NPR News: A very cute native critter — the fisher — has been officially spotted in Ohio for the first time in over a century

A very cute native critter — the fisher — has been officially spotted in Ohio for the first time in over a century
An animal not seen in Ohio in over a century, the fisher, has been spotted on a local wildlife camera. The sighting has raised hopes that the native mammal is naturally returning to the state.

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NPR News: Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight

Skywatchers rejoice: The Geminids meteor shower peaks tonight
The Geminids meteor shower appears every December, but it will peak this year on Saturday, the 13th.

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NPR News: A new study reveals an unprecedented discovery of new species

A new study reveals an unprecedented discovery of new species
There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

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NPR News: Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame

Fewer characters on TV had abortions this year — and more stories reinforced shame
Researchers at the University of California San Francisco track how abortion comes up on television. They say the trends from 2025 are concerning.

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NASA Announces Plan to Map Milky Way With Roman Space Telescope

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope team has released detailed plans for a major survey that will reveal our home galaxy, the Milky Way, in unprecedented detail. In one month of observations spread across two years, the survey will unveil tens of billions of stars and explore previously uncharted structures. “The Galactic Plane Survey will […]

December 12, 2025
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Massive Stars Make Their Mark in Hubble Image

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a glittering blue dwarf galaxy called Markarian 178 (Mrk 178). The galaxy, which is substantially smaller than our own Milky Way, lies 13 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major (the Great Bear). Mrk 178 is one of more than 1,500 Markarian galaxies. These galaxies get their […]

December 12, 2025
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NPR News: Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap

Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
Sensors and artificial intelligence help a prosthetic hand act more like a natural one, new research shows.

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NPR News: Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap

Amputees often feel disconnected from their bionic hands. AI could bridge the gap
Sensors and artificial intelligence help a prosthetic hand act more like a natural one, new research shows.

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NPR News: For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend

For 50 years, Rockalina the turtle lived on a kitchen floor. Now she has a new friend
The Oreo-sized baby turtle represents a turning point in Rockalina's recovery: Spending time with her own kind.

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Pacific Moisture Drenches the U.S. Northwest

A potent atmospheric river delivered intense rainfall to western Washington, triggering flooding and mudslides.

December 12, 2025
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NPR News: An exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a volcanoes-Black Death link

An exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a volcanoes-Black Death link
Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave discuss an Earth-sized exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a possible link between volcanoes and the Black Death.

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NPR News: Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot

Forget flowers: These ancient plants attract pollinators by getting hot
While many modern plants use colorful flowers to attract pollinators, ancient palm-like plants called cycads lure them by heating up and glowing in the infrared.

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GLOBE Expands with Landsat Land Cover Comparisons

The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program has launched a new feature that connects citizen scientists directly to Landsat observations.

December 10, 2025
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Stellar Jet

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured a blowtorch of seething gasses erupting from a volcanically growing monster star in this image released on Sept. 10, 2025. Stellar jets, which are powered by the gravitational energy released as a star grows in mass, encode the formation history of the protostar. This image provides evidence that protostellar jets […]

December 11, 2025
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NPR News: Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire

Fire-making materials at 400,000-year-old site are the oldest evidence of humans making fire
Archaeologists in Britain say they've found the earliest evidence of humans making fires anywhere in the world. The discovery moves our understanding of when humans started making fire back by 350,000 years.

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NPR News: Colorado ranchers say wolves are killing livestock. The state is stepping in to help

Colorado ranchers say wolves are killing livestock. The state is stepping in to help
Two years after residents voted to reintroduce wolves in Colorado, ranchers there say too many of their cows are being killed. The state is now hiring people on horseback to help.

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NASA JPL Unveils Rover Operations Center for Moon, Mars Missions

The center leverages AI along with JPL’s unique infrastructure, unrivaled tools, and years of operations expertise to support industry partners developing future planetary surface missions.   NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Wednesday inaugurated its Rover Operations Center (ROC), a center of excellence for current and future surface missions to the Moon and Mars. […]

December 11, 2025
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NPR News: What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California

What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California
Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.

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NPR News: What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California

What to know about death cap mushrooms, blamed for poisonings in California
Death cap mushrooms look harmless, but are responsible for the majority of the world's mushroom-related deaths. California officials say 21 people have been sickened in recent weeks, one fatally.

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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Returns to Earth

The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Dec. 9, 2025, with Expedition 73 NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky aboard. The trio returned to Earth after logging 245 days in space as members of Expeditions 72 […]

December 10, 2025
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Retirement

Retirement Information for NASA Employees The NSSC provides general administrative, advisory, and transactional support for federal benefits programs to all NASA employees, calculates retirement estimates, and processes retirement packages. If you are a NASA employee, please visit the NASA Employee Portal for more information. In consideration of retiring employees on administrative leave, resources typically available only to NASA […]

December 10, 2025
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NPR News: Archie the dog starts his day belting along with the 'Morning Edition' theme music

Archie the dog starts his day belting along with the 'Morning Edition' theme music
Archie, a beloved canine and loyal listener, sings along with the "Morning Edition" theme music every morning at the top of the hour.

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Painting Galaxy Clusters by Numbers (and Physics)

Galaxy clusters are the most massive objects in the universe held together by gravity, containing up to several thousand individual galaxies and huge reservoirs of superheated, X-ray-emitting gas. The mass of this hot gas is typically about five times higher than the total mass of all the galaxies in galaxy clusters. In addition to these […]

December 09, 2025
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NPR News: Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping

Black bear populations are bouncing back. Here's how these Texas towns are coping
Historically, Black bears were the biggest predator to travel the Big Bend area of Texas. But overhunting and habitat loss led to their decline.

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How Louisiana Native Turned Childhood Wonder into NASA Stennis Career

Michelle Hoehn vividly remembers the day a seed was planted for her future at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. As a seventh grader, the Bogalusa, Louisiana, native joined her dad for Father/Daughter Day at NASA Stennis. Hoehn knew she wanted to be part of something bigger, something that sparked wonder and […]

December 09, 2025
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NPR News: How a Kentucky water plant tracked the spike in a 'forever chemical'

How a Kentucky water plant tracked the spike in a 'forever chemical'
After a water plant in Louisville, Kentucky, saw a spike in a certain "forever chemical," their quest for answers led them hundreds of miles away. They now hope the government will help prevent it.

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NPR News: How a Kentucky water plant tracked the spike in a 'forever chemical'

How a Kentucky water plant tracked the spike in a 'forever chemical'
After a water plant in Louisville, Kentucky, saw a spike in a certain "forever chemical," their quest for answers led them hundreds of miles away. They now hope the government will help prevent it.

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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim, Crewmates Return from Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tuesday alongside Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, wrapping up an eight-month science mission aboard the International Space Station to benefit life on Earth and future space exploration. They made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 12:03 a.m. EST (10:03 a.m. local time), southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, […]

December 09, 2025
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NPR News: How many species are on Earth?

How many species are on Earth?
There are roughly 2.5 million known species on the planet, but scientists estimate that's only a fraction of the biodiversity on Earth. A new study shows we're finding new species like never before.

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XRISM Finds Chlorine, Potassium in Cas A

The Cassiopeia A supernova remnant glows in X-ray, visible, and infrared light in this Jan. 8, 2024, image that combines data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and Hubble, Webb, and Spitzer space telescopes. A study by the XRISM (X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission) spacecraft has made the first-ever X-ray detections of chlorine and potassium from […]

December 08, 2025
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Artemis II Vehicle Manager Branelle Rodriguez Gets Orion Ready for “Go”

By the time the Artemis II Orion spacecraft launches to the Moon next year, its many components will already have traveled thousands of miles and moved across multiple facilities before coming together at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Branelle Rodriguez, Artemis II vehicle manager for the Orion Program, has overseen many parts of that journey. Her […]

December 08, 2025
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NPR News: Hunters encouraged to trade lead bullets for copper to protect scavenging animals

Hunters encouraged to trade lead bullets for copper to protect scavenging animals
Hunters are being urged to stop using lead bullets because bald eagles and other wildlife that consume carcasses left behind are often sickened by lead poisoning.

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NPR News: Light from satellites will ruin majority of some space telescope images, study says

Light from satellites will ruin majority of some space telescope images, study says
Astronomers have long been concerned about reflections from satellites showing up in images taken by telescopes and other scientific instruments.

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Invention Challenge Brings Student Engineers to NASA JPL

Now in its 26th year, the event brings teams of middle and high school students to the lab to compete with home-built contraptions. Teenagers wielding power tools and plywood demonstrated their engineering prowess at the annual Invention Challenge at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California on Friday. Also in evidence: lots of small motors, […]

December 06, 2025
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NASA Wins Second Emmy Award for 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Broadcast

NASA’s broadcast of the April 8, 2024, total solar eclipse has won an Emmy Award for Excellence in Production Technology. At the 76th Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards on Dec. 4, in New York City, the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced the win. Walt Lindbloom and Sami Aziz accepted the award on behalf […]

December 05, 2025
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Testing Drones for Mars in the Mojave Desert

Researchers from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory monitor a research drone in this September 2025 photo. This flight occurred in Dumont Dunes, an area of the Mojave Desert, as part of a larger test campaign to develop navigation software that would guide future rotorcraft on Mars. The work was among 25 projects funded by NASA’s Mars […]

December 05, 2025
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Hayli Gubbi’s Explosive First Impression

In its first documented eruption, the Ethiopian volcano sent a plume of gas and ash drifting across continents.

December 04, 2025
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NPR News: Elephant seals remember their enemies

Elephant seals remember their enemies
Elephant seals don't forget their enemies. We learn about the great beasts' big beefs and why they matter.

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NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Completed

Two technicians look up at NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope after its inner and outer segments were connected at the agency’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland on Nov. 25, 2025. This marked the end of Roman’s construction. After final testing, the telescope will move to the launch site at NASA’s Kennedy Space […]

December 04, 2025
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NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Jonny Kim, Crewmates Return

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparing to depart the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft and return to Earth. Kim, Ryzhikov, and Zubritsky will undock from the station’s Prichal module at 8:41 p.m. EST on Monday, Dec. 8, headed for a parachute-assisted landing at […]

December 04, 2025
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NASA Software Raises Bar for Aircraft Icing Research

When flying in certain weather conditions, tiny freezing water droplets floating in the air can pose a risk to aircraft. If not taken into consideration, these water droplets can accumulate on an aircraft as ice and pose a safety risk.  But NASA software tools such as Glenn Icing Computational Environment (GlennICE) are working to keep […]

December 04, 2025
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NPR News: What do birds think of forest management?

What do birds think of forest management?
A group in Western Washington state has developed a novel gauge for their forest conservation work — thousands of audio recordings of native birds.

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Student Art Murals at Johnson Celebrate 25 Years of Humanity in Space

Select walls at NASA’s Johnson Space Center have been transformed into works of art. Each piece reflects creativity, collaboration, and the spirit of discovery. Painted by Texas students, the murals honor the legacy of the International Space Station and 25 years of continuous human presence in space.  The International Space Station Program Mural Project began […]

December 03, 2025
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NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms

Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges —sparks — and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. Long theorized, the phenomenon has now been confirmed through audio and electromagnetic recordings […]

December 03, 2025
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NPR News: Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you

Your glitchy video calls may make people mistrust you
Brief glitches in video calls may seem like no big deal, but new research shows they can have a negative effect on how a person is perceived by the viewer.

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Hubble Seeks Clusters in ‘Lost Galaxy’

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the spiral galaxy NGC 4535, which is situated about 50 million light-years away in the constellation Virgo (the Maiden). Through a small telescope, this galaxy appears extremely faint, giving it the nickname ‘Lost Galaxy’. With a mirror spanning nearly eight feet (2.4 meters) across and its location above Earth’s light-obscuring […]

December 03, 2025
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NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim Advances Research Aboard Space Station

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is wrapping up his first mission aboard the International Space Station in early December. During his stay, Kim conducted scientific experiments and technology demonstrations to benefit humanity on Earth and advance NASA’s Artemis campaign in preparation for future human missions to Mars. Here is a look at some of the science […]

December 03, 2025
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Hazardous Material Summary Tables (HMSTs)

Hazardous Materials Summary Tables (HMSTs) are a compilation of the chemical, biological, and flammability hazards of materials on a given flight or mission. HMSTs are required by Safety for all Programs, including but not limited to ISS, Commercial Crew Program (CCP), Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle (MPCV), and Gateway. Johnson Space Center (JSC) toxicologists evaluate the […]

December 03, 2025
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Toxicology Analysis of Spacecraft Air

Toxicology and Environmental Chemistry (TEC) monitors airborne contaminants in both spacecraft air and water. In-flight monitors are employed to provide real-time insight into the environmental conditions on ISS. Archival samples are collected and returned to Earth for full characterization of ISS air and water. Real-time in-flight air analytical instruments include the Air Quality Monitors (AQM), […]

December 03, 2025
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NASA’s Fly Foundational Robots Demo to Bolster In-Space Infrastructure

NASA and industry partners will fly and operate a commercial robotic arm in low Earth orbit through the Fly Foundational Robots mission set to launch in late 2027. This mission aims to revolutionize in-space operations, a critical capability for sustainably living and working on other planets. By enabling this technology demonstration, NASA is fostering the […]

December 02, 2025
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Waxing Gibbous Moon

The waxing gibbous moon rises above Earth’s blue atmosphere in this photograph taken from the International Space Station on Oct. 3, 2025, as it orbited 263 miles above a cloudy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Quebec, Canada. In our entire solar system, the only object that shines with its own light is the Sun. […]

December 02, 2025
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NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley, Preps for Martian Sands and Skies

Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year. When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repeat.  That’s […]

December 02, 2025
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NASA’s Moon Rocket Celebrates 250 Years of American Innovation

NASA is marking America’s 250th year with a bold new symbol of the nation’s relentless drive to explore. The America 250 emblem is now on the twin solid rocket boosters of the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket for Artemis II — the powerhouse that will launch a crew of four around the Moon next year. […]

December 02, 2025
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Sugars, ‘Gum,’ Stardust Found in NASA’s Asteroid Bennu Samples

The asteroid Bennu continues to provide new clues to scientists’ biggest questions about the formation of the early solar system and the origins of life. As part of the ongoing study of pristine samples delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, and Security-Regolith Explorer) spacecraft, three new papers published Tuesday by […]

December 02, 2025
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The International Space Station Marks 25 Years of Continuous Human Presence

On Nov. 2, 2025, NASA honored 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station. What began as a fragile framework of modules has evolved into a springboard for international cooperation, advanced scientific research and technology demonstrations, the development of a low Earth orbit economy, and NASA’s next great leaps in exploration, including […]

December 02, 2025
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What is AI? (Grades 5-8)

This article is for students grades 5-8. What is AI? Artificial intelligence, or AI, is a type of technology that helps machines and computers have “thinking” abilities similar to humans. Devices using AI can learn words and concepts, recognize objects, see patterns, or make predictions. They can also be taught how to work autonomously. AI […]

December 01, 2025
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Sagittarius B2 Molecular Cloud

The Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) on NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured glowing cosmic dust heated by very young massive stars in unprecedented detail in this image of the Sagittarius B2 (Sgr B2) molecular cloud released on Sept. 24, 2025. Sgr B2 is the most massive, and active star-forming region in our galaxy, located only a […]

December 01, 2025
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A Glimpse of History in Benin City

The ancient walls, ramparts, and ditches that wind through this Nigerian city are the longest known earthworks of the pre-mechanical era.

December 01, 2025
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Mark Elder: Building the Future of Spacewalking for Artemis and Beyond

For more than 25 years, Mark Elder has helped make human spaceflight safe and possible. As the International Space Station EVA hardware manager in the Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Office within the EVA and Human Surface Mobility Program, he leads the team responsible for the spacesuits, tools, and logistics that keep astronauts protected during spacewalks—and ensures […]

December 01, 2025
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NPR News: Domestic cats reached Europe far more recently than previously thought, study finds

Domestic cats reached Europe far more recently than previously thought, study finds
A new study finds that domestic cats originated from North African wildcats and reached Europe far more recently than previously thought.

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Newly Found Organics in Enceladus’ Plumes

Dramatic plumes, both large and small, spray water ice out from many locations along the famed tiger stripes near the south pole of Saturn’s moon Enceladus in this image released on Feb. 23, 2010. A study published in October 2025 analyzed data from NASA’s Cassini mission and found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in […]

November 28, 2025
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NPR News: A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk

A bright spot for turtles: Olive ridleys are recovering in India, but still at risk
India's olive ridley turtle numbers appear to have rebounded after years of patchwork efforts to stem their decline. Can it last?

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NPR News: Here are the Thanksgiving leftovers that are safe for pets to eat

Here are the Thanksgiving leftovers that are safe for pets to eat
Before you share your Thanksgiving leftovers with your pet, here's what's safe -- and what's not -- to feed your cats and dogs.

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NPR News: The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon

The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon.

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NPR News: Fever helps the body fight off viruses: But how does it work?

Fever helps the body fight off viruses: But how does it work?
New research shows feverish temperatures make it more difficult for viruses to hijack our cells. A mouse study suggests it's the heat itself that makes the difference.

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NASA Astronaut Chris Williams, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station

NASA astronaut Chris Williams, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, safely arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, expanding the orbiting laboratory’s crew to 10 for the next two weeks. The trio launched aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft at 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in […]

November 27, 2025
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NPR News: NASA astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving with Russian cranberry sauce

NASA astronauts celebrate Thanksgiving with Russian cranberry sauce
NASA has made sure that the International Space Station is well stocked for a Thanksgiving meal full of treats. Here's what's on the menu.

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PLANETS Units Have Landed – Free NASA-Funded Out-of-School Time Resources

The NASA Science Activation program’s PLANETS (Planetary Learning that Advances the Nexus of Engineering, Technology, and Science) project, led by Northern Arizona University (NAU), is pleased to announce the official launch of three free out-of-school (OST) time units that give all learners in grades 3-5 and 6-8 the chance to do real planetary science and […]

November 26, 2025
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Artemis II Orion Spacecraft Stacked

In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut […]

November 26, 2025
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NPR News: At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved

At long last, the mystery of lightning on Mars is solved
A chance discovery by a NASA rover on Mars shows that the red planet has a form of lightning, which researchers had suspected for decades but never seen.

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NPR News: The origins of your dog's unique look may be older than you think

The origins of your dog's unique look may be older than you think
A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age.

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NPR News: The origins of your dog's unique look may be older than you think

The origins of your dog's unique look may be older than you think
A new study finds that about half of the physical variation seen in modern dogs existed during the Stone Age.

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NPR News: The U.S. produces a lot of food waste. This place wants to address it

The U.S. produces a lot of food waste. This place wants to address it
Even amid rising grocery prices and increased sensitivity to environmental issues, Americans still trash once-edible food at alarming rates.

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NASA & GLOBE Connect People, Land, and Space

A group of elementary-aged students gather outside of Oldham County Public Library in La Grange, Kentucky, United States to look at clouds in the sky. “If anyone asks what you are doing, tell them, ‘I am a citizen scientist and I am helping NASA,’” Children’s Programming Librarian, Cheri Grinnell, tells the kids. Grinnell supports an […]

November 25, 2025
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NPR News: How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars

How a 'sweet and shy' tortoise outlived empires and survived two world wars
No one knows exactly when Gramma was born. But if the estimated birth year of 1884 is accurate, Chester Arthur occupied the Oval Office and there were only 39 states at the time.

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LSAH Newsletter

The Lifetime Surveillance of Astronaut Health (LSAH) program collects, analyzes, and interprets medical, physiological, hazard exposure, and environmental data for the purpose of maintaining astronaut health and safety as well as preventing occupationally induced injuries or disease related to space flight or space flight training. It allows NASA to effectively understand and mitigate the long-term […]

November 25, 2025
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NASA’s Roman Observatory Passes Spate of Key Tests

NASA’s nearly complete Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has made another set of critical strides toward launch. This fall, the outer portion passed two tests — a shake test and an intense sound blast — to ensure its successful launch. The inner portion of the observatory underwent a major 65-day thermal vacuum test, showing that […]

November 25, 2025
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Red Spider Nebula

Using its Near-InfraRed Camera (NIRCam), NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured never-before-seen details of the Red Spider Nebula, a planetary nebula, in this image released on Oct. 26, 2025. NIRCam is Webb’s primary near-infrared imager, providing high-resolution imaging and spectroscopy for a wide variety of investigations. Webb’s new view of the Red Spider Nebula reveals for the […]

November 25, 2025
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NASA Crater Detection Challenge

Crater rims are vital landmarks for planetary science and navigation. Yet detecting them in real imagery is tough, with shadows, lighting shifts, and broken edges obscuring their shape. This project invites you to develop methods that can reliably fit ellipses to crater rims, helping advance future space exploration. In the pursuit of next generation, terrain-based […]

November 25, 2025
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CHAPEA Crew Begins Stay Inside NASA’s Mars Habitat for Second Mission

A crew of four research volunteers stepped inside NASA’s CHAPEA (Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog) habitat on Oct. 19, marking the start of the agency’s second 378-day simulated Mars mission. Ross Elder, Ellen Ellis, Matthew Montgomery, and James Spicer are living and working inside the roughly 1,700-square-foot 3D-printed habitat at the agency’s Johnson Space […]

November 25, 2025
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NASA Orbiter Shines New Light on Long-Running Martian Mystery

Results from an enhanced radar technique have demonstrated improvement to sub-surface observations of Mars.  NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has revisited and raised new questions about a mysterious feature buried beneath thousands of feet of ice at the Red Planet’s south pole. In a recent study, researchers conclude from data obtained using an innovative radar […]

November 25, 2025
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NPR News: China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 stranded astronauts

China launches Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to assist in return of 3 stranded astronauts
China has launched the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft to help bring back a team of astronauts after a damaged spacecraft left them temporarily stranded on China's Tiangong space station.

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NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992

The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a landmark international agreement to phase out ozone-depleting chemicals began to take effect.

November 24, 2025
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NASA Citizen Science Toolkit for Librarians

NASA’s Toolkit for Librarians can help you share NASA citizen science opportunities with your patrons and community members. Rural and urban libraries, informal educators, youth group leaders, and retirement community coordinators can all benefit from this resource. Together, we can open the door for more people to join the fun, learning, and thrill of doing NASA science.  

November 24, 2025
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City Lights and Atmospheric Glow

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Kimiya Yui captured this photo of southern Europe and the northwestern Mediterranean coast from the International Space Station as it orbited 261 miles above Earth on Aug. 30, 2025. At left, the Po Valley urban corridor in Italy shines with the metropolitan areas of Milan and Turin and their […]

November 24, 2025
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NPR News: A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer

A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.

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NPR News: Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK, says she has a rare terminal cancer

Tatiana Schlossberg, the granddaughter of JFK, says she has a rare terminal cancer
In an essay in The New Yorker, Tatiana Schlossberg says she has acute myeloid leukemia. She also criticized her relative, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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The Overview Effect: Astronaut Perspectives from 25 Years in Low Earth Orbit

To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our home planet from above, countless NASA astronauts have described feeling awed by the astonishing sight and a profound shift in perspective that followed. This unique experience is known as the […]

November 23, 2025
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NPR News: Why do we get goosebumps? A podcast tries to answer science's surprising questions

Why do we get goosebumps? A podcast tries to answer science's surprising questions
Hakeem Oluseyi, host of NOVA and GBH's podcast Particles of Thought, breaks down how his show tackles some of science's biggest and strangest questions.

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NPR News: UN climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels

UN climate talks end without agreement on phasing out fossil fuels
Dozens of countries had called for a clear "roadmap" to transition away from the use of coal, oil and gas. The U.S. did not participate in the negotiations.

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NASA Awards Liquid Hydrogen Supply Contracts

NASA has selected Plug Power, Inc., of Slingerlands, New York, and Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., of Allentown, Pennsylvania, to supply up to approximately 36,952,000 pounds of liquid hydrogen for use at facilities across the agency. The NASA Agency-wide Supply of Liquid Hydrogen awards are firm-fixed-price requirements contracts that include multiple firm-fixed-price delivery orders critical […]

November 21, 2025
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10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth

Nearly 1,250 middle and high school students from 71 schools around the world joined Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden for the Growing Beyond Earth (GBE) Student Launch Chat with the Scientists, marking an inspiring milestone in the program’s 10th anniversary year. The live session, held in collaboration with NASA, connected classrooms directly with Dr. Gioia Massa […]

November 21, 2025
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Hubble Captures Puzzling Galaxy

This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy that’s hard to categorize. The galaxy in question is NGC 2775, which lies 67 million light-years away in the constellation Cancer (the Crab). NGC 2775 sports a smooth, featureless center that is devoid of gas, resembling an elliptical galaxy. It also has a dusty ring with patchy star […]

November 21, 2025
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What is BioSentinel?

Editor’s Note: This article was updated Nov. 21, 2025 shortly after BioSentinel’s mission marked three years of operation in deep space. Astronauts live in a pretty extreme environment aboard the International Space Station. Orbiting about 250 miles above the Earth in the weightlessness of microgravity, they rely on commercial cargo missions about every two months to deliver new […]

November 21, 2025
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25 Years of Scientific Discovery Aboard International Space Station

November marks 25 years of human presence aboard the International Space Station, a testament to international collaboration and human ingenuity. Since the first crew arrived on Nov. 2, 2000, NASA and its partners have conducted thousands of research investigations and technology demonstrations to advance exploration of the Moon and Mars and benefit life on Earth. […]

November 21, 2025
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NASA Fuels Discovery from Earth to Sky: One Crayon at a Time

A collaboration between the NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative (NESEC) and Earth to Sky (ETS) – an exciting, growing partnership between NASA, the National Park Service, and other federal, state, and local organizations – is facilitating the implementation of a simple, yet incredibly effective activity that will help millions of national park visitors connect with […]

November 20, 2025
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NASA, Aerospace Corporation Study Sharpens Focus on Ammonia Emissions

The pungent gas contributes to fine airborne particulate pollution, which endangers human health when inhaled and absorbed in the bloodstream.  A recent study led by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows how high-resolution maps of ground-level ammonia plumes can be generated with airborne sensors, highlighting a […]

November 20, 2025
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X-59 First Flight Media Resources

​Media Contact Quesst Media Lead: Kristen Hatfield, 757-817-5522 First Flight Videos First Flight Highlight Reel (1:43) First Flight Extended B-Roll (7:39) Articles NASA’s X-59 Completes First Flight, Prepares for More Flight Testing First Flight Images More X-59 imagery is available in NASA’s Quesst Image Gallery Historical Resources Taxi Test B-Roll X-59 reveal Biographies Peter Coen Cathy Bahm […]

November 20, 2025
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NPR News: 'Nightmare Obscura' author explains how to take control of your dreams

'Nightmare Obscura' author explains how to take control of your dreams
Sleep scientist Michelle Carr has spent years researching dreaming. She explains dream engineering, including how sensory inputs like light, sound and vibration can influence the subconscious.

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NASA’s TESS Spacecraft Triples Size of Pleiades Star Cluster

Astronomers have revolutionized our understanding of a collection of stars in the northern sky called the Pleiades. They used data from NASA’s TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and other observatories as NASA explores the secrets of the universe for the benefit of all, from the Moon to Mars and beyond. By examining the rotation, chemistry, […]

November 20, 2025
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NASA Stennis Engineer Follows Family Footsteps into NASA’s Artemis Era

Huy Nguyen grew up hearing about rocket engines and space flight around the family table. His parents worked for NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans, and those early conversations eventually started his path to NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. “They both created a household that allowed me to be curious […]

November 20, 2025
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NASA’s Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS

Two orbiters and a rover captured images of the interstellar object — from the closest location any of the agency’s spacecraft may get — that could reveal new details. At the start of October, three of NASA’s Mars spacecraft had front row seats to view 3I/ATLAS, only the third interstellar object so far discovered in […]

November 19, 2025
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November 19, 2025
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NASA Cassini Study Finds Organics ‘Fresh’ From Ocean of Enceladus

Researchers dove deep into information gathered from the ice grains that were collected during a close and super-fast flyby through a plume of Saturn’s icy moon. A new analysis of data from NASA’s Cassini mission found evidence of previously undetected organic compounds in a plume of ice particles ejected from the ocean that lies under […]

November 19, 2025
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Webb First to Show 4 Dust Shells ‘Spiraling’ Apep, Limits Long Orbit

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has delivered a first of its kind: a crisp mid-infrared image of a system of four serpentine spirals of dust, one expanding beyond the next in precisely the same pattern. (The fourth is almost transparent, at the edges of Webb’s image.) Observations taken prior to Webb only detected one shell, […]

November 19, 2025
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Presencia el lanzamiento de Artemis II

Los creadores digitales y usuarios de redes sociales están invitados a inscribirse para asistir al lanzamiento de la misión Artemis II de la NASA. El cohete Sistema de Lanzamiento Espacial (SLS, por sus siglas en inglés) de la agencia lanzará al espacio la nave espacial Orion desde el complejo de lanzamientos 39B en el Centro Espacial Kennedy […]

November 19, 2025
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Experience the Launch of Artemis II

Digital creators and social media users are invited to register to attend the launch of the NASA’s Artemis II mission. The agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket will launch the Orion spacecraft from Launch Complex 39B at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Four astronauts aboard will fly around the Moon and return to Earth […]

November 19, 2025
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Station Nation: Meet Alyssa Yockey, Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory Flight Lead

Alyssa Yockey supports the International Space Station from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston as a flight lead at the Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory. The Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory is one of the world’s largest indoor pools where astronauts and support teams conduct trainings and other large-scale operations, both in the water and on the pool deck.  […]

November 19, 2025
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NPR News: 3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points

3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4709-4715: Drilling High and Low in the Boxwork Unit

Written by Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 We are in the most intensive phase of the boxwork structures investigation — the drill campaign. The boxwork campaign group requested a pair of drilled targets — one in a hollow (the […]

November 18, 2025
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NASA Telescopes View Spiral Galaxy

NGC 1068, a relatively nearby spiral galaxy, appears in this image released on July 23, 2025. The galaxy contains a black hole at its center that is twice as massive as the Milky Way’s. NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory data shows a million-mile-per-hour wind is being driven from NGC 1068’s black hole and lighting up the […]

November 18, 2025
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Guiding Artemis: Brian Alpert Turns Lessons Learned Into Lunar Progress

Brian Alpert’s path was always destined for the aerospace industry, but his journey turned toward NASA’s Johnson Space Center during his sophomore year in college. That was when Tricia Mack, who works in NASA’s Transportation Integration Office within the International Space Station Program, spoke to his aerospace seminar about planning spacewalks, training crews, and supporting […]

November 18, 2025
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NPR News: Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on

Disaster and insurance costs are rising. The middle class is struggling to hang on
Middle-class families are struggling to afford insurance in southwest Florida. Realtors say a wave of foreclosures could be coming.

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NPR News: A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how — and why

A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how — and why
Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward.

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NPR News: A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how — and why

A guerrilla gardener installed a pop-up wetland in the LA River. Here's how — and why
Well-meaning city dwellers forgo permits and official procedure to rewild urban areas across the country. In downtown LA, artist Doug Rosenberg is trying to push the grassroots movement forward.

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NPR News: Deal restores Cornell's federal grants, reviving research on infant artificial heart

Deal restores Cornell's federal grants, reviving research on infant artificial heart
After a deal with the White House, researchers at Cornell will receive their federal grants. For one scientist, that means resuming work on an implantable artificial heart for babies and toddlers.

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NPR News: Congress holds the key to turning the tide on Ohio River Basin pollution

Congress holds the key to turning the tide on Ohio River Basin pollution
The vast Ohio River Basin is poised for a multi-year ecological restoration after years of industrial pollution, but only if Congress decides to fund it.

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NASA, SpaceX Launch US-European Satellite to Monitor Earth’s Oceans

About the size of a full-size pickup truck, a newly launched satellite by NASA and its partners will provide ocean and atmospheric information to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure, and benefit commercial activities, such as shipping. The Sentinel-6B satellite lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg […]

November 17, 2025
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NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite

Set to track sea levels across more than 90% of Earth’s ocean, the mission must first get into orbit. Here’s what to expect.   Sentinel-6B, an ocean-tracking satellite jointly developed by NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), is ready to roll out to the launch pad, packed into the payload fairing of a SpaceX Falcon 9 […]

November 16, 2025
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NPR News: As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research

As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.

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NPR News: As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research

As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.

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NPR News: How to scare off hungry gulls

How to scare off hungry gulls
Neeltje Boogert, an associate professor at the University of Exeter in the U.K., is the senior author of a new scientific study about how to best scare away gulls, out now from the Royal Society.

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NASA Sets Launch Coverage for International Ocean Tracking Mission

NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Sentinel-6B, an international mission delivering critical sea level and ocean data to protect coastal infrastructure, improve weather forecasting, and support commercial activities at sea. Launch is targeted at 12:21 a.m. EST, Monday, Nov. 17 (9:21 p.m. PST, Sunday, Nov. 16) aboard a SpaceX Falcon […]

November 14, 2025
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Mapping Dark Matter

This image released on June 30, 2025, combines data from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope and NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory to visualize dark matter. Researchers used Webb’s observations to carefully measure the mass of the galaxy clusters shown here as well as the collective light emitted by stars that are no longer bound to individual […]

November 14, 2025
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NASA Glenn Teams Win 2025 R&D 100 Awards

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has earned 2025 R&D 100 Awards for developing a system that delivers high-speed internet for space and co-inventing technology for a new class of soft magnetic nanocrystalline materials designed to operate at extreme temperatures. This brings NASA Glenn’s total to 130 R&D 100 Awards.  High-Rate Delay Tolerant Networking   NASA […]

November 14, 2025
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NPR News: Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body

Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body
Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died.

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NPR News: Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body

Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body
Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died.

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Hubble Studies Star Ages in Colorful Galaxy

Stars of all ages are on display in this NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image of the sparkling spiral galaxy called NGC 6000, located 102 million light-years away in the constellation Scorpius. NGC 6000 has a glowing yellow center and glittering blue outskirts. These colors reflect differences in the average ages, masses, and temperatures of the […]

November 14, 2025
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NPR News: Ancient dogs were remarkably diverse, new study finds

Ancient dogs were remarkably diverse, new study finds
A new study finds that the wide range of domestic dog shapes and physical attributes we're familiar with today first started appearing thousands of years ago.

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NPR News: Ancient dogs were remarkably diverse, new study finds

Ancient dogs were remarkably diverse, new study finds
A new study finds that the wide range of domestic dog shapes and physical attributes we're familiar with today first started appearing thousands of years ago.

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A Robotic Helping Hand

NASA astronaut Jonny Kim took this photo on July 23, 2025, as the International Space Station orbited 259 miles above a cloudy Pacific Ocean southwest of Mexico. Visible in the image is the 57.7-foot-long Canadarm2 robotic arm, which extends from a data grapple fixture on the International Space Station’s Harmony module. Attached to its latching […]

November 13, 2025
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A Stranger in Our Midst?

Perseverance Encounters a Possible Meteorite Written by Candice Bedford, Research Scientist at Purdue University Oct. 1, 2025 During the rover’s recent investigation of the bedrock at “Vernodden,” Perseverance encountered an unusually shaped rock about 80 centimeters across (about 31 inches) called “Phippsaksla.” This rock was identified as a target of interest based on its sculpted, […]

November 13, 2025
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NASA Patent Remix Challenge

NASA’s Technology Transfer Office invites entrepreneurs, innovators, and creative thinkers to apply NASA’s patented technologies to practical applications. Participants will select an existing NASA patent and develop a business or product concept that will be evaluated based on value proposition, business model viability, development feasibility, and quality of presentation. Entries should clearly demonstrate creativity, feasibility, […]

November 13, 2025
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NPR News: Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes

Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.

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NPR News: PBS documentary looks at 25 years of the challenges of surviving in space on the ISS

PBS documentary looks at 25 years of the challenges of surviving in space on the ISS
This year is the 25th anniversary of humans inhabiting the International Space Station. A new PBS documentary looks at how the ISS was built and the challenges of surviving in outer space.

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NPR News: Greetings from the Arctic Circle, where an icebreaker ship drew polar bears' attention

Greetings from the Arctic Circle, where an icebreaker ship drew polar bears' attention
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

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NPR News: It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.

It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.

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NPR News: It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.

It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.

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NPR News: Goddard Space Center staff say they're 'constantly being attacked' by the White House

Goddard Space Center staff say they're 'constantly being attacked' by the White House
The Goddard Space Center is one NASA's crown jewels of science. But in recent months, staff say they've been in the White House's crosshairs, subjected to a campaign of chaos and reorganization.

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NPR News: Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras

Space forecasters say severe solar storms could hit Earth and trigger auroras
The sun has burped out bursts of energy called coronal mass ejections that could reach Earth Tuesday night. Forecasters said the vibrant displays could be visible across much of the northern U.S.

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NPR News: Bird flu safety measures leave 4H kids in California without real chickens

Bird flu safety measures leave 4H kids in California without real chickens
In California, the state veterinarian banned chicken shows to limit the spread of bird flu. That left county fairs across the state devoid of chickens — and their 7-year-old 4H caretakers despondent.

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NPR News: Countries are gathering for climate negotiations. Here's where the U.S. stands

Countries are gathering for climate negotiations. Here's where the U.S. stands
Under President Trump, the U.S. has taken steps to roll back climate policies. Here are six significant changes.

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NPR News: James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast.

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NPR News: James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97

James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA, has died at age 97
James Watson, who co-discovered the structure of DNA has died at age 97. He was a scientific superstar until he made racist remarks that made him an outcast.

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NPR News: States renegotiate their share of the Colorado River without federal intervention

States renegotiate their share of the Colorado River without federal intervention
The Trump administration is using different tactics that his predecessor to get the states the share the Colorado river to agree how to do it in a climate changed world.

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NPR News: Funding for space missions hang in the balance with the government shutdown

Funding for space missions hang in the balance with the government shutdown
Planetary science is in limbo during the government shutdown — things like analyzing asteroids, studying the magnetosphere of Jupiter, or better understanding Mars so that humans might one day visit.

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NPR News: Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an answer

Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an answer
The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.

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NPR News: Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an answer

Why do only some leaves turn red in the fall? Scientists can't agree on an answer
The red pigments in some fall leaves have proven to be a puzzle for researchers who debate why leaves bother to go red.

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NPR News: FEMA promised funds to tsunami-proof an Oregon hospital. That money is MIA

FEMA promised funds to tsunami-proof an Oregon hospital. That money is MIA
The federal government promised an Oregon hospital millions of dollars to help prepare for an earthquake. They're still waiting for the money.

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NPR News: Reports of bird flu in farm animals raise concerns about the virus

Reports of bird flu in farm animals raise concerns about the virus
Cases of bird flu have been reported in farm animals across the country. While there are no human cases, some are concerned the shutdown and cuts to federal resources have us flying in the dark.

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NPR News: Night tours of bat habitats are taking off in Montana

Night tours of bat habitats are taking off in Montana
Montana has lots of tourist attractions, from national parks to fly fishing and skiing. But night tours of bat habitats are the hot new thing.

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NPR News: Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator

Trump once again nominates tech space traveler Jared Isaacman to serve as NASA administrator
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he has decided to nominate Jared Isaacman to serve as his NASA administrator, months after withdrawing the tech billionaire's nomination because of concerns about his political leanings.

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NPR News: Scientists can't agree on why some autumn leaves go red

Scientists can't agree on why some autumn leaves go red
Leaves often turn brilliant colors in autumn. One of those colors has generated a lot of heated debate among scientists in recent years.

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NPR News: Too many rats? Birth control is one city's answer

Too many rats? Birth control is one city's answer
Rats aren't just a nuisance. They can carry diseases and are a leading causes of property damage. One community in Massachusetts is trying a novel approach to rat reduction: Birth control.

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NPR News: How a great-grandmother helped researchers unravel a dinosaur mummy mystery

How a great-grandmother helped researchers unravel a dinosaur mummy mystery
A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue.

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NPR News: How a great-grandmother helped researchers unravel a dinosaur mummy mystery

How a great-grandmother helped researchers unravel a dinosaur mummy mystery
A paleontologist was trying to locate the site of a famous 1908 discovery when a rancher in Wyoming shared an important clue.

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NPR News: Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped

Fewer students are missing school. These state policies may have helped
A new study says several states are doing the right things to get students to show up to school regularly.

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NPR News: Why an interstellar comet has scientists excited

Why an interstellar comet has scientists excited
The comet could be older than our solar system. The comet is also distinct because nickel vapor was detected in the gas surrounding it.

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NPR News: This week's Short Wave news roundup

This week's Short Wave news roundup
Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave talk about spider web architecture, storytelling and memory, and why more TV pixels may not translate to a better viewing experience.

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NPR News: Toads have found their way to 6 out of the 7 continents ... so far

Toads have found their way to 6 out of the 7 continents ... so far
Toads have made their way to just about every corner of the world, even potentially Antarctica, something deemed unthinkable in the past. What's behind this vast toad migration?v

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NPR News: Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur

Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur
A new look at the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex was not the only tyrannosaur roaming the land.

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NPR News: Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur

Scientists thought this fossil was a teen T. rex. Turns out it's a new tyrannosaur
A new look at the "Dueling Dinosaurs" fossil reveals that Tyrannosaurus rex was not the only tyrannosaur roaming the land.

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NPR News: To save a giant snail, New Zealand targets the non-native critters that eat it

To save a giant snail, New Zealand targets the non-native critters that eat it
The giant snails of New Zealand are big, slimy, and at risk. Park rangers in New Zealand have spent over a decade trying to save them, and now, they're getting results.

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NPR News: An Alzheimer's pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population

An Alzheimer's pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population
A new study is reviving hope that a twice-daily pill can slow down Alzheimer's in people whose genes put them at high risk for the disease.

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NPR News: An Alzheimer's pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population

An Alzheimer's pill appears to protect some in a high-risk population
A new study is reviving hope that a twice-daily pill can slow down Alzheimer's in people whose genes put them at high risk for the disease.

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NPR News: A spider scientist makes the case for why we should love arachnids

A spider scientist makes the case for why we should love arachnids
NPR's Ailsa Chang goes on a nighttime hike in search of spiders, with Lisa Gonzalez of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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NPR News: Sheep, soldiers, and grains: Studying the physics of crowds

Sheep, soldiers, and grains: Studying the physics of crowds
In Pamplona, where the bulls run, a scientist studies the physics of crowds.

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NPR News: California euthanizes 4 gray wolves after 'unprecedented' surge in livestock kills

California euthanizes 4 gray wolves after 'unprecedented' surge in livestock kills
California wildlife officials have been working to mitigate the impact of the state's rebounding wolf population on its ranchers. The Northern California wolves that were euthanized had become dependent on cattle for food.

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NPR News: A Virginia vineyard finds a creative way to battle the spotted lanternfly invasion

A Virginia vineyard finds a creative way to battle the spotted lanternfly invasion
A vineyard in Virginia has turned pest control into a pastime, arming visitors with electric fly swatters to protect its vines from lanternflies. Randi B. Hagi with member station WMRA reports on its fly swatting competition.

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NPR News: Research finds lizards who lose their limbs not only survive but thrive

Research finds lizards who lose their limbs not only survive but thrive
New research shows that despite losing limbs, some lizards are able to thrive.

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NPR News: Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says

Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says
In Brazil's coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says Coffee Watch. Deforestation leads to drought, which harms crop yields.

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NPR News: What killed Napoleon's army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers' teeth

What killed Napoleon's army? Scientists find clues in DNA from fallen soldiers' teeth
In 1812, hundreds of thousands of men in Napoleon's army perished during their retreat from Russia. Researchers now believe a couple of unexpected pathogens may have helped hasten the soldiers' demise.

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NPR News: Here's what experts say 'A House of Dynamite' gets wrong (and right) about nuclear war

Here's what experts say 'A House of Dynamite' gets wrong (and right) about nuclear war
Some praised realistic elements like the depiction of the White House situation room. But others said parts of the plot didn't ring true.

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NPR News: Trump administration pushes ahead with Alaska wildlife refuge oil and gas drilling

Trump administration pushes ahead with Alaska wildlife refuge oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration plans to offer parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil and gas drilling. It's part of a larger effort to advance controversial projects in the state that were blocked by the Biden administration.

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NPR News: Trump administration pushes ahead with Alaska wildlife refuge oil and gas drilling

Trump administration pushes ahead with Alaska wildlife refuge oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration plans to offer parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska for oil and gas drilling. It's part of a larger effort to advance controversial projects in the state that were blocked by the Biden administration.

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NPR News: Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.

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NPR News: This 'magical' dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel

This 'magical' dinosaur specimen emerged from the ground like a polished jewel
A new pachycephalosaur, officially named Zavacephale rinpoche, was described in the journal Nature. The word rinpoche is Tibetan for "precious one" and refers to the domed skull.

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NPR News: Scientists make yogurt using ants. The result: tangy and herby

Scientists make yogurt using ants. The result: tangy and herby
Scientists test a traditional method for fermenting yogurt... using ants.

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NPR News: Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms

Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Icelandic Institute of Natural History, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.

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NPR News: Mental exercise can reverse a brain change linked to aging, study finds

Mental exercise can reverse a brain change linked to aging, study finds
Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age.

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NPR News: Mental exercise can reverse a brain change linked to aging, study finds

Mental exercise can reverse a brain change linked to aging, study finds
Scientists have found the first compelling evidence that cognitive training can boost levels of a brain chemical that typically declines as people age.

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NPR News: Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say

Reversing peanut advice prevented tens of thousands of allergy cases, researchers say
A decade ago, research said giving young children peanut products can prevent allergies. A new study says that, 10 years later, tens of thousands of U.S. children have avoided allergies as a result.

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NPR News: Some ants appear to alter their nests to prevent epidemics

Some ants appear to alter their nests to prevent epidemics
Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well.

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NPR News: Some ants appear to alter their nestss to prevent epidemics

Some ants appear to alter their nestss to prevent epidemics
Certain ants appear to alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, offering inspiration for disease control interventions in the human world as well.

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LDCM Operational Land Imager (OLI) Telescope Special Topics: LDCM and LDCM Components The OLI telescope uses a four-mirror compact design. The optics are positioned inside a lightweight, yet highly stable, carbon composite optical bench (i.e., a substrate on which the optics are mounted) that has special features to control undesired stray light (stray light is […]

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Landsat Data Continuity Mission Becomes an Observatory • Engineers at Orbital Sciences Corporation, Gilbert, Ariz., have installed the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) instrument back onto to the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. With both the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and TIRS instruments now on the spacecraft, LDCM is a complete observatory.After the TIRS instrument was […]

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NPR News: Earthworms may offer clues into magnetic navigation

Earthworms may offer clues into magnetic navigation
Scientists have known for decades that many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. It's less clear how they do it. A new study suggests earthworms may be a good way to figure it out. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on October 15, 2025.)

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NPR News: Earthworm magnetic navigation Earthworms may offer clues into magnetic navigation

Earthworm magnetic navigation Earthworms may offer clues into magnetic navigation
Scientists have known for decades that many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. It's less clear how they do it. A new study suggests earthworms may be a good way to figure it out. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on October 15, 2025.)

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NPR News: This week in science: Smoking and memory, reading to premies, and an urban mystery

This week in science: Smoking and memory, reading to premies, and an urban mystery
Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk.

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NPR News: What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska

What we know about the devastating storm in Western Alaska
The remnant of Typhoon Halong slammed the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta, an area in Western Alaska hundreds of miles from the U.S. road system. More than a thousand people are displaced.

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NPR News: As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass

As hundreds of millions of birds head south, the invisible danger is glass
It's the peak of the fall migration season. This is when bird deaths from window collisions tend to spike, even though simple solutions can prevent this.

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NPR News: A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal

A classified network of SpaceX satellites is emitting a mysterious signal
An amateur satellite tracker stumbled across the signal which is coming from Starshield satellites in a "hidden" part of the radio spectrum.

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NPR News: 'Death fold' proteins can make cells self-destruct. Scientists want to control them

'Death fold' proteins can make cells self-destruct. Scientists want to control them
Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death decisions.

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NPR News: 'Death fold' proteins can make cells self-destruct. Scientists want to control them

'Death fold' proteins can make cells self-destruct. Scientists want to control them
Scientists are hoping to treat diseases including cancer and Alzheimer's by influencing how cells make life-or-death decisions.

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NPR News: Earthworm magnetic navigation Earthworms may offer clues into magnetic navigation

Earthworm magnetic navigation Earthworms may offer clues into magnetic navigation
Scientists have known for decades that many animals use the Earth's magnetic field for navigation. It's less clear how they do it. A new study suggests earthworms may be a good way to figure it out.

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NPR News: Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it's melting

Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it's melting
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

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NPR News: Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it's melting

Greetings from the Rhône Glacier, where a gash of pink highlights how it's melting
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

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NPR News: Scientists are modifying wildlife DNA. Should these species be released into nature?

Scientists are modifying wildlife DNA. Should these species be released into nature?
Scientists are researching ways to genetically modify plants and animals to be more resistant to threats like climate change. The IUCN is voting on whether those species should be allowed in nature.

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NPR News: Scientists are genetically modifying wildlife. Should they be released in the wild?

Scientists are genetically modifying wildlife. Should they be released in the wild?
Humans can genetically modify plants and animals to be more resilient to climate change and disease. But the scientific community is divided about whether the tool should be put to use in nature.

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NPR News: Grains, sheep and soldiers: How one scientist is studying the physics of crowds

Grains, sheep and soldiers: How one scientist is studying the physics of crowds
Applied physicist Iker Zuriguel studies the movement of particles and people to optimize their flow and improve public safety.

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NPR News: Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks

Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks
How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

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NPR News: Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks

Data centers are booming. But there are big energy and environmental risks
How tech companies and government officials handle local impacts will shape the industry's future in the U.S.

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NPR News: In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump
New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have made gains, but all are lagging compared to before the pandemic.

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NPR News: SpaceX launches 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket

SpaceX launches 11th test flight of its mega Starship rocket
Starship, the biggest and most powerful rocket ever built, thundered into the evening sky from the southern tip of Texas.

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NPR News: A stunning discovery in Mongolia changes what's known about domed-head dinosaurs

A stunning discovery in Mongolia changes what's known about domed-head dinosaurs
The pachycephalosaurs were a unique group of dinosaurs with domed heads. But scientists haven't known much about them because their fossils have been so incomplete. A stunning discovery from southern Mongolia has changed that.

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NPR News: A camping trip in the Rockies came with an unexpected message: you've won a Nobel Prize

A camping trip in the Rockies came with an unexpected message: you've won a Nobel Prize
Fred Ramsdell was camping with his family in the Rocky Mountains when he missed the call telling him he'd won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

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NPR News: This spooky season, look up at the sky to witness celestial wonders

This spooky season, look up at the sky to witness celestial wonders
Two comets and a meteor shower may be visible to stargazers this month.

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NPR News: Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll

Smithsonian museums and National Zoo set to close as shutdown takes its toll
The shutdown is forcing the closure of a number of America's beloved cultural institutions starting Sunday. Twenty-one Smithsonian museums, its research centers and the National Zoo are all affected.

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NPR News: Remembering primate expert and conservationist Jane Goodall

Remembering primate expert and conservationist Jane Goodall
Goodall, who died Oct. 1, became one of the most famous scientists of the 20th century for her work observing chimpanzees in the wild in East Africa. Originally broadcast in 1993 and 1999.

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NPR News: Researchers may have discovered why cells sometimes kill themselves unnecessarily

Researchers may have discovered why cells sometimes kill themselves unnecessarily
In a human body, cells are constantly making life-or-death decisions. If they make the wrong choice, the result can be cancer. It may be possible to treat diseases by influencing this behavior.

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NPR News: Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

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NPR News: This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled
A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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NPR News: 1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has

1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.

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NPR News: 1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has

1 in 5 high schoolers has had a romantic AI relationship, or knows someone who has
A national survey of students, teachers and parents shines a light on how the AI revolution is playing out in schools – including when it comes to bullying and a community's trust in schools.

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NPR News: Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list

Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list
A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000.

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NPR News: Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize

Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize
Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said.

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NPR News: Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says

Famed polar exploration ship Endurance not as strong as legend held, researcher says
Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton's crew famously survived after the Endurance became stuck in ice in 1915. A researcher says the ship was ill-equipped for the voyage and Shackleton was aware.

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NPR News: The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling

The Nobel Prize for physics is awarded for discoveries in quantum mechanical tunneling
The Nobel committee said that the laureates' work provides opportunities to develop "the next generation of quantum technology, including quantum cryptography, quantum computers, and quantum sensors."

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NPR News: The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort

The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort
The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.

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NPR News: A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut

A tribe in Arizona planned to connect 600 homes to electricity. Then the funding was cut
The Hopi Tribe received a multimillion-dollar federal grant to install solar panels and battery storage systems for hundreds of homes. But the Trump administration has canceled the funding.

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NPR News: The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort

The government has long researched high school experiences. Then DOGE cut the effort
The federal government has long surveyed high schoolers to help track how their academic choices may have influenced the course of their lives. The Trump administration put an end to that effort.

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NPR News: To win this Maryland contest, be on the lookout for big trees

To win this Maryland contest, be on the lookout for big trees
A hundred years ago, Maryland's first state forester challenged residents to find the state's biggest tree. Now the contest is back. Scott Detrow speaks with Joli McCathran of the Big Tree Program.

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NPR News: The medicine Nobel Prize goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance

The medicine Nobel Prize goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance
Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders.

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NPR News: Amid funding cuts and public health battles, NIH issues autism research grants

Amid funding cuts and public health battles, NIH issues autism research grants
Cornell University will receive $5.1 million as the Trump administration seeks to find a source and cure for autism.

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NPR News: Scientists found a 675-year-old shoe perfectly preserved in a vulture's nest

Scientists found a 675-year-old shoe perfectly preserved in a vulture's nest
Scientists discovered a 675-year-old shoe perfectly preserved in a vulture's nest in Spain. Researchers say a lot can be learned about human history and ecology from studying bearded vulture nests.

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NPR News: The mother of Colombian corals

The mother of Colombian corals
Known as the mother of Colombian corals, at 70, marine biologist Elvira Alvarado is still diving — and pioneering "coral IVF" to help save endangered reefs.

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NPR News: National parks caught in the crosshairs of government shutdown

National parks caught in the crosshairs of government shutdown
National parks across the country face conflicting demands and uncertainty as a result of the ongoing federal funding dispute.

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NPR News: This week in science: Fly migration, a surprise in the Amazon and fish noises

This week in science: Fly migration, a surprise in the Amazon and fish noises
Hosts of NPR's science podcast discuss new findings about long-distance fly migration, an unexpected impact of emissions in the Amazon, and fish noises.

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NPR News: AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows

AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows
Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help malevolent actors get the stuff anyway.

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NPR News: AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows

AI designs for dangerous DNA can slip past biosecurity measures, study shows
Companies that make DNA for science labs screen out any requests for dangerous bits of genetic material. But a new study shows how AI could help malevolent actors get the stuff anyway.

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NPR News: The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution

The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

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NPR News: The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution

The Energy Department canceled billions in funding. Democrats say it's retribution
Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought said the funding was for projects in 16 states, all of which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris.

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NPR News: Why scientists are using corals from other countries to help save Florida's reefs

Why scientists are using corals from other countries to help save Florida's reefs
The past three summers have been the worst on record for Florida's coral reefs. To try to restore them, scientists are breeding corals that can handle heat better, using coral from other countries.

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