NPR20 hours agoAirplanes shooting lasers sounds sci-fi, but in Colorado, it's just scienceverified_publisherNPR - Stephanie MaltarichLaser technology is being used to more accurately measure mountain snowpack — crucial information for farmers and water managers in drought-stricken areas like the Colorado River Basin. SHANNON BOND, HOST: Let's escape now to Colorado, where some mountains are still covered with snow. Scientists …
NPR1 day agoMinnesota lawmakers voted to legalize THC edibles. Some did it accidentallyverified_publisherNPR - Shauneen MirandaA new Minnesota law lets people 21 and over buy and consume food and beverages with a small amount of hemp-derived THC, but some legislators might not have fully understood the bill before passing it. The new law says food and beverages cannot contain more than 5 milligrams of hemp-derived THC per …
NPR2 days agoNonwhite Americans are eating less meat. Vegan activists of color explain whyverified_publisherNPR - Shauneen MirandaToni Okamoto became overwhelmed with frustration after she watched family members suffer severe health consequences from the food they ate. Her aunt suffered multiple amputations from Type 2 diabetes prior to dying, and her grandfather had multiple heart attacks before dying in a bypass surgery. She …
NPR3 days agoThe effect the Supreme Court's climate decision may haveverified_publisherNPR - Laura BenshoffThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Environment Protection Agency does not have the authority to mandate carbon emissions reductions from existing power plants. ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The Supreme Court concluded its term today with two major decisions - one on immigration and one on the environment. …
NPR3 days agoA mummified baby mammoth was found in Canada with intact hair, skin and tusksverified_publisherNPR - Juliana KimIt was an astonishing sight. Despite being buried for over 30,000 years, the baby mammoth found in Canada's Yukon territory still had hair, skin and tusks intact. The extinct animal was covered in mud and resting in a fetal position when gold miners discovered the remains this month. Geologists from …
NPR3 days agoScientists say they've solved a 700-year-old mystery: Where and when Black Death beganverified_publisherNPR - Max BarnhartWhere did the Black Death come from? And when did it first appear? As the deadliest pandemic in recorded history – it killed an estimated 50 million people in Europe and the Mediterranean between 1346 and 1353 — it's a question that has plagued scientists and historians for nearly 700 years. Now, …
