Geoff Brumfiel
Senior Editor and Correspondent at NPR
I'm an editor/correspondent for @nprscience. Mostly smart on the radio. Mostly stupid on the Twitter. Nukes/Missiles/Space/Blimps/etc. https://t.co/mS74Rq37QM
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2 days ago |
kuow.org | Geoff Brumfiel
President Trump has told the Pentagon to take another look at missile defense. Technology to shoot down missiles has existed for decades, but the kind of missile shield Trump is looking to build would be much more complex -- and expensive. A key part of the new missile defense system, which Trump described as "Golden Dome" in a speech earlier this year, will likely be space-based interceptors, according to experts and an executive order signed by the president.
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2 weeks ago |
wfae.org | Geoff Brumfiel
An endorsement of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has provoked an angry outcry from anti-vaccine activists. "The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy said in the third paragraph of a lengthy post on the social media platform X.
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2 weeks ago |
mprnews.org | Geoff Brumfiel
An endorsement of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has provoked an angry outcry from anti-vaccine activists. "The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy said in the third paragraph of a lengthy post on the social media platform X.
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2 weeks ago |
wgbh.org | Geoff Brumfiel
April 08, 2025 An endorsement of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has provoked an angry outcry from anti-vaccine activists. “The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine,” Kennedy said in the third paragraph of a lengthy post on the social media platform X.
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3 weeks ago |
npr.org | Kimberly McCoy |Rebecca Ramirez |Geoff Brumfiel
Why so many tornadoes hit tornado alley Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242229704/1268782840" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Tornados have been spotted on every continent except Antarctica, but tornado alley has far more twisters than other spots on the globe.
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