NPR22 hours agoPicking the 'right' sunscreen isn't as important as avoiding these 6 mistakesverified_publisherNPR - Allison AubreyIf you find a bottle of sunscreen packed in last year's pool bag, here's a suggestion: Toss it out. Since the active compounds can degrade and lose their effectiveness, slathering on old lotion or spray is one mistake people make when trying to protect their skin. Each year about 84,000 people in …
NPR1 day agoThe power of lullabiesverified_publisherNPRWe think of lullabies as a sweet way of easing children into sleep. But the power of a lullaby can go further — to comfort, and to heal, even under the most difficult circumstances. UNIDENTIFIED SINGER #1: (Singing) Rock-a-bye baby on the tree top. ERIC DEGGANS, HOST: Whether you're a parent, child or …
NPR1 day agoThe truth about caffeineverified_publisherNPR - Andee TagleLife Kit offers tips on how to better understand the effect caffeine has on our bodies, and make sure your relationship with your favorite caffeinated drink is a healthy one. ERIC DEGGANS, HOST: Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world. Here in the U.S., according to a 2022 survey, more …
NPR2 days agoWeekly Dose of Wonder: Why we get more genes from our momsverified_publisherNPR - Allison AubreyWe inherit more genes from our maternal side. That's because it's the egg, not the sperm, that hands down all of the mitochondrial DNA. In addition, the W chromosome has more genes. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: It's time now for our Weekly Dose of Wonder from the Science Desk. This week we're talking about …
NPR2 days agoHere is the first livestream from Mars — a rare, almost real-time look into spaceverified_publisherNPR - Juliana KimTaking a picture of Mars is not easy. Once light bounces off the planet, it can take between 3 to 22 minutes to travel to Earth — so there aren't truly "live" images of Mars. But on Friday afternoon, the European Space Agency offered the closest thing: the first "livestream" of Mars on YouTube, which …
NPR2 days agoScientists zap sleeping humans' brains with electricity to improve their memoryverified_publisherNPR - Jon HamiltonA little brain stimulation at night appears to help people remember what they learned the previous day. A study of 18 people with severe epilepsy found that they scored higher on a memory test if they got deep brain stimulation while they slept, a team reports in the journal Nature Neuroscience. The …
