NPR News: Researchers are tracking Monarch butterflies to learn more about their journey

Researchers are tracking Monarch butterflies to learn more about their journey
Researchers all over North America are attaching tiny transmitters to Monarch butterflies as they begin their migration to Mexico, to learn more about their stops and challenges.

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NPR News: The origin of the chew: When did we learn to eat like this?

The origin of the chew: When did we learn to eat like this?
It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned.

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NPR News: Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90

Margaret Hamilton, whose software sent humans to the moon, dies at 90
Hamilton was in her early thirties when she led the team of software engineers that powered NASA's Apollo missions. She later said, "There was no choice but to be pioneers."

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NPR News: 4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space

4 people on NASA's Crew-12 mission return to Earth after 8 months in space
Four people — two NASA astronauts, one from the European Space Agency and a Russian cosmonaut — spent nearly eight months at the space station, conducting spacewalks, science experiments and research.

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NPR News: This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on

This surprising mammal fossil is giving scientists something to chew on
It's likely you've already chewed and swallowed some tasty morsel today. But when did that ability emerge? New evidence points to at least the middle Jurassic, back when dinosaurs still reigned.

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NPR News: Gut microbes followed migrating humans across continents, new study suggests

Gut microbes followed migrating humans across continents, new study suggests
New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?

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NPR News: Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat

Vietnamese police arrest 12 suspected of prowling city streets at night, snatching cats for meat
State media cited investigators who said the network recruited people to ride motorcycles through neighborhoods at night, trapping up to 10 cats a night.

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NPR News: Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space

Francis Halzen wins Nobel Prize in physics for work on high-energy neutrinos from space
The 82-year-old scientist, originally from Belgium, is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His research into capturing neutrinos at the South Pole dates back to the 1980s.

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NPR News: Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity
The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

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NPR News: Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down

Just short of its 200th birthday, a landmark natural history museum shuts down
Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.

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NPR News: This week in science: Loud birds, eating with company, and asteroid samples

This week in science: Loud birds, eating with company, and asteroid samples
NPR's Short Wave podcast talks about really loud birds, the benefits of eating with company and what asteroid samples could tell us about the early Earth.

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NPR News: 'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy

'It's a nightmare.' Former refugee, professor on Trump's new Medicaid policy
Starting Oct. 1, many immigrants who are here legally lose their Medicaid coverage because of the Republican budget bill passed last year.

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NPR News: Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space

Google launches Project Suncatcher, a step towards AI data centers in space
The fridge-size satellite with AI chips on board is part of Project Suncatcher, the company's moonshot effort to put AI data centers in space and harness solar energy.

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NPR News: How to limit the rat numbers? Train the humans

How to limit the rat numbers? Train the humans
D.C.'s Rat Rangers take anyone who is interested on night time safaris through some of the Capitol's filthiest back alleys to learn the way of the rats, and to be better humans.

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NPR News: Smoke ecology studies what can be done to prevent harms from wildfire smoke

Smoke ecology studies what can be done to prevent harms from wildfire smoke
A new field of study called "smoke ecology" strives to understand the smoke blowing off wildfires, and whether anything can be done to protect the environment's inhabitants from it.

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NPR News: Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii

Mexico's Baja California braces for Hurricane Polo as Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii
Hurricane Nolo edged further away from the Hawaiian Islands on Sunday as major Hurricane Polo bore down on Mexico's Baja California peninsula with a threat of storm surge, high winds and heavy rains.

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NPR News: Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline

Scientists discover two new species of sea spiders along Canadian coastline
So far, scientists have identified more than 1,300 species of sea spiders.

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NPR News: We're looking for life on other planets. Are we ready to find it?

We're looking for life on other planets. Are we ready to find it?
In 1960, astronomer Frank Drake listened for signals from alien worlds. Reporter Brendan Byrne's podcast When We Find Them picks up the search and asks what would happen if we finally find something.

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NPR News: A bird lover talks to host Ayesha Rascoe about her fear of birds

A bird lover talks to host Ayesha Rascoe about her fear of birds
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe tackles her fear of birds with listener and bird lover Rebekah Creshkoff.

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NPR News: The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño

The Pacific is churning with hurricanes. The Atlantic is quiet. Blame El Niño
The Pacific Ocean has had an unusual number of storms this year, while the Atlantic hasn't recorded a single full-blown hurricane. Scientists point to an exceptionally strong El Niño.

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