NPR2 hours agoWhat sleep experts say about kids and melatonin : Short Waveverified_publisherNPR - Emily Kwong , Rachel Carlson , Rebecca RamirezA good night's sleep makes a big difference in our mental and physical health. Without quality sleep, we're less productive. Grumpy. It can even affect our hearts. For kids, sleep is crucial for physical, mental and emotional development. But there are lots of things keeping us awake these days: …
NPR4 hours agoAmazon launches its first internet satellites to compete against SpaceX's Starlinksverified_publisherNPR - The Associated PressCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Amazon's first batch of internet satellites rocketed into orbit Monday, the latest entry in the mega constellation market currently dominated by SpaceX's thousands of Starlinks. What has DOGE done in Trump's first 100 days? The United Launch Alliance's Atlas V rocket carried up …
NPR15 hours agoDOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secretsverified_publisherNPR - Geoff Brumfiel , Jenna McLaughlinTwo members of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency were given accounts on classified networks that hold highly guarded details about America's nuclear weapons, two sources tell NPR. Luke Farritor, a 23-year-old former SpaceX intern, and Adam Ramada, a Miami-based venture capitalist, have …
NPR22 hours agoAs a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careersverified_publisherNPR - Brett KelmanAdelaide Tovar, a University of Michigan scientist who researches genes related to diabetes, used to feel like an impostor in a laboratory. Tovar, 32, grew up poor and was the first in her family to graduate from high school. During her first year in college, she realized she didn't know how to …
NPR1 day agoRegeneration, super strength, stolen powers: Meet sea creatures inspiring research : Short Waveverified_publisherNPR - Regina G. Barber , Berly McCoy , Rebecca RamirezFrom starfish and sea slugs to jellyfish and sponges, the ocean's invertebrates are some of the most ancient and diverse critters on Earth. And so are their superpowers, as marine biologist Drew Harvell calls them. In her new book, The Ocean's Menagerie, she chronicles the amazing abilities of some …
NPR1 day agoA vanished kingdom comes alive in the songs of griots and a new archaeological digverified_publisherNPR - Ari DanielGriots are having a moment. A griot is a storyteller who preserves and passes down history in stories and poems and songs. They're part of West African culture but the term itself has a bit of colonialist irony in its aura — one theory is that "griot" is adapted from the Portuguese word "criado" or …
