NPRButterflies Monarch Butterflies Born In Captivity Have Trouble Migrating South, Study SaysNPR - Pien HuangThree summers ago, Ayse Tenger-Trolander, a graduate student at the University of Chicago, ordered a batch of monarch butterflies from a breeder, and made an accidental discovery: the butterflies had lost
NPRScience Peak Performance: Inside The World Of Super Athletes - 1Athe1a.org In her new documentary “Homecoming,” singer Beyoncé talked about the punishing measures she took to prepare for her two-hour show at Coachella, only …
NPRPlay buttonMarine Mammals A New Hope: Seal Learns To Sing Star Wars ThemeNPR - Daniella CheslowResearchers at Scotland's University of St Andrews have coaxed a seal to "sing" the first notes of the Star Wars theme song and "Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star". In a video released by the university, a
NPRDrinking Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its BenefitsNPR - April Fulton , Allison AubreyAt 8 p.m. on a Saturday night, people are starting to pack into a popular bar called Harvard & Stone in a hip Los Angeles neighborhood. The chatter gets louder as the booze begins to flow. In the far about
NPRScience Is Technology Turning Us Into Horned Monsters? Not ExactlyNPRAre young people really growing horns from using their smart phones? The short answer is no, but for a while media coverage seemed to suggest otherwise. And now a public service announcement. Contrary
NPRNews A Russian Biologist Wants To Create More Gene-Edited BabiesNPR - Rob SteinA Russian scientist says he wants to create more genetically modified babies, flouting international objections that such a step would be premature, unethical and irresponsible. Denis Rebrikov, a molecular
NPRScience What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About HonestyNPR - Merrit KennedySo picture this: You're a receptionist at, say, a hotel. Someone walks in and says they found a lost wallet but they're in a hurry. They hand it to you. What would you do? And would that answer be different
NPRScience There's More To Look Forward To After Peaking ProfessionallyNPR - Mary Louise KellyWhen it comes to our working lives, there's a point when we're no longer in our prime. But science shows that we hit our peak professionally far sooner than we think we do. That's the conclusion social
NPRGlaciers I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan GlaciersNPR - Pien HuangThe world's glaciers are melting faster than before, but it still takes decades to see changes that are happening at a glacial pace. To look back in time, researchers are turning to a once-secret source:
NPRScience Trump Administration Weakens Climate Plan To Help Coal Plants Stay OpenNPR - Jeff BradyPresident Trump has thrown his latest lifeline to the ailing coal industry, significantly weakening one of former President Barack Obama's key policies to address climate change. The Environmental Protection
NPRInsulin Desperate Measures: The Skyrocketing Price Of Insulin In America - 1Athe1a.org You’ve probably heard about the migrant caravans traveling through Mexico to the U.S. border. Well, there’s another kind of caravan crossing borders …
NPRScience Boaty McBoatface Makes DiscoveryNPRIn the years since the goofy name of a research vessel grabbed international headlines, Boaty has been off gathering crucial deep-sea data on the effects of climate change. And I'm Rachel Martin with story
NPRWorld News Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate ChangeNPR - Merrit KennedyRemember Boaty McBoatface? In the years since the naming snafu over a research vessel grabbed international headlines, Boaty has been off gathering crucial deep-sea data on the effects of climate change.
NPRScience Scientists Explain Puppy Dog EyesNPR - Vanessa RomoYou know that feeling you get when a dog looks into your face and either looks really sad or kind of confused? Scientists say they've figured out why they do that, and why it makes us melt. All right.
NPRAging A Clearer Map For Aging: 'Elderhood' Shows How Geriatricians Help Seniors ThriveNPR - Terry GrossDr. Louise Aronson says the U.S. doesn't have nearly enough geriatricians — physicians devoted to the health and care of older people: "There may be maybe six or seven thousand geriatricians," she says.
NPRDeepfakes The Threat Of 'Deepfakes' - 1Athe1a.org Look at this video of comedian Bill Hader impersonating former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. … one baseline characteristic is that some …
NPRScience Replacing Plastic: Can Bacteria Help Us Break The Habit?NPR - Christopher JoyceIf civilizations are remembered for what they leave behind, our time might be labeled the Plastic Age. Plastic can endure for centuries. It's everywhere, even in our clothes, from polyester leisure suits
NPRScience Pass The Brazier: Early Evidence Of Cannabis Smoking Found On Chinese ArtifactsNPR - Pien HuangPeople have been smoking pot to get high for at least 2,500 years. Chinese archaeologists found signs of that when they studied the char on a set of wooden bowls from an ancient cemetery in western China.
NPRBald Eagle Bald Eagle Caught Elegantly ... Swimming?NPR - Merrit KennedyBald eagles are typically known for their elegant flying, skilled hunting and having such majestic strength and beauty that they became the U.S. national bird. But they also possess a lesser-known talent:
NPRApollo Missions As The 50th Anniversary Of Apollo 11 Nears, New Books Highlight The Mission's LegacyNPR - Adam FrankThe countdown has begun. It's T-minus a month or so until the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11 — and humanity's first and famous steps on another world. In appreciation of that achievement, and the five-decade
NPRScience More Evidence In Office Temperature BattlesNPR - Stacey Vanek SmithA recent study finds that the temperature of the workplace could be affecting productivity, and women might be getting the worst of it. Wearing a blanket - and, Noel, there you are wearing a shawl. And
NPRNASA Street In Front Of NASA Headquarters Renamed To Honor 'Hidden Figures'NPR - Merrit KennedyNASA is highlighting the legacy of African American women who played a major role in the space race but are only recently getting widespread recognition. This week, the space agency renamed the street
NPRAlmonds How Almonds Went From Deadly To DeliciousNPR - Susie NeilsonSt. Basil's Hexaemeron, a Christian text from around the fourth century, contains a curious botanical instruction: Pierce an almond tree in the trunk near its roots, stick a "fat plug of pine" into its
NPROpioids Federal Grants Restricted To Fighting Opioids Miss The Mark, States SayNPR - - David Crowe, executive director of Crawford County Drug and Alcohol Executive CommissionIn his 40 years of working with people who struggle with addiction, David Crowe has seen various drugs fade in and out of popularity in Pennsylvania's Crawford County. Methamphetamine use and distribution
NPRScience The Swap: Less Processed Meat, More Plant-Based Foods May Boost LongevityNPR - Allison AubreyA new study published in The BMJ can't tell you exactly how much red meat is OK to eat to maintain good health or prevent disease. But it does help sort out a big-picture, and perhaps more important, What
NPRScience How A Bird Became Flightless Through Evolution — TwiceNPR - Irina ZhorovMore than 100,000 years ago, a bird flew from Madagascar to an island chain, where it lost the ability to fly. The seas rose and then fell and the bird flew back, only to become flightless again. To another
NPRSunscreen How Safe Is Sunscreen And How Much Should We Wear?NPRNPR's Audie Cornish talks with Trisha Calvo of Consumer Reports about a study that finds the active ingredients in sunscreen may be absorbed into the bloodstream. We're well into June, and summer is just
NPRPosters To Save The Science Poster, Researchers Want To Kill It And Start OverNPR - Nell GreenfieldboyceMike Morrison hardly looks like a revolutionary. He's wearing a dark suit and has short hair. But we're about to enter a world of conformity that hasn't changed in decades — maybe even a century. And there,
NPRBooks Dinosaurs Come Back To Life At The Smithsonian - 1Athe1a.org In 1988, Kathy Wankel, a rancher from Montana, stumbled upon a fossil with her family near Montana’s Fort Peck Reservoir. She wasn’t a trained …
