA's digital communications team will be honored at the 21st Annual Webby Awards on May 16 in New York. For the first time, NASA’s social media presence has been recognized by the Webby Awards, winning in corporate communications and being honored with the People's Voice Award.
April 25, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 25, 2017 at 04:43PM, until April 25, 2017 at 04:53PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 591 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 25, 2017 at 03:07PM, until April 25, 2017 at 03:17PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 622 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Flying Cars Are (Still) Coming: Should We Believe The Hype?
Flying Cars Are (Still) Coming: Should We Believe The Hype?
Airbus and Uber are planning for a future of flying cars and sky taxis. "You literally push a button and you get a flight," an Uber executive says. But will our Tomorrowland ever really arrive?
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Airbus and Uber are planning for a future of flying cars and sky taxis. "You literally push a button and you get a flight," an Uber executive says. But will our Tomorrowland ever really arrive?
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 25, 2017 at 01:30PM, until April 25, 2017 at 01:40PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 542 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Psychiatrist Recalls 'Heartbreak And Hope' On Bellevue's Prison Ward
Psychiatrist Recalls 'Heartbreak And Hope' On Bellevue's Prison Ward
Dr. Elizabeth Ford treated mentally ill inmates in New York City for more than a decade. It was almost universal, she says, that they had suffered abuse or significant neglect as children.
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Dr. Elizabeth Ford treated mentally ill inmates in New York City for more than a decade. It was almost universal, she says, that they had suffered abuse or significant neglect as children.
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 25, 2017 at 11:53AM, until April 25, 2017 at 12:02PM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 535 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Changes To Federal Insurance Plans Could Hurt Families Of Chronically Ill Kids
Changes To Federal Insurance Plans Could Hurt Families Of Chronically Ill Kids
Some urge ending funding to the Children's Health Insurance Program, and moving those 8 million kids to marketplace plans. But research shows the out-of-pocket costs to many families would soar.
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Some urge ending funding to the Children's Health Insurance Program, and moving those 8 million kids to marketplace plans. But research shows the out-of-pocket costs to many families would soar.
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NASA Awards Goddard Logistics, Technical Information Services Contract
NASA has awarded the Goddard Logistics and Technical Information II (GLTI II) Services Contract to TRAX International Corporation of Las Vegas.
April 24, 2017
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The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 25, 2017 at 10:15AM, until April 25, 2017 at 10:25AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 616 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
The International Space Station passed overhead
From April 25, 2017 at 08:39AM, until April 25, 2017 at 08:49AM, the International Space Station passed over overhead for 606 seconds. http://ift.tt/2bPSXp2
NPR News: Rate Of Suicide Among Female Veterans Climbs, VA Says
Rate Of Suicide Among Female Veterans Climbs, VA Says
Veterans have a significantly higher rate of suicide than civilians. The number for female veterans, however, are two to five times higher than their civilian counterparts.
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Veterans have a significantly higher rate of suicide than civilians. The number for female veterans, however, are two to five times higher than their civilian counterparts.
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NPR News: Eat, Sleep, Repeat: How Kids' Daily Routines Can Help Prevent Obesity
Eat, Sleep, Repeat: How Kids' Daily Routines Can Help Prevent Obesity
A new study finds that preschool-aged children who didn't have a set sleep routine were more likely to be overweight by the time they hit the preteen years.
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A new study finds that preschool-aged children who didn't have a set sleep routine were more likely to be overweight by the time they hit the preteen years.
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NPR News: Eat, Sleep, Repeat: How Kids' Daily Routines Can Help Prevent Obesity
Eat, Sleep, Repeat: How Kids' Daily Routines Can Help Prevent Obesity
A new study finds that preschool-aged children who didn't have a set sleep routine were more likely to be overweight by the time they hit the preteen years.
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A new study finds that preschool-aged children who didn't have a set sleep routine were more likely to be overweight by the time they hit the preteen years.
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Monday, April 24, 2017
A Split Ion Tail for Comet Lovejoy E4
What's happened to Comet Lovejoy? In the pictured image, a processed composite, the comet was captured early this month after brightening unexpectedly and sporting a long and intricate ion tail. Remarkably, the typically complex effect of the Sun's wind and magnetic field here caused the middle of Comet Lovejoy's ion tail to resemble the head of a needle. Comet C/2017 E4 (Lovejoy) was discovered only last month by noted comet discoverer Terry Lovejoy. The comet reached visual magnitude 7 earlier this month, making it a good target for binoculars and long duration exposure cameras. What's happened to Comet Lovejoy (E4) since this image was taken might be considered even more remarkable -- the comet's nucleus appeared to be disintegrating and fading as it neared its closest approach to the Sun two days ago. via NASA http://ift.tt/2p9Ccfd
NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Talks STEM Education with President Trump
NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, currently living and working aboard the International Space Station, broke the record Monday for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut – an occasion that was celebrated with a phone call from President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and fellow astronaut Kate Rubins.
April 24, 2017
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Saturday, April 22, 2017
The Holographic Principle
Is this picture worth a thousand words? According to the Holographic Principle, the most information you can get from this image is about 3 x 1065 bits for a normal sized computer monitor. The Holographic Principle, yet unproven, states that there is a maximum amount of information content held by regions adjacent to any surface. Therefore, counter-intuitively, the information content inside a room depends not on the volume of the room but on the area of the bounding walls. The principle derives from the idea that the Planck length, the length scale where quantum mechanics begins to dominate classical gravity, is one side of an area that can hold only about one bit of information. The limit was first postulated by physicist Gerard 't Hooft in 1993. It can arise from generalizations from seemingly distant speculation that the information held by a black hole is determined not by its enclosed volume but by the surface area of its event horizon. The term "holographic" arises from a hologram analogy where three-dimension images are created by projecting light though a flat screen. Beware, other people looking at the featured image may not claim to see 3 x 1065 bits -- they might claim to see a teapot. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ozuoSb
Friday, April 21, 2017
How to See President’s Call to International Space Station on April 24
President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will make a special 20-minute, Earth-to-space call at 10 a.m. EDT Monday, April 24, to personally congratulate NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson for her record-breaking stay aboard the International Space Station.
April 21, 2017
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Thursday, April 20, 2017
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Two New Crew Members Arrive at International Space Station
After a six-hour flight, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos arrived at the International Space Station at 9:23 a.m. EDT Thursday where they will continue important scientific research.
April 20, 2017
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NPR News: How Do Former Opioid Addicts Safely Get Pain Relief After Surgery?
How Do Former Opioid Addicts Safely Get Pain Relief After Surgery?
Max Baker got treatment for his opioid dependency and kicked the habit. He'd been clean for more than a year when a car accident and subsequent surgery returned him to addiction's spiral.
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Max Baker got treatment for his opioid dependency and kicked the habit. He'd been clean for more than a year when a car accident and subsequent surgery returned him to addiction's spiral.
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Asteroid 2014 JO25
A day before its closest approach, asteroid 2014 JO25 was imaged by radar with the 70-meter antenna of NASA's Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex in California. This grid of 30 radar images, top left to lower right, reveals the two-lobed shape of the asteroid that rotates about once every five hours. Its largest lobe is about 610 meters across. On the list of Potentially Hazardous Asteroids, this space rock made its close approach to our fair planet on April 19, flying safely past at a distance of 1.8 million kilometers. That's over four times the distance from the Earth to the Moon. The asteroid was a faint and fast moving speck visible in backyard telescopes. Asteroid 2014 JO25 was discovered in May 2014 by the Catalina Sky Survey, a project of NASA's Near-Earth Objects Observations Program in collaboration with the University of Arizona. via NASA http://ift.tt/2oNWfQr
NASA Eyes Fusion Reactor Engines, Extraterrestrial Drilling, Other Far-Out Technologies with Latest Investment Selections
NASA has selected 399 research and technology proposals from 277 American small businesses and 44 research institutions that will enable NASA's future missions into deep space, and advancements in aviation and science, while also benefiting the U.S. economy.
April 19, 2017
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NPR News: Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Mice Remember, Study Finds
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Mice Remember, Study Finds
Researchers found a protein in human umbilical cord plasma improved learning and memory in older mice, but there's no indication it would work in people.
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Researchers found a protein in human umbilical cord plasma improved learning and memory in older mice, but there's no indication it would work in people.
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NPR News: Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Mice Remember, Study Finds
Human Umbilical Cord Blood Helps Aging Mice Remember, Study Finds
Researchers found a protein in human umbilical cord plasma improved learning and memory in older mice, but there's no indication it would work in people.
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Researchers found a protein in human umbilical cord plasma improved learning and memory in older mice, but there's no indication it would work in people.
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President Trump Makes Special Long-Distance Call to Record Breaking American Astronaut
President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and NASA astronaut Kate Rubins will make a special Earth-to-space call Monday, April 24, from the Oval Office to personally congratulate NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson for her record-breaking stay aboard the International Space Station.
April 19, 2017
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NPR News: An Asteroid Is Swinging By Earth Today For Its Closest Visit In 400 Years
An Asteroid Is Swinging By Earth Today For Its Closest Visit In 400 Years
Don't worry: Astronomers say asteroid 2014 JO25, which is more than a third of a mile wide, will fly harmlessly past our planet. Still, it should come close enough to be visible with small telescopes.
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Don't worry: Astronomers say asteroid 2014 JO25, which is more than a third of a mile wide, will fly harmlessly past our planet. Still, it should come close enough to be visible with small telescopes.
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NASA Scientists to Discuss Search for Habitable Planets, Signs of Life off Earth
NASA scientists from across the agency will present their latest findings and perspectives on topics ranging from the origins and evolution of life on Earth to the search for habitable environments and life in our solar system and beyond during the 2017 Astrobiology Science Conference, April 24-28 in Mesa, Arizona.
April 19, 2017
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NPR News: FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment
FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment
Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.
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Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.
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NPR News: FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment
FDA Approval Of Hepatitis C Drugs For Kids Is Likely To Speed Treatment
Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.
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Many insurers have required that adults with hepatitis C be very sick before they can get access to expensive drug treatment. But Medicaid has special rules that may get kids and teens access sooner.
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Tuesday, April 18, 2017
The Red Spider Planetary Nebula
Oh what a tangled web a planetary nebula can weave. The Red Spider Planetary Nebula shows the complex structure that can result when a normal star ejects its outer gases and becomes a white dwarf star. Officially tagged NGC 6537, this two-lobed symmetric planetary nebula houses one of the hottest white dwarfs ever observed, probably as part of a binary star system. Internal winds emanating from the central stars, visible in the center, have been measured in excess of 1000 kilometers per second. These winds expand the nebula, flow along the nebula's walls, and cause waves of hot gas and dust to collide. Atoms caught in these colliding shocks radiate light shown in the above representative-color picture by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Red Spider Nebula lies toward the constellation of the Archer (Sagittarius). Its distance is not well known but has been estimated by some to be about 4,000 light-years. via NASA http://ift.tt/2op0P5F
NASA Space Station Cargo Launches aboard Orbital ATK Resupply Mission
The International Space Station will be capable of dozens of new scientific investigations from NASA and around the world when Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft delivers more than 7,600 pounds of cargo Saturday, April 22.
April 18, 2017
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NPR News: WATCH LIVE: NASA Livestreams 360-Degree View Of Rocket Launch
WATCH LIVE: NASA Livestreams 360-Degree View Of Rocket Launch
A special 360-degree camera has been installed at the base of the Atlas V rocket set to head to the International Space Station on Tuesday.
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A special 360-degree camera has been installed at the base of the Atlas V rocket set to head to the International Space Station on Tuesday.
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NPR News: Researchers Examine The Psychology Of Protest Movements
Researchers Examine The Psychology Of Protest Movements
Social science researchers examine whether extreme protest tactics are an effective way for recruiting popular support. The public may not be relating to protesters like the way protesters aimed for.
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Social science researchers examine whether extreme protest tactics are an effective way for recruiting popular support. The public may not be relating to protesters like the way protesters aimed for.
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NPR News: Researchers Examine The Psychology Of Protest Movements
Researchers Examine The Psychology Of Protest Movements
Social science researchers examine whether extreme protest tactics are an effective way for recruiting popular support.
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Social science researchers examine whether extreme protest tactics are an effective way for recruiting popular support.
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NPR News: Nonprofit Working To Block Drug Imports Has Ties To Pharma Lobby
Nonprofit Working To Block Drug Imports Has Ties To Pharma Lobby
An organization campaigning against foreign drug imports has deep connections to the lobbying group PhRMA, which includes Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Bayer, an analysis by Kaiser Health News reveals.
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An organization campaigning against foreign drug imports has deep connections to the lobbying group PhRMA, which includes Eli Lilly, Pfizer and Bayer, an analysis by Kaiser Health News reveals.
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NPR News: In The Rockies, Climate Change Spells Trouble For Cutthroat Trout
In The Rockies, Climate Change Spells Trouble For Cutthroat Trout
Native cutthroat trout, an iconic part of the mountain West, thrive in cold streams. But warmer weather has allowed invaders to move in — and it's killing off the cutthroats.
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Native cutthroat trout, an iconic part of the mountain West, thrive in cold streams. But warmer weather has allowed invaders to move in — and it's killing off the cutthroats.
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Monday, April 17, 2017
Night Glows
What glows in the night? This night, several unusual glows were evident -- some near, but some far. The foreground surf glimmers blue with the light of bioluminescent plankton. Next out, Earth's atmosphere dims the horizon and provides a few opaque clouds. Further out, the planet Venus glows bright near the image center. If you slightly avert your eyes, a diagonal beam of light will stand out crossing behind Venus. This band is zodiacal light, sunlight scattered by dust in our Solar System. Much further away are numerous single bright stars, most closer than 100 light years away. Furthest away, also rising diagonally and making a "V" with the zodiacal light, is the central band of our Milky Way Galaxy. Most of the billions of Milky Way stars and dark clouds are thousands of light years away. The featured image was taken last November on the Iranian coast of Gulf of Oman. via NASA http://ift.tt/2ppO5QX
NASA Celebrates Earth Day with Public Events, Online Activities
This year, NASA will celebrate Earth Day, April 22, with a variety of live and online activities Thursday and Friday, April 20-21, to engage the public in the agency’s mission to better understand and protect our home planet.
April 17, 2017
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NPR News: Home-Based Drug Treatment Program Costs Less And Works
Home-Based Drug Treatment Program Costs Less And Works
Treating addiction is expensive and patients often relapse. A new company is offering better results at a price that's lower in the long run — and clients get treatment right at home.
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Treating addiction is expensive and patients often relapse. A new company is offering better results at a price that's lower in the long run — and clients get treatment right at home.
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NPR News: Home-Based Drug Treatment Program Costs Less And Works
Home-Based Drug Treatment Program Costs Less And Works
Treating addiction is expensive and patients often relapse. A new company is offering better results at a price that's lower in the long run — and clients get treatment right at home.
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Treating addiction is expensive and patients often relapse. A new company is offering better results at a price that's lower in the long run — and clients get treatment right at home.
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NPR News: Peep Show: Watch Us Calculate The Speed Of Light With Stale Easter Treats
Peep Show: Watch Us Calculate The Speed Of Light With Stale Easter Treats
NPR's Adam Cole demonstrates a science experiment that offers a new use for old Peeps. All you need is a ruler and a microwave.
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NPR's Adam Cole demonstrates a science experiment that offers a new use for old Peeps. All you need is a ruler and a microwave.
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NPR News: Untangling The Mystery Of Why Shoelaces Come Untied
Untangling The Mystery Of Why Shoelaces Come Untied
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have figured out why shoelaces seem to come untied at the worst moments, like when you're running.
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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have figured out why shoelaces seem to come untied at the worst moments, like when you're running.
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NPR News: Untangling The Mystery Of Why Shoelaces Come Untied
Untangling The Mystery Of Why Shoelaces Come Untied
Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have figured out why shoelaces seem to come untied at the worst moments, like when you're running.
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Scientists at the University of California, Berkeley have figured out why shoelaces seem to come untied at the worst moments, like when you're running.
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Sunday, April 16, 2017
NPR News: Climate Change In Louisiana Changes Diets Of Native Americans
Climate Change In Louisiana Changes Diets Of Native Americans
Freelance journalist Barry Yeoman says climate change and other man-made obstacles are pushing Native Americans away from traditional foods and towards processed dinners.
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Freelance journalist Barry Yeoman says climate change and other man-made obstacles are pushing Native Americans away from traditional foods and towards processed dinners.
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NPR News: Spider Scientists Find 50 New Species
Spider Scientists Find 50 New Species
A team of arachnologists discovered over 50 new species of spider in Cape York, Australia. Dr. Robert Raven is one of them. He tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the expedition and their findings.
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A team of arachnologists discovered over 50 new species of spider in Cape York, Australia. Dr. Robert Raven is one of them. He tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the expedition and their findings.
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NPR News: Spider Scientists Find 50 New Species
Spider Scientists Find 50 New Species
A team of arachnologists discovered over 50 new species of spider in Cape York, Australia. Dr. Robert Raven is one of them. He tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the expedition and their findings.
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A team of arachnologists discovered over 50 new species of spider in Cape York, Australia. Dr. Robert Raven is one of them. He tells Lulu Garcia-Navarro about the expedition and their findings.
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NPR News: Artist Sets Futuristic Dinner Party In World Reshaped By Rising Seas
Artist Sets Futuristic Dinner Party In World Reshaped By Rising Seas
How will our diets shift as climate change causes sea-level rise and coastal flooding? Photographer Allie Wist attempts to answer that with pictures of an imagined "post-sea-level-rise dinner party."
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How will our diets shift as climate change causes sea-level rise and coastal flooding? Photographer Allie Wist attempts to answer that with pictures of an imagined "post-sea-level-rise dinner party."
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NPR News: As A Boy, He Learned About Science By Rubbing Calves' Ears
As A Boy, He Learned About Science By Rubbing Calves' Ears
Dr. Thumbi Mwangi had a eureka moment when he began researching a cattle disease in the U.S. The treatment was the same thing his dad the farmer had him do when he was growing up in Kenya.
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Dr. Thumbi Mwangi had a eureka moment when he began researching a cattle disease in the U.S. The treatment was the same thing his dad the farmer had him do when he was growing up in Kenya.
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NPR News: The Poetic Intimacy Of Administering Anesthesia
The Poetic Intimacy Of Administering Anesthesia
An anesthesiologist and poet says her medical work is well-suited to poetry, as patients move in and out of consciousness under the doctor's watch.
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An anesthesiologist and poet says her medical work is well-suited to poetry, as patients move in and out of consciousness under the doctor's watch.
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Saturday, April 15, 2017
NPR News: U.S. Health Care Wrestles With The 'Pre-Existing Condition'
U.S. Health Care Wrestles With The 'Pre-Existing Condition'
Insurers and politicians struggle constantly to thread the needle between making sure people have good health insurance and figuring out who should pay, especially for those who need a lot of care.
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Insurers and politicians struggle constantly to thread the needle between making sure people have good health insurance and figuring out who should pay, especially for those who need a lot of care.
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Friday, April 14, 2017
Luminous Salar de Uyuni
A scene in high contrast this thoughtful night skyscape is a modern composition inspired by M. C. Escher's lithograph Phosphorescent Sea. In it, bright familiar stars of Orion the Hunter and Aldebaran, eye of Taurus the Bull, hang in clear dark skies above a distant horizon. Below, faintly luminous edges trace an otherworldly constellation of patterns in mineral-crusted mud along the Uyuni Salt Flat of southwest Bolivia. The remains of an ancient lake, the Uyuni Salt Flat, Salar de Uyuni, is planet Earth's largest salt flat, located on the Bolivian Altiplano at an altitude of about 3,600 meters. Escher's 1933 lithograph also featured familiar stars in planet Earth's night, framing The Plough or Big Dipper above waves breaking on a more northern shore. via NASA http://ift.tt/2phdj0I
Watch World’s First Live 360 Degree Video of Rocket Launch April 18
NASA, in coordination with United Launch Alliance (ULA) and Orbital ATK, will broadcast the world’s first live 360-degree stream of a rocket launch.
April 14, 2017
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NPR News: Researchers Find A New Way To Make Water From Thin Air
Researchers Find A New Way To Make Water From Thin Air
The device isn't the first technology that can turn water vapor into drinkable liquid water. But its creators say it uses less power and works in drier conditions — the key is something called a MOF.
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The device isn't the first technology that can turn water vapor into drinkable liquid water. But its creators say it uses less power and works in drier conditions — the key is something called a MOF.
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NPR News: How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating
How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating
The hypercompetitive world of biomedical research occasionally drives scientists to cheat. More often, scientists make decisions that undercut their results. That can lead colleagues astray.
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The hypercompetitive world of biomedical research occasionally drives scientists to cheat. More often, scientists make decisions that undercut their results. That can lead colleagues astray.
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NPR News: How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating
How A Budget Squeeze Can Lead To Sloppy Science And Even Cheating
The hypercompetitive world of biomedical research occasionally drives scientists to cheat. More often, scientists make decisions that undercut their results. That can lead colleagues astray.
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The hypercompetitive world of biomedical research occasionally drives scientists to cheat. More often, scientists make decisions that undercut their results. That can lead colleagues astray.
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Thursday, April 13, 2017
NPR News: Signs Of Hospitality To Life Found On Saturn's Moon Enceladus
Signs Of Hospitality To Life Found On Saturn's Moon Enceladus
"This is the closest we've come, so far, to identifying a place with some of the ingredients needed for a habitable environment," NASA says. There are signs of a promising reaction under the surface.
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"This is the closest we've come, so far, to identifying a place with some of the ingredients needed for a habitable environment," NASA says. There are signs of a promising reaction under the surface.
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NPR News: Signs Of Hospitality To Life Found On Saturn's Moon Enceladus
Signs Of Hospitality To Life Found On Saturn's Moon Enceladus
"This is the closest we've come, so far, to identifying a place with some of the ingredients needed for a habitable environment," NASA says. There are signs of a promising reaction under the surface.
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"This is the closest we've come, so far, to identifying a place with some of the ingredients needed for a habitable environment," NASA says. There are signs of a promising reaction under the surface.
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NPR News: A New Approach to Helping Men of Color Heal After A Violent Incident
A New Approach to Helping Men of Color Heal After A Violent Incident
To figure out the best ways to help young black and Latino men heal, a nonprofit will train young men in New York City to conduct interviews with other young men of color.
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To figure out the best ways to help young black and Latino men heal, a nonprofit will train young men in New York City to conduct interviews with other young men of color.
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NASA Awards Commercial Payload Processing Contract
NASA has selected Astrotech Space Operations, LLC, of Titusville, Florida, to provide commercial payload processing services for agency missions launching from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
April 13, 2017
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NPR News: Eels May Use 'Magnetic Maps' As They Slither Across The Ocean
Eels May Use 'Magnetic Maps' As They Slither Across The Ocean
Eels sometimes swim thousands of miles from their birthplace in the Atlantic to rivers and lakes where they live. Researchers say the creatures might use the Earth's magnetic field to find their way.
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Eels sometimes swim thousands of miles from their birthplace in the Atlantic to rivers and lakes where they live. Researchers say the creatures might use the Earth's magnetic field to find their way.
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NPR News: Eels May Use 'Magnetic Maps' As They Slither Across The Ocean
Eels May Use 'Magnetic Maps' As They Slither Across The Ocean
Eels sometimes swim thousands of miles from their birthplace in the Atlantic to rivers and lakes where they live. Researchers say the creatures might use the Earth's magnetic field to find their way.
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Eels sometimes swim thousands of miles from their birthplace in the Atlantic to rivers and lakes where they live. Researchers say the creatures might use the Earth's magnetic field to find their way.
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NASA Missions Provide New Insights into 'Ocean Worlds' in Our Solar System
Two veteran NASA missions are providing new details about icy, ocean-bearing moons of Jupiter and Saturn, further heightening the scientific interest of these and other "ocean worlds" in our solar system and beyond. The findings are presented in papers published Thursday by researchers with NASA’s Cassini mission to Saturn and Hubble Space Telescop
April 13, 2017
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NPR News: How Can The Colorado River Continue To Support 36 Million People In 7 States?
How Can The Colorado River Continue To Support 36 Million People In 7 States?
New Yorker staff writer David Owen says that convoluted legal agreements and a patchwork of infrastructure determine how water from the Colorado is allocated. His new book is Where The Water Goes.
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New Yorker staff writer David Owen says that convoluted legal agreements and a patchwork of infrastructure determine how water from the Colorado is allocated. His new book is Where The Water Goes.
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NPR News: What Doesn't Kill You Can Maim: Unexpected Injuries From Opioids
What Doesn't Kill You Can Maim: Unexpected Injuries From Opioids
Emergency room doctors are just beginning to study a new kind of casualty in the opioid epidemic — patients who survive an overdose, but walk away with brain damage, kidney failure or dead muscle.
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Emergency room doctors are just beginning to study a new kind of casualty in the opioid epidemic — patients who survive an overdose, but walk away with brain damage, kidney failure or dead muscle.
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NPR News: What Doesn't Kill You Can Maim: Unexpected Injuries From Opioids
What Doesn't Kill You Can Maim: Unexpected Injuries From Opioids
Emergency room doctors are just beginning to study a new kind of casualty in the opioid epidemic — patients who survive an overdose, but walk away with brain damage, kidney failure or dead muscle.
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Emergency room doctors are just beginning to study a new kind of casualty in the opioid epidemic — patients who survive an overdose, but walk away with brain damage, kidney failure or dead muscle.
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Wednesday, April 12, 2017
NPR News: There Are 60,000+ Species Of Tree Worldwide, Scientists Say
There Are 60,000+ Species Of Tree Worldwide, Scientists Say
More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.
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More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.
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NPR News: There Are 60,000+ Species Of Tree Worldwide, Scientists Say
There Are 60,000+ Species Of Tree Worldwide, Scientists Say
More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.
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More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.
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NPR News: No Ant Left Behind: Warrior Ants Carry Injured Comrades Home
No Ant Left Behind: Warrior Ants Carry Injured Comrades Home
Don't call it empathy, scientists say. These termite-eating ants only retrieve injured comrades on the way home from a hunt, not before. But the hurt ants do recover better at home — to fight again.
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Don't call it empathy, scientists say. These termite-eating ants only retrieve injured comrades on the way home from a hunt, not before. But the hurt ants do recover better at home — to fight again.
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NPR News: No Ant Left Behind: Warrior Ants Carry Injured Comrades Home
No Ant Left Behind: Warrior Ants Carry Injured Comrades Home
Don't call it empathy, scientists say. These termite-eating ants only retrieve injured comrades on the way home from a hunt, not before. But the hurt ants do recover better at home — to fight again.
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Don't call it empathy, scientists say. These termite-eating ants only retrieve injured comrades on the way home from a hunt, not before. But the hurt ants do recover better at home — to fight again.
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NASA Television to Air Launch of NASA Astronaut Jack Fischer, Crewmate
NASA astronaut Jack Fischer is poised for a journey of exploration and research on the International Space Station. Extensive coverage of upcoming prelaunch activities, launch and arrival will air on NASA Television and streamed on the agency’s website.
April 12, 2017
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NPR News: A Forgotten Piece Of African-American History On The Great Plains
A Forgotten Piece Of African-American History On The Great Plains
Nearly a century ago, Dearfield, Colo., was a thriving African-American farm community, admired by many of its white neighbors. There were even early signs of integration. Then came the Dust Bowl.
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Nearly a century ago, Dearfield, Colo., was a thriving African-American farm community, admired by many of its white neighbors. There were even early signs of integration. Then came the Dust Bowl.
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NPR News: Fungal Pesticides Offer A Growing Alternative To Traditional Chemicals
Fungal Pesticides Offer A Growing Alternative To Traditional Chemicals
The rise of organic produce has sparked a new interest in using biopesticides like fungi to kill insects, instead of traditional synthetic ones. But they are still just a tiny segment of the market.
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The rise of organic produce has sparked a new interest in using biopesticides like fungi to kill insects, instead of traditional synthetic ones. But they are still just a tiny segment of the market.
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NPR News: How To Get Low-Income Students Into Selective Colleges
How To Get Low-Income Students Into Selective Colleges
New social science research looks at how to get more low-income students into college.
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New social science research looks at how to get more low-income students into college.
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NPR News: How To Get Low-Income Students Into Selective Colleges
How To Get Low-Income Students Into Selective Colleges
New social science research looks at how to get more low-income students into college.
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New social science research looks at how to get more low-income students into college.
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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
Leo Trio
This group is popular in the northern spring. Famous as the Leo Triplet, the three magnificent galaxies gather in one field of view. Crowd pleasers when imaged with even modest telescopes, they can be introduced individually as NGC 3628 (left), M66 (bottom right), and M65 (top). All three are large spiral galaxies but they tend to look dissimilar because their galactic disks are tilted at different angles to our line of sight. NGC 3628 is seen edge-on, with obscuring dust lanes cutting across the plane of the galaxy, while the disks of M66 and M65 are both inclined enough to show off their spiral structure. Gravitational interactions between galaxies in the group have also left telltale signs, including the warped and inflated disk of NGC 3628 and the drawn out spiral arms of M66. This gorgeous view of the region spans about one degree (two full moons) on the sky. The field covers over 500 thousand light-years at the trio's estimated distance of 30 million light-years. via NASA http://ift.tt/2p3iAJs
NPR News: Spinal Manipulation Can Alleviate Back Pain, Study Concludes
Spinal Manipulation Can Alleviate Back Pain, Study Concludes
Physically manipulating the spine appears to offer a modestly effective alternative to medication for lower back pain, according to a new evaluation of scientific studies.
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Physically manipulating the spine appears to offer a modestly effective alternative to medication for lower back pain, according to a new evaluation of scientific studies.
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NPR News: Cash-Strapped State Environmental Agencies Brace For Budget Cuts
Cash-Strapped State Environmental Agencies Brace For Budget Cuts
Proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency could leave state environmental agencies doing more with less money. But many say they are already strapped.
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Proposed budget cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency could leave state environmental agencies doing more with less money. But many say they are already strapped.
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NPR News: Top Scientists Revamp Standards To Foster Integrity In Research
Top Scientists Revamp Standards To Foster Integrity In Research
The National Academy of Sciences has toughened up its guidelines to call cutting corners, dubious statistics and not fully sharing research methods "detrimental" to science.
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The National Academy of Sciences has toughened up its guidelines to call cutting corners, dubious statistics and not fully sharing research methods "detrimental" to science.
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NPR News: Top Scientists Revamp Standards To Foster Integrity In Research
Top Scientists Revamp Standards To Foster Integrity In Research
The National Academy of Sciences has toughened up its guidelines to call cutting corners, dubious statistics and not fully sharing research methods "detrimental" to science.
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The National Academy of Sciences has toughened up its guidelines to call cutting corners, dubious statistics and not fully sharing research methods "detrimental" to science.
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NASA TV to Air Orbital ATK Resupply Mission Launch, Briefings
NASA commercial cargo provider Orbital ATK is targeting its seventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for 11:11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 18. Coverage of the launch begins at 10 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency’s website.
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NPR News: Asbestos Deaths Remain A Public Health Concern, CDC Finds
Asbestos Deaths Remain A Public Health Concern, CDC Finds
Exposure to the tiny fibers in asbestos can lead people who work around the material to develop mesothelioma, a cancer of the thin membranes that line the chest and abdomen.
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Exposure to the tiny fibers in asbestos can lead people who work around the material to develop mesothelioma, a cancer of the thin membranes that line the chest and abdomen.
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NASA Astronaut to Star in First Ultra-High-Definition Live Stream from Space
NASA astronaut and Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson will take viewers 250 miles off the Earth to the International Space Station in the highest resolution video ever broadcast live from space at 1:30 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, April 26.
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NPR News: Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening
Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force proposes each man decide with his doctor whether to undergo routine PSA testing, citing recent evidence of benefits and ways to minimize downsides of screening.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force proposes each man decide with his doctor whether to undergo routine PSA testing, citing recent evidence of benefits and ways to minimize downsides of screening.
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NPR News: Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening
Federal Task Force Softens Opposition To Routine Prostate Cancer Screening
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force proposes each man decide with his doctor whether to undergo routine PSA testing, citing recent evidence of benefits and ways to minimize downsides of screening.
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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force proposes each man decide with his doctor whether to undergo routine PSA testing, citing recent evidence of benefits and ways to minimize downsides of screening.
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Monday, April 10, 2017
Man, Dog, Sun
This was supposed to be a shot of trees in front of a setting Sun. Sometimes, though, the unexpected can be photogenic. During some planning shots, a man walking his dog unexpected crossed the ridge. The result was so striking that, after cropping, it became the main shot. The reason the Sun appears so large is that the image was taken from about a kilometer away through a telephoto lens. Scattering of blue light by the Earth's atmosphere makes the bottom of the Sun appear slightly more red that the top. Also, if you look closely at the Sun, just above the man's head, a large group of sunspots is visible. The image was taken just last week in Bad Mergentheim, Germany. via NASA http://ift.tt/2nw42oh
NASA to Reveal New Discoveries in News Conference on Oceans Beyond Earth
NASA will discuss new results about ocean worlds in our solar system from the agency’s Cassini spacecraft and the Hubble Space Telescope during a news briefing 2 p.m. EDT on Thursday, April 13.
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NPR News: A 'Hot Zone' In The Brain May Reveal When, And Even What, We Dream
A 'Hot Zone' In The Brain May Reveal When, And Even What, We Dream
When people have dreams, an area near the back of the brain seems to wake up. And specific patterns of brain activity in that area can even reveal what we're dreaming about.
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When people have dreams, an area near the back of the brain seems to wake up. And specific patterns of brain activity in that area can even reveal what we're dreaming about.
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NPR News: A 'Hot Zone' In The Brain May Reveal When, And Even What, We Dream
A 'Hot Zone' In The Brain May Reveal When, And Even What, We Dream
When people have dreams, an area near the back of the brain seems to wake up. And specific patterns of brain activity in that area can even reveal what we're dreaming about.
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When people have dreams, an area near the back of the brain seems to wake up. And specific patterns of brain activity in that area can even reveal what we're dreaming about.
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NPR News: Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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NPR News: Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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NPR News: Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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NPR News: Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
Natural Gas Plant Makes A Play For Coal's Market, Using 'Clean' Technology
The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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The idea behind "clean coal" is technology that would capture for reuse most of the carbon dioxide emitted by coal-burning power plants. Entrepreneurs aim to use the same tech to clean natural gas.
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NPR News: Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching For The Second Year In A Row
Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching For The Second Year In A Row
Scientists say severe bleaching events have happened three other times in the past 20 years — but never in consecutive years. They fear that prolonged stress could kill the corals.
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Scientists say severe bleaching events have happened three other times in the past 20 years — but never in consecutive years. They fear that prolonged stress could kill the corals.
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NPR News: Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching For The Second Year In A Row
Great Barrier Reef Hit By Bleaching For The Second Year In A Row
Scientists say severe bleaching events have happened three other times in the past 20 years — but never in consecutive years. They fear that prolonged stress could kill the corals.
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Scientists say severe bleaching events have happened three other times in the past 20 years — but never in consecutive years. They fear that prolonged stress could kill the corals.
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NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Space Station Crewmates Return to Earth
Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA is among three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) who returned to Earth Monday, after 173 days in space, landing in Kazakhstan at approximately 7:20 a.m. EDT (5:20 p.m. Kazakhstan time).
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NPR News: Drugs That Work In Mice Often Fail When Tried In People
Drugs That Work In Mice Often Fail When Tried In People
Most potential new drugs don't work when tested in people. It's a major disappointment and it drives up the cost of developing new drugs. One big reason is the use animals in medical research.
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Most potential new drugs don't work when tested in people. It's a major disappointment and it drives up the cost of developing new drugs. One big reason is the use animals in medical research.
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NPR News: Drugs That Work In Mice Often Fail When Tried In People
Drugs That Work In Mice Often Fail When Tried In People
Most potential new drugs don't work when tested in people. It's a major disappointment and it drives up the cost of developing new drugs. One big reason is the use animals in medical research.
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Most potential new drugs don't work when tested in people. It's a major disappointment and it drives up the cost of developing new drugs. One big reason is the use animals in medical research.
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Sunday, April 9, 2017
Galaxy Cluster Gas Creates Hole in Microwave Background
Why would this cluster of galaxy punch a hole in the cosmic microwave background (CMB)? First, the famous CMB was created by cooling gas in the early universe and flies right through most gas and dust in the universe. It is all around us. Large clusters of galaxies have enough gravity to contain very hot gas -- gas hot enough to up-scatter microwave photons into light of significantly higher energy, thereby creating a hole in CMB maps. This Sunyaev–Zel'dovich (SZ) effect has been used for decades to reveal new information about hot gas in clusters and even to help discover galaxy clusters in a simple yet uniform way. Pictured is the most detailed image yet obtained of the SZ effect, now using both ALMA to measure the CMB and the Hubble Space Telescope to measure the galaxies in the massive galaxy cluster RX J1347.5-1145. False-color blue depicts light from the CMB, while almost every yellow object is a galaxy. The shape of the SZ hole indicates not only that hot gas is present in this galaxy cluster, but also that it is distributed in a surprisingly uneven manner. via NASA http://ift.tt/2om8Pbj
NPR News: A Mountain Lion Kitten Is Found, Leading To Excitement And Concern
A Mountain Lion Kitten Is Found, Leading To Excitement And Concern
A mountain lion kitten was found in the Santa Monica Mountains, just outside Los Angeles. Biologists are excited to see new kittens being born but are concerned about inbreeding.
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A mountain lion kitten was found in the Santa Monica Mountains, just outside Los Angeles. Biologists are excited to see new kittens being born but are concerned about inbreeding.
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NPR News: It Sounds Like Science Fiction But ... It's A Cliché
It Sounds Like Science Fiction But ... It's A Cliché
The Internet is full of science fiction becoming science fact. NPR Science Editor Geoff Brumfiel is ready to make a stand. Sort of.
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The Internet is full of science fiction becoming science fact. NPR Science Editor Geoff Brumfiel is ready to make a stand. Sort of.
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NPR News: How Playing Tetris Tames The Trauma Of A Car Crash
How Playing Tetris Tames The Trauma Of A Car Crash
Researchers were able to dial down painful recollections of a car crash by having people play the video game Tetris while in the emergency room. The technique makes use of the malleability of memory.
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Researchers were able to dial down painful recollections of a car crash by having people play the video game Tetris while in the emergency room. The technique makes use of the malleability of memory.
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NPR News: How Playing Tetris Tames The Trauma Of A Car Crash
How Playing Tetris Tames The Trauma Of A Car Crash
Researchers were able to dial down painful recollections of a car crash by having people play the video game Tetris while in the emergency room. The technique makes use of the malleability of memory.
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Researchers were able to dial down painful recollections of a car crash by having people play the video game Tetris while in the emergency room. The technique makes use of the malleability of memory.
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Saturday, April 8, 2017
Comet Hale Bopp Over Val Parola Pass
Comet Hale-Bopp, the Great Comet of 1997, became much brighter than any surrounding stars. It was seen even over bright city lights. Away from city lights, however, it put on quite a spectacular show. Here Comet Hale-Bopp was photographed above Val Parola Pass in the Dolomite mountains surrounding Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. Comet Hale-Bopp's blue ion tail, consisting of ions from the comet's nucleus, is pushed out by the solar wind. The white dust tail is composed of larger particles of dust from the nucleus driven by the pressure of sunlight, that orbit behind the comet. Comet Hale-Bopp (C/1995 O1) remained visible to the unaided eye for 18 months -- longer than any other comet in recorded history. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Comet Hale-Bopp's last trip to the inner Solar System. The large comet is next expected to return around the year 4385. via NASA http://ift.tt/2o9Fi2t
NPR News: When Gluten Is The Villain, Could A Common Virus Be The Trigger?
When Gluten Is The Villain, Could A Common Virus Be The Trigger?
About 30 percent of Americans are predisposed to celiac disease, but only one percent get the disease. A new study finds that a common virus may play a role in determining who gets the disease.
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About 30 percent of Americans are predisposed to celiac disease, but only one percent get the disease. A new study finds that a common virus may play a role in determining who gets the disease.
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NPR News: VIDEO: Despite The Risks, Morphine Can Offer Hope
VIDEO: Despite The Risks, Morphine Can Offer Hope
Morphine, like other opiates, is controversial. It poses risks. But for some patients, like a man in India who's profiled in a short documentary, the painkiller offers hope.
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Morphine, like other opiates, is controversial. It poses risks. But for some patients, like a man in India who's profiled in a short documentary, the painkiller offers hope.
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NPR News: A Baby With 3 Genetic Parents Seems Healthy, But Questions Remain
A Baby With 3 Genetic Parents Seems Healthy, But Questions Remain
A baby who was conceived through an experimental procedure designed to prevent a deadly disease appears to be healthy. But some potentially defective DNA remains. Will it affect his health long term?
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A baby who was conceived through an experimental procedure designed to prevent a deadly disease appears to be healthy. But some potentially defective DNA remains. Will it affect his health long term?
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NPR News: A Baby With 3 Genetic Parents Seems Healthy, But Questions Remain
A Baby With 3 Genetic Parents Seems Healthy, But Questions Remain
A baby who was conceived through an experimental procedure designed to prevent a deadly disease appears to be healthy. But some potentially defective DNA remains. Will it affect his health long term?
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A baby who was conceived through an experimental procedure designed to prevent a deadly disease appears to be healthy. But some potentially defective DNA remains. Will it affect his health long term?
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Friday, April 7, 2017
Zeta Oph: Runaway Star
Like a ship plowing through cosmic seas, runaway star Zeta Ophiuchi produces the arcing interstellar bow wave or bow shock seen in this stunning infrared portrait. In the false-color view, bluish Zeta Oph, a star about 20 times more massive than the Sun, lies near the center of the frame, moving toward the left at 24 kilometers per second. Its strong stellar wind precedes it, compressing and heating the dusty interstellar material and shaping the curved shock front. What set this star in motion? Zeta Oph was likely once a member of a binary star system, its companion star was more massive and hence shorter lived. When the companion exploded as a supernova catastrophically losing mass, Zeta Oph was flung out of the system. About 460 light-years away, Zeta Oph is 65,000 times more luminous than the Sun and would be one of the brighter stars in the sky if it weren't surrounded by obscuring dust. The image spans about 1.5 degrees or 12 light-years at the estimated distance of Zeta Ophiuchi. via NASA http://ift.tt/2o860IV
NPR News: Michigan's Tart Cherry Orchards Struggle To Cope With Erratic Spring Weather
Michigan's Tart Cherry Orchards Struggle To Cope With Erratic Spring Weather
An unpredictable spring this year unnerved tart cherry growers in Michigan, because these cherry trees are especially vulnerable to extreme weather shifts made more likely by climate change.
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An unpredictable spring this year unnerved tart cherry growers in Michigan, because these cherry trees are especially vulnerable to extreme weather shifts made more likely by climate change.
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NPR News: James Hansen: What Makes A Scientist Take A Stand?
James Hansen: What Makes A Scientist Take A Stand?
When James Hansen spoke up about climate change in the 1980s, he risked the loss of his job and reputation. But, he says, it was worth it — because he could not be silent about something so important.
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When James Hansen spoke up about climate change in the 1980s, he risked the loss of his job and reputation. But, he says, it was worth it — because he could not be silent about something so important.
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NPR News: Dalia Mogahed: How Does Speaking Up Change Minds?
Dalia Mogahed: How Does Speaking Up Change Minds?
After 9/11, Dalia Mogahed saw an increase in negative perceptions of Muslims in the media, so she made it her job to speak up for her faith and fight prejudice with better understanding.
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After 9/11, Dalia Mogahed saw an increase in negative perceptions of Muslims in the media, so she made it her job to speak up for her faith and fight prejudice with better understanding.
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NPR News: Adam Galinksy: What Drives Us To Speak Up?
Adam Galinksy: What Drives Us To Speak Up?
Social psychologist Adam Galinsky studies why it's so daunting to speak up — and what can help. He says the most powerful factor that compels us to take that risk is "moral conviction."
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Social psychologist Adam Galinsky studies why it's so daunting to speak up — and what can help. He says the most powerful factor that compels us to take that risk is "moral conviction."
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NPR News: James Hansen: What Makes A Scientist Take A Stand?
James Hansen: What Makes A Scientist Take A Stand?
When James Hansen spoke up about climate change in the 1980s, he risked the loss of his job and reputation. But, he says, it was worth it — because he could not be silent about something so important.
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When James Hansen spoke up about climate change in the 1980s, he risked the loss of his job and reputation. But, he says, it was worth it — because he could not be silent about something so important.
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Thursday, April 6, 2017
NPR News: Bison Or Brian? From A Calorie Perspective, Cannibalism Didn't Pay For Paleo Humans
Bison Or Brian? From A Calorie Perspective, Cannibalism Didn't Pay For Paleo Humans
Archaeological records show ancient humans sometimes ate each other. A new study suggests that hunting and eating other humans cost too much effort to be a regular thing. So why'd they do it?
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Archaeological records show ancient humans sometimes ate each other. A new study suggests that hunting and eating other humans cost too much effort to be a regular thing. So why'd they do it?
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NASA Invests in 22 Visionary Exploration Concepts
NASA is preparing for a future that could include soft robotic spacecraft with flexible surfaces that can anchor to an asteroid, and an artificial gravity device for long-duration, deep space missions, along with other technologies that so far has been limited to the realm of science fiction.
April 06, 2017
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NPR News: In Giant Virus Genes, Hints About Their Mysterious Origin
In Giant Virus Genes, Hints About Their Mysterious Origin
They're the Godzillas of the virus world, pushing the limit of what is considered alive. Researchers are trying to figure out where they came from. (And no, they aren't known to make people sick.)
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They're the Godzillas of the virus world, pushing the limit of what is considered alive. Researchers are trying to figure out where they came from. (And no, they aren't known to make people sick.)
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NPR News: In Giant Virus Genes, Hints About Their Mysterious Origin
In Giant Virus Genes, Hints About Their Mysterious Origin
They're the Godzillas of the virus world, pushing the limit of what is considered alive. Researchers are trying to figure out where they came from. (And no, they aren't known to make people sick.)
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They're the Godzillas of the virus world, pushing the limit of what is considered alive. Researchers are trying to figure out where they came from. (And no, they aren't known to make people sick.)
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Acting NASA Administrator Statement on John Glenn’s Interment
Statement from acting NASA Administrator Robert Lightfoot on the interment Thursday of astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
April 06, 2017
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NPR News: Ex-Secretary Of State Advocates Causes Not Key In Modern Republican Agenda
Ex-Secretary Of State Advocates Causes Not Key In Modern Republican Agenda
James Baker, who served in two Republican White Houses, is writing about causes that don't figure prominently in the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.
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James Baker, who served in two Republican White Houses, is writing about causes that don't figure prominently in the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.
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NPR News: How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
How Flawed Science Is Undermining Good Medicine
U.S. taxpayers pay $30 billion a year to fund biomedical research aimed at finding better treatments. But competition for scarce funding and tenure may be prompting some scientists to cut corners.
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U.S. taxpayers pay $30 billion a year to fund biomedical research aimed at finding better treatments. But competition for scarce funding and tenure may be prompting some scientists to cut corners.
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Wednesday, April 5, 2017
Dark Nebula LDN 1622 and Barnards Loop
The silhouette of an intriguing dark nebula inhabits this cosmic scene. Lynds' Dark Nebula (LDN) 1622 appears below center against a faint background of glowing hydrogen gas only easily seen in long telescopic exposures of the region. LDN 1622 lies near the plane of our Milky Way Galaxy, close on the sky to Barnard's Loop - a large cloud surrounding the rich complex of emission nebulae found in the Belt and Sword of Orion. Arcs along a segment of Barnard's loop stretch across the top of the frame. But the obscuring dust of LDN 1622 is thought to be much closer than Orion's more famous nebulae, perhaps only 500 light-years away. At that distance, this 1 degree wide field of view would span less than 10 light-years. via NASA http://ift.tt/2naFHUQ
NPR News: Ex-Secretary Of State Advocates Causes Not Key On Modern Republic Agenda
Ex-Secretary Of State Advocates Causes Not Key On Modern Republic Agenda
James Baker--who served in two Republican White Houses--is writing about causes that don't figure prominently on the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.
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James Baker--who served in two Republican White Houses--is writing about causes that don't figure prominently on the modern Republican agenda. He's advocating a global ban on the sale of ivory.
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NPR News: NASA's Cassini Begins Its Final Mission Before Self-Destruction
NASA's Cassini Begins Its Final Mission Before Self-Destruction
NASA's Cassini's spacecraft will begin the final stages of its 20-year mission to Saturn before diving into the planet and ending its lengthy stretch orbiting the planet.
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NASA's Cassini's spacecraft will begin the final stages of its 20-year mission to Saturn before diving into the planet and ending its lengthy stretch orbiting the planet.
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NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Adds Three Months to Record-Breaking Mission
Already poised to break the record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut, Peggy Whitson is set to extend her mission with an additional three months at the International Space Station.
April 05, 2017
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NASA Awards Multi-Center Protective Services Contract
NASA has awarded a contract to Security Walls, LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee, to perform a wide range of protective services at the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, and Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.
April 05, 2017
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NASA TV to Air Return of Space Station Crew Members to Earth April 10
Three crew members aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to depart the orbiting outpost Monday, April 10.
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NPR News: The Race To Fish Slows Down. Why That's Good For Fish, Fishermen And Diners
The Race To Fish Slows Down. Why That's Good For Fish, Fishermen And Diners
Catch shares allot fishermen a portion of the catch in advance, in hopes of keeping them from racing each other to sea, sometimes in risky climes. They're controversial. They also work, a study finds.
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Catch shares allot fishermen a portion of the catch in advance, in hopes of keeping them from racing each other to sea, sometimes in risky climes. They're controversial. They also work, a study finds.
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NPR News: The Race To Fish Slows Down. Why That's Good For Fish, Fishermen And Diners
The Race To Fish Slows Down. Why That's Good For Fish, Fishermen And Diners
Catch shares allot fishermen a portion of the catch in advance, in hopes of keeping them from racing each other to sea, sometimes in risky climes. They're controversial. They also work, a study finds.
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Catch shares allot fishermen a portion of the catch in advance, in hopes of keeping them from racing each other to sea, sometimes in risky climes. They're controversial. They also work, a study finds.
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NPR News: Experts Suspect Nerve Agent Was Used In Syrian Attack
Experts Suspect Nerve Agent Was Used In Syrian Attack
An attack on a rebel-held region of Syria on Tuesday has killed dozens of people. Video and eyewitness reports suggest powerful chemical weapons are responsible.
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An attack on a rebel-held region of Syria on Tuesday has killed dozens of people. Video and eyewitness reports suggest powerful chemical weapons are responsible.
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NASA Television to Air Service Honoring Legacy of John Glenn
NASA Television will provide coverage of the interment service for NASA astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn at 9 a.m. EDT on Thursday, April 6, live from Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
April 05, 2017
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NPR News: Do You Zone Out? Procrastinate? Might Be Adult ADHD
Do You Zone Out? Procrastinate? Might Be Adult ADHD
Six questions like "How often do you procrastinate?" can help doctors identify adults with ADHD, researchers say. They estimate that the disorder impairs daily functions for about 8 percent of adults.
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Six questions like "How often do you procrastinate?" can help doctors identify adults with ADHD, researchers say. They estimate that the disorder impairs daily functions for about 8 percent of adults.
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NPR News: Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?
Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?
Some modern shoulder-fired weapons produce blast waves powerful enough to rattle the brain. A $30 million study aims to help the military figure out how much blast exposure, over time, is too much.
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Some modern shoulder-fired weapons produce blast waves powerful enough to rattle the brain. A $30 million study aims to help the military figure out how much blast exposure, over time, is too much.
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NPR News: Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?
Do U.S. Troops Risk Brain Injury When They Fire Heavy Weapons?
Some modern shoulder-fired weapons produce blast waves powerful enough to rattle the brain. A $30 million study aims to help the military figure out how much blast exposure, over time, is too much.
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Some modern shoulder-fired weapons produce blast waves powerful enough to rattle the brain. A $30 million study aims to help the military figure out how much blast exposure, over time, is too much.
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Tuesday, April 4, 2017
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NPR News: VIDEO: Badger Burying A Cow Surprises Scientists
VIDEO: Badger Burying A Cow Surprises Scientists
The researchers say it's the first time an American badger has been documented burying an animal larger than itself. It worked for five days and nights to accomplish the unexpected feat.
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The researchers say it's the first time an American badger has been documented burying an animal larger than itself. It worked for five days and nights to accomplish the unexpected feat.
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NPR News: VIDEO: Badger Burying A Cow Surprises Scientists
VIDEO: Badger Burying A Cow Surprises Scientists
The researchers say it's the first time an American badger has been documented burying an animal larger than itself. It worked for five days and nights to accomplish the unexpected feat.
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The researchers say it's the first time an American badger has been documented burying an animal larger than itself. It worked for five days and nights to accomplish the unexpected feat.
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University Research Teams to Study Potential Aeronautical Innovations
Imagine an aircraft structure that can change its shape in flight to reduce the sonic boom noise produced by supersonics airplanes. Or imagine an airliner that can take-off and fly with a quiet and energy efficient electric propulsion system.
April 04, 2017
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NASA’s Cassini Mission Prepares for 'Grand Finale' at Saturn
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, in orbit around Saturn since 2004, is about to begin the final chapter of its remarkable story. On Wednesday, April 26, the spacecraft will make the first in a series of dives through the 1,500-mile-wide (2,400-kilometer) gap between Saturn and its rings as part of the mission’s grand finale.
April 04, 2017
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NPR News: 51 Babies Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects In The U.S. Last Year
51 Babies Born With Zika-Related Birth Defects In The U.S. Last Year
The Zika virus continues to impact a small number of pregnant women and their babies in the U.S., and there is no sign of it slowing down. "Zika is here to stay," the CDC's acting director says.
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The Zika virus continues to impact a small number of pregnant women and their babies in the U.S., and there is no sign of it slowing down. "Zika is here to stay," the CDC's acting director says.
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NPR News: Sound Matters: Sex And Death In The Rain Forest
Sound Matters: Sex And Death In The Rain Forest
Scientists eavesdropping in trees have decoded a high stakes game of hide and seek. Katydids rely on ultrasound to find mates and listen for bats, which use ultrasound to find the bugs, and eat them.
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Scientists eavesdropping in trees have decoded a high stakes game of hide and seek. Katydids rely on ultrasound to find mates and listen for bats, which use ultrasound to find the bugs, and eat them.
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NPR News: Sound Matters: Sex And Death In The Rain Forest
Sound Matters: Sex And Death In The Rain Forest
Scientists eavesdropping in trees have decoded a high stakes game of hide and seek. Katydids rely on ultrasound to find mates and listen for bats, which use ultrasound to find the bugs, and eat them.
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Scientists eavesdropping in trees have decoded a high stakes game of hide and seek. Katydids rely on ultrasound to find mates and listen for bats, which use ultrasound to find the bugs, and eat them.
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NPR News: Taking Shortcuts In Drug Testing Can Put Patients At Risk
Taking Shortcuts In Drug Testing Can Put Patients At Risk
Researchers use intermediate endpoints like how a drug lowers cholesterol to get a quick sense of whether the drug might improve health. But those shortcuts often don't show true benefits and harms.
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Researchers use intermediate endpoints like how a drug lowers cholesterol to get a quick sense of whether the drug might improve health. But those shortcuts often don't show true benefits and harms.
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NPR News: Taking Shortcuts In Drug Testing Can Put Patients At Risk
Taking Shortcuts In Drug Testing Can Put Patients At Risk
Researchers use intermediate endpoints like how a drug lowers cholesterol to get a quick sense of whether the drug might improve health. But those shortcuts often don't show true benefits and harms.
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Researchers use intermediate endpoints like how a drug lowers cholesterol to get a quick sense of whether the drug might improve health. But those shortcuts often don't show true benefits and harms.
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NPR News: Social Science Research Explores Psychological Effects Of Rituals
Social Science Research Explores Psychological Effects Of Rituals
Research suggests when volunteers are taught and required to practice rituals, they demonstrate greater trust toward others who practice the same ritual, and diminished trust toward those who don't.
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Research suggests when volunteers are taught and required to practice rituals, they demonstrate greater trust toward others who practice the same ritual, and diminished trust toward those who don't.
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NPR News: Trump Team Urges Skimpier Health Plans To Lure More People To Buy Insurance
Trump Team Urges Skimpier Health Plans To Lure More People To Buy Insurance
A rule proposed by the Trump administration would likely raise the deductibles and copays of new policies sold on the exchanges, starting next fall. Monthly premiums would likely be cheaper.
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A rule proposed by the Trump administration would likely raise the deductibles and copays of new policies sold on the exchanges, starting next fall. Monthly premiums would likely be cheaper.
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Monday, April 3, 2017
NPR News: Inside The Hole: What Happens To The Mind In Isolation?
Inside The Hole: What Happens To The Mind In Isolation?
The use of solitary confinement in prisons has grown since the 1970s. Criminologist Keramet Reiter talks with us about the psychological effects that long-term isolation has on our minds.
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The use of solitary confinement in prisons has grown since the 1970s. Criminologist Keramet Reiter talks with us about the psychological effects that long-term isolation has on our minds.
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NPR News: The Taste Of Wine Isn't All In Your Head, But Your Brain Sure Helps
The Taste Of Wine Isn't All In Your Head, But Your Brain Sure Helps
Savoring the flavor of wine activates more gray matter than solving a complex math problem, according to neuroscientist Gordon Shepherd. His new book, Neurenology, explores your brain on wine.
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Savoring the flavor of wine activates more gray matter than solving a complex math problem, according to neuroscientist Gordon Shepherd. His new book, Neurenology, explores your brain on wine.
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Sunday, April 2, 2017
NPR News: China Poised To Fill Leadership Void On Climate Policy – With Economic Incentives
China Poised To Fill Leadership Void On Climate Policy – With Economic Incentives
Trump signed an executive order this week that will begin to roll back some of Obama's signature climate change policies. Georgetown University's Varum Sivaram explains what that could mean for China.
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Trump signed an executive order this week that will begin to roll back some of Obama's signature climate change policies. Georgetown University's Varum Sivaram explains what that could mean for China.
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Saturday, April 1, 2017
NGC 602 and Beyond
Near the outskirts of the Small Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy some 200 thousand light-years distant, lies 5 million year young star cluster NGC 602. Surrounded by natal gas and dust, NGC 602 is featured in this stunning Hubble image of the region, augmented by images in the X-ray by Chandra, and in the infrared by Spitzer. Fantastic ridges and swept back shapes strongly suggest that energetic radiation and shock waves from NGC 602's massive young stars have eroded the dusty material and triggered a progression of star formation moving away from the cluster's center. At the estimated distance of the Small Magellanic Cloud, the Picture spans about 200 light-years, but a tantalizing assortment of background galaxies are also visible in this sharp multi-colored view. The background galaxies are hundreds of millions of light-years or more beyond NGC 602. via NASA http://ift.tt/2oKD0Ws
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