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Dec 1, 2023 | mprnews.org | Regina Barber |Aaron Scott |Brent Baughman

Sleep. It's an essential biological function that has long intrigued scientists. Similar to the book Everyone Poops, most animals sleep. Scientists have studied everything from mice to fruit flies in the lab to get a better understanding of what happens when animals sleep — and why so many do it. However, gathering data on how animals sleep in their natural habitat has always been tricky and hard to do. But scientists did just that with wild chinstrap penguins in Antarctica.

Nov 30, 2023 | npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Aaron Scott |Brent Baughman

Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica) are pictured in Orne Harbour in the western Antarctic peninsula. Waddling over the rocks, legions of penguins hurl themselves into the icy waters of Antarctica, foraging to feed their young. Eitan Abramovich/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Eitan Abramovich/AFP via Getty Images Chinstrap penguins (Pygoscelis Antarctica) are pictured in Orne Harbour in the western Antarctic peninsula.

Jul 28, 2023 | npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Aaron Scott |Mary Louise Kelly |Kimberly McCoy |Michael L. Levitt |Rebecca Ramirez | +2 more

Peanuts for infants, poopy beaches and summer pet safety in our news roundup In 2006, Waikiki Beach was near empty of swimmers due to a sewage spill which diverted millions of gallons of raw sewage into a nearby canal. Marco Garcia/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Marco Garcia/Getty Images In 2006, Waikiki Beach was near empty of swimmers due to a sewage spill which diverted millions of gallons of raw sewage into a nearby canal.

Jul 13, 2023 | npr.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Adrian Florido |Rebecca Ramirez |Brent Baughman |Christopher Intagliata |Alejandra Márquez Janse

Jun 29, 2023 | npr.org | Geoff Brumfiel |Brent Baughman |Rebecca Ramirez |Sadie Babits |Christopher Intagliata