What's the secret ingredient in these cookies? Plastic
Mon Aug 31 5:54 pm
New research at the American Chemical Society meeting showcased a potentially edible cookie made out of — plastic!
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NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll
Mon Aug 31 5:00 am
An NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved.
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Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have
Mon Aug 31 5:00 am
A recent study found that many women treated for recurrent UTIs didn't have UTIs at all. Instead, their symptoms were caused by hormonally driven inflammation and pelvic floor dysfunction.
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Exclusive: Meet the inaugural winner of Fat Marmot Week
Sun Aug 30 8:45 am
'A glorious dawn launch': NASA's newest space telescope has left the Earth
Sun Aug 30 6:30 am
The tour-bus-sized telescope aims to unravel cosmic mysteries and identify more than 100,000 planets beyond our solar system.
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The U.S. relied on these science advisers. Then the Trump administration cut them
Sat Aug 29 6:00 am
The federal government recruits top experts to volunteer to advise on pressing research issues of the day. Since President Trump took office, hundreds of these experts have been dismissed.
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Scientists collaborated with narwhals to study warming waters in the Arctic
Fri Aug 28 5:12 pm
Scientists collaborated with narwhals for a new study to understand human-caused climate change in the Arctic and rising sea levels around the world.
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New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died
Fri Aug 28 10:38 am
Paleontologist Ken Lacovara never expected to find critical fossil data in a New Jersey suburb—let alone info about the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs. His dig site is now a fossil park and museum.
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NASA is about to launch a space telescope that could change how we see the universe
Fri Aug 28 6:00 am
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope launches Aug. 30 on a mission to explore some of the most pressing mysteries of the cosmos.
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A melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this
Fri Aug 28 5:00 am
As the climate continues to warm, scientists warn that the frequency of disasters like the floods in Nepal will increase.
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