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Dec 6, 2024 | 
wgbh.org | Margaret Cirino
December 06, 2024 When Stephanie Yeboah was a teen, she rarely saw her body type in the pages of her favorite fashion magazines. So she avoided cameras at all costs. As Yeboah grew, so did her confidence. She’s now a model and the author of Fattily Ever After: A Black Fat Girl’s Guide to Living Life Unapologetically. “I’m always going to be fat,” she says.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
npr.org | Margaret Cirino
Sulhee Jessica Woo, author of a new cookbook, "Let's Make Some Lunch," shares healthy and fun meals that can be prepared in 30 minutes or less.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Margaret Cirino |Devan Schwartz |Gisele Grayson
Why traditional plant knowledge is not a quick fixHost Regina G. Barber talks with Rosalyn LaPier about ethnobotany--what it is and how traditional plant knowledge is frequently misunderstood in the era of COVID and psychedelics. And, how it's relevant and important for reproductive health today. (encore)Have a topic you want us to cover on a future episode? Email us at [email protected]!Listen to Short Wave on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
npr.org | Margaret Cirino
Some athletes at the Paris Olympics didn't discover their sport until later in life. Here are five science-backed tips that can help you start an exercise routine you'll actually stick with.
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Apr 2, 2024 | 
npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Nell Greenfieldboyce |Margaret Cirino |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
How to make the most of next week's solar eclipse Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1198909624/1242370511" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Diamond ring effect as seen from Scottsville, Kentucky during the 2017 total solar eclipse.
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Mar 29, 2024 | 
npr.org | Anil Oza |Rebecca Ramirez |Margaret Cirino
A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust hide caption toggle caption Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or extinct. And according to the United Nations, the rate at which species are being pushed to extinction is accelerating.
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Mar 29, 2024 | npr.org | Anil Oza |Rebecca Ramirez |Margaret Cirino
A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust hide caption toggle caption Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or extinct. And according to the United Nations, the rate at which species are being pushed to extinction is accelerating.
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Mar 29, 2024 | npr.org | Anil Oza |Rebecca Ramirez |Margaret Cirino
A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust hide caption toggle caption Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or extinct. And according to the United Nations, the rate at which species are being pushed to extinction is accelerating.
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Mar 29, 2024 | npr.org | Anil Oza |Rebecca Ramirez |Margaret Cirino
A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust hide caption toggle caption Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust A researcher holds up a sandy De Winton's golden mole. Nicky Souness/Endangered Wildlife Trust Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or extinct. And according to the United Nations, the rate at which species are being pushed to extinction is accelerating.
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Mar 28, 2024 | 
flipboard.com | Anil Oza |Rebecca Ramirez |Margaret Cirino
14 hours agoFor most of its 6 million-year existence, the Colorado River ran from the Continental Divide, high in the Rocky Mountains, downward and west, through forest and red rock, to a lush delta at the northernmost tip of the Gulf of California. Its winding descent carved, among other wonders, what people …
