The Salt (NPR)

The Salt is a blog hosted by the NPR Science Desk that explores the reasons behind our food choices and what we consume.

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Who they are, where they're from

11 hours ago | npr.org | Jaclyn Diaz

President Trump signed a proclamation this week suspending visas for new students from overseas who planned to attend Harvard University in the fall -- a move that a judge quickly blocked for the time being. It's a dramatic escalation of the conflict between the White House and the country's oldest and most elite school. The White House says it's taking these actions due to national security, crime and civil rights concerns.
The future of government-funded research at universities

2 days ago | npr.org | Erika Beras
Smoke from Canadian wildfires impacting people across the Midwest

2 days ago | npr.org | Corrinne Hess

People in many parts of the Midwest have been dealing with smoke from Canadian wildfires all week. Wisconsin had the worst air quality in the country Wednesday. NPR checks in on people in Milwaukee.
From Eastern Europe to Latin America, with love! : Alt.Latino

3 days ago | npr.org | Felix Contreras

You can trace the history of Latin America and the Caribbean by listening to the music. There are a variety of drums and percussion instruments from the well-documented influence of Africa by way of the slave trade, to the way the guitar brought by the Spanish colonizers inspired numerous stringed instruments like the cuatro from Venezuela and Puerto Rico and the Cuban tres.
Rural library funding threats

4 days ago | npr.org | Emily Hays
State of the World from NPR

4 days ago | npr.org | Lauren Frayer

By Lauren Frayer,Greg Dixon After being on opposite sides of Syria's war, former regime firefighters and members of the White Helmets in a Damascus firehouse are learning to trust each other and work side-by-side.
The fate of the EV tax credits depends on the GOP’s megabill : NPR

4 days ago | npr.org | Camila Domonoske

The House version of the tax bill would revoke credits for EVs starting at the end of this year. If the plan survives, it would dramatically shape automaker investments and EV sales.
As soon as Jasmine.4.t came out, the music started pouring out of her

4 days ago | npr.org | Raina Douris

Set ListJasmine Cruickshank, who performs as Jasmine.4.t, walked away from a songwriting workshop - led by none other than Adrianne Lenker - with a key piece of wisdom: Creative endeavors must start from a place of acceptance. That's something the British singer-songwriter had been struggling with just before she came out as trans and began her gender-affirming transition. "As soon as I came out, all of these songs that are on the record ... started pouring out of me," she says.
Colorado firebomb suspect faces attempted murder and hate crime charges

4 days ago | npr.org | Allison Sherry

The man arrested for attacking people marching in Colorado in support of Israeli hostages said he "wanted to kill Zionist people." He faces a federal hate crime charge and attempted murder charges.
Yale School of Medicine's James Kimmel Jr. discusses 'The Science of Revenge'

4 days ago | npr.org | Michel Martin