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2 weeks ago | 
wrvo.org | Regina Barber |Nell Greenfieldboyce |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
Some scientists are convinced that beyond Neptune, there's a planet they've yet to see. This so-called "Planet 9" is so far away, it would be a faint object. The stretch of sky researchers would have to search is huge. But a new astronomical facility on a mountaintop in Chile could help tackle the search. The NSF-DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has been under construction for years.
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3 weeks ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Emily Kwong |Rachel Carlson
AILSA CHANG, HOST:It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by two people from the show, Rachel Carlson and Emily Kwong. Hey to both of you. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi.RACHEL CARLSON, BYLINE: Hi, Ailsa. CHANG: Hi. OK, so once again, like we always say, you have brought us three science stories that caught your attention this week. What are they? KWONG: How fiddler crabs drum their flirty mating songs into the sand. CHANG: Ooh.
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1 month ago | 
flipboard.com | Emily Kwong |Kimberly McCoy |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
Curious Kids: If you scoop a bucket of water out of the ocean, does it get lower? If you scoop a bucket of water out of the ocean, does it get lower? –Ellis, 6 and a half, Hobart This is a great question Ellis! The short answer is …
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1 month ago | 
npr.org | Regina Barber |Rachel Carlson |Kimberly McCoy |Juana Summers |Mia Venkat
Marathon runners' bodies have a surprising snack — their own brains Transcript Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1242780129/1268888076" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript Runners compete in the New York Marathon in New York City on November 3, 2024. New research suggests that marathon runners may deplete a fatty substance in their brain called myelin.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Will Stone |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
Why scientists' fears about bird flu are intensifying Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1263339284/1265429763" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 67 confirmed human cases of the H5 bird flu since the 2024 outbreak began.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
wbur.org | Regina Barber |Will Stone |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez
Bird flu or avian influenza is continuing to spread among livestock and other mammals in the United States, raising fears that another pandemic is in our future. Last month, California declared a state of emergency due to rising cases in dairy cattle, and there have been over 65 human cases in the U.S. during this outbreak.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
npr.org | Rachel Carlson |Fatma Tanis
MSI Reproductive Services, a nonprofit group, lost U.S. funds during the first Trump administration because they would not abide by the Mexico City policy, which cut off American aid to groups that discuss or provide abortion services. Above: A 19-year-old woman talks with a nurse at a traveling contraception clinic in eastern Madagascar run by the group.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
npr.org | Regina G. Barber |Jonathan Lambert |Jordan-Marie Smith |Hannah Chinn |Rachel Carlson |Ari Shapiro
A new study finds peeing is contagious among chimpanzees Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1226561699/1265278575" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Chimpanzees in Monarto Safari Park South Australia. A new study finds that peeing is contagious among a group a captive chimps.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
npr.org | Gabrielle Emanuel |Rachel Carlson |Fatma Tanis
At an April 14, 2020 briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House, President Trump announced his intention to halt U.S. funding for World Health Organization WHO. U.S. membership in the U.N. body is likely to be reviewed in the early days of his second term. Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Alex Wong/Getty Images/Getty Images North America Donald Trump is just days away from the beginning of his second presidential term.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
gpb.org | Rachel Carlson
Soda was a rare treat when Richmond Aryeetey was growing up in Ghana in the 1980s. "You were likely to see soda in the house maybe on festive occasions" - like Christmas, he says. Now, he says, soda is a regular thing. For some children, buying a sugary drink for snack or lunch is part of their everyday routine at school. "There's advertising on TV, on videogames and on billboards," Aryeetey says. "So it's like in your face everywhere.
