
Ari Daniel
Science Reporter, Writer and Producer at Freelance
Reporter, Science Desk at NPR
Senior Producer at The Story Collider
I used to study killer whales. Now I report science stories for NPR. In the fifth grade, I won an award for most contagious smile.
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wxxinews.org | Ari Daniel
In June 2023, 27-year-old Fatmeh fled the violence of her home country of Sudan. She was pregnant and her husband and firstborn son had just been killed. Fatmeh and her two remaining children made their way into neighboring Chad as refugees. When they arrived at a local health center, Fatmeh went into labor almost immediately. "When she was giving birth there, she had absolutely nothing, not even a piece of cloth to welcome the baby," says Ernestine Nedjoumbaye through an interpreter.
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1 week ago |
ctpublic.org | Ari Daniel
In June 2023, 27-year-old Fatmeh fled the violence of her home country of Sudan. She was pregnant and her husband and firstborn son had just been killed. Fatmeh and her two remaining children made their way into neighboring Chad as refugees. When they arrived at a local health center, Fatmeh went into labor almost immediately. "When she was giving birth there, she had absolutely nothing, not even a piece of cloth to welcome the baby," says Ernestine Nedjoumbaye through an interpreter.
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3 weeks ago |
khsu.org | Ari Daniel
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST:From the 16th to the 19th centuries, the kingdom of Kaabu dominated a swath of West Africa that included modern-day Guinea-Bissau. The stories of its royalty and reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song, one that helped inspire an archaeological dig that revealed physical evidence of the kingdom's capital. Here's reporter Ari Daniel.
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3 weeks ago |
smithsonianmag.com | Ari Daniel |to That"
There's More to That A Smithsonian magazine special report Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ago emerge Two hundred and fifty years ago this month, silversmith Paul Revere took to his horse on a midnight ride to warn American rebels that British troops were approaching. The famous ride and an ensuing battle at Lexington and Concord touched off the American Revolution.
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4 weeks ago |
nhpr.org | Ari Daniel
Stories of the kingdom of Kaabu's reign have been told for generations through a kind of traditional song. Now, an archaeological dig has confirming the histories told and retold by griots.
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If you're in Boston on Saturday eve, come to the @storycollider show at the @MITMuseum. Theme is: Fractures. We've got five true, personal stories about the ruptures in our lives and how science sometimes triggers — and sometimes heals — those breaks. https://t.co/mDOzWA2WHl

Why can't we remember anything from when we were a baby? @tristansyates & Nick Turk-Browne @YalePsychology scanned infants' brains and found that they *do* make memories, suggesting that although these memories may exist, they remain inaccessible to us. https://t.co/FlDJV7qT1K https://t.co/gVY0VpBhrc

Dinosaurs tend to be viewed as giant, dominating beasts. But they almost certainly had a softer side. Researchers are making insights into these animals' sex lives. Check out "There's More to That" from @SmithsonianMag and @prx featuring Riley Black https://t.co/XPzOvHNIwW https://t.co/dK1xP9ZXfw