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Sep 24, 2023
An effort to diversify genetic studies has led to a discovery about Parkinson's disease in people of African descent.
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Sep 23, 2023
More than a 100 years ago, doctors thought that too much running or other vigorous activity could harm us. Marathoner Clarence DeMar proved them wrong.
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Sep 22, 2023
Archaeologists dug into a riverbank in Zambia and uncovered what they call the earliest known wood construction by humans. The half-million year-old artifacts could change how we see Stone-Age people.
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Sep 21, 2023
A newly discovered example of wood construction by humans is nearly 500,000 years old and has archaeologists rethinking how technologically advanced these pre-homo-sapiens may have been.
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Sep 21, 2023
A newly discovered example of wood construction by humans is nearly 500,000 years old and has archaeologists rethinking how technologically advanced these pre-homo-sapiens may have been.
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Sep 09, 2023
At a recent medical gathering, researchers presented their latest hypotheses about what causes - and what could treat - the lingering disease.
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Sep 07, 2023
Researchers in Hungary have looked at whether the high pitched babble people use with their dogs scientifically resonates with pets.
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Sep 07, 2023
A UCLA study finds that lower NFL jersey numbers tend to be associated with the idea that a player's body is slimmer and faster. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 6, 2023.)
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Sep 06, 2023
A UCLA study finds that lower NFL jersey numbers tend to be associated with the idea that a player's body is slimmer and faster: evidence that "higher level" cognition steers "lower level" perception.
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Aug 28, 2023
People taking weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy report a dampening of the urge to drink. Here's how the drugs curb cravings and what that could mean for helping treat addiction.
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Aug 25, 2023
Centers for Disease Control studies increased asthma-related ER visits by 17% nationwide during 19 of the smokiest days. On the worst air quality day in New York state, those visits spiked 82%.
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Aug 21, 2023
The footage of humpback whales exfoliating their skin with sand offer new insight into these animals' complex lifestyles deep beneath the ocean
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Aug 21, 2023
Researchers, studying which parts of the brain are responsible for processing elements of music, played a Pink Floyd song to a group of patients with electrodes implanted in their brains.
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Aug 21, 2023
Researchers, studying which parts of the brain are responsible for processing elements of music, played a Pink Floyd song to a group of patients with electrodes implanted in their brains.
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Aug 20, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Esra Barlas Yücel, a researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about Fermilab's most precise measurements of the muon particle's magnetic wobble.
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Aug 20, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Esra Barlas Yücel, a researcher at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, about Fermilab's most precise measurements of the muon particle's magnetic wobble.
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Aug 10, 2023
The reptile lived in oceans between 247 million and 249 million years ago. It was as big as a whale, with a dolphin's narrow snout, no teeth and a jaw that it could sort of un-hinge while feeding.
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Aug 09, 2023
A severe traumatic brain injury can make it hard to remember recent events or conversations. But a form of brain stimulation appears to ease this memory deficit.
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Aug 08, 2023
Researchers in Alabama are trying to toughen up baby oysters so they can better withstand predators. It's all part of an effort to restore oyster reefs around the world.
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Aug 04, 2023
New evidence suggests working from home, at least full time, may not be as productive as we once thought.
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Aug 04, 2023
Actress Michelle Yeoh just married her fiancé — after a 19-year engagement. A relationship expert reveals the secret to making a long-term relationship exciting and new.
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Aug 04, 2023
Researchers have compared the DNA of 27 Black people who lived at the Catoctin furnace between 1774 and 1850, finding a link between these enslaved Americans and nearly 42,000 living relatives.
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Aug 01, 2023
A new study finds that winter wave heights have increased along California's coastline as human actions have warmed the world's climate. Bigger waves are a threat to the already vulnerable coast.
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Aug 01, 2023
A new study finds that winter wave heights have increased along California's coast as human actions have warmed the world's climate. Bigger waves are a threat to the already vulnerable coast.
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Aug 01, 2023
British researchers have discovered that the way crickets rub their wings together to sing — is about the closest an insect can come to a dating app.
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Jul 30, 2023
A nematode found deep in frozen sediment has proven its ability to survive extreme environments long term. Scientists studying the species say their work could inform the protection of other animals.
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Jul 26, 2023
More than 40 million urban Americans are experiencing significantly hotter temperatures than their rural counterparts, new research finds.
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Jul 25, 2023
Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.
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Jul 25, 2023
Punishing heat waves have gripped America, Asia and Europe this July. A new study finds human-caused climate change is a major reason why.
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Jul 24, 2023
Countertops made of the engineered stone "quartz" are incredibly popular, but public health experts say cutting this material unsafely can expose workers to deadly dust.
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Jul 18, 2023
A 125-million-year-old fossil from the early Cretaceous shows the skeletons of a smaller mammal biting a larger horned dinosaur, suggesting a much more complex ancient food web.
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Jul 17, 2023
In a large study, the experimental drug donanemab slowed the progression of Alzheimer's by about 35%. That's slightly better than the drug Leqembi, which was fully approved by the FDA on July 6.
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Jul 14, 2023
Climate-warming greenhouse gasses from natural gas could be as damaging as those from coal, according to a new analysis.
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Jul 13, 2023
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with Short Wave hosts Regina Barber and Geoff Brumfiel about a copper-age "queen," a 500-million-year-old sea squirt, and a way to help mosquitoes fight malaria.
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Jul 12, 2023
A team of scientists have identified a geological site in Canada that they say best reflects a new epoch in Earth's history — the Anthropocene era.
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Jul 11, 2023
The country's toll makes up nearly a third of the world's 619,000 malaria deaths each year. Now Nigeria has approved a new vaccine. Will it get into the arms of those who need it most?
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Jul 11, 2023
Over the last century, we've seen a huge improvement in the accuracy of weather forecasts. A new study suggests these better forecasts have tremendous value for our lives and our economy.
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Jul 11, 2023
Taken after sex, the antibiotic doxycycline can ward off some sexually transmitted illnesses. Doctors are already prescribing it and the CDC is expected to share guidance soon for how best to use it.
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Jul 05, 2023
NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Carroll Doherty of the Pew Research Center about how recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings track with public opinion ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
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Jul 05, 2023
An obscure bit of brain tissue appears critical to both out-of-body experiences and our sense of being anchored to a physical self.
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Jun 29, 2023
Scientists have detected these strange particles from outer space before, but this is the first time they've caught cosmic neutrinos from our own Milky Way
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Jun 28, 2023
Scientists say they've found evidence of a very long gravitational wave that could open a window onto supermassive black holes — and perhaps even other extreme, unseen objects in the universe.
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Jun 28, 2023
New research calls into question prescribing the drugs even for short-term pain relief - especially given the risk of addiction.
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Jun 26, 2023
A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel reduces the expression of 100 genes related to the immune system.
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Jun 21, 2023
Monarch butterflies with more white spots on their mostly orange-and-black wings are more successful at long-distance migration. Some scientists think the spots may affect airflow around their wings.
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Jun 19, 2023
Diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's spread through the brain like a forest fire. A new study suggests how the fire starts.
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Jun 17, 2023
NPR's Don Gonyea speaks to scientist Michael Benton about his new research, trying to answer the age old question: which came first, the chicken or the egg?
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Jun 12, 2023
Dituri, whose nickname is Doctor Deep Sea, kept busy during his time below the surface. The university professor taught online classes and conducted daily experiments.
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Jun 08, 2023
The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain to produce different proteins as ocean temperatures fluctuate, a new study finds.
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Jun 02, 2023
Scientists have shown that deep brain stimulation during sleep can help people retain new information. The approach could help people with memory problems related to disorders like Alzheimer's.
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Jun 02, 2023
Scientists have shown that deep brain stimulation during sleep can help people retain new information. The approach could help people with memory problems related to disorders like Alzheimer's.
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Jun 01, 2023
Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber talk about a paralyzed man that walked again, a sticker vaccine and the science behind a crop of new RSV vaccines.
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May 29, 2023
A Black driver is more likely to face being searched, handcuffed, or arrested when a police officer's first words are commands rather than a greeting or an explanation.
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May 19, 2023
Some papers suggest romantic kissing began about 3,500 years ago. But a new review in the journal Science shows it was mentioned in much older clay tablets, from an area that's now modern-day Iraq.
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May 16, 2023
A new study finds that butterflies probably originated in North or Central America around 100 million years ago. (Story originally aired on All Things Considered on May 15, 2023.)
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May 16, 2023
Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.
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May 15, 2023
Research shows some hammerhead sharks hold their breath when diving deep under water. They do it to keep their bodies from getting too cold. (Story aired on All Things Considered on May 11, 2023.)
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May 14, 2023
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with neuropsychologist Bernhard Sabel about his study estimating that more medical papers may be made up or plagiarized than previously thought.
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May 11, 2023
Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.
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May 10, 2023
Astronomers pointed the James Webb Space Telescope at a common kind of planet that's bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune. What they saw wasn't what they expected.
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May 03, 2023
For the first time, astronomers have caught a star in the act of swallowing a planet, providing a glimpse into how the sun may eventually eat up Earth.
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May 02, 2023
A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.
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May 02, 2023
A group of economists conducted one of the first empirical studies of "generative AI" at a real-world company. They found it had big effects.
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May 01, 2023
Scientists have decoded streams of words in the brain using artificial intelligence and the data from MRI scans.
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May 01, 2023
Scientists have decoded streams of words in the brain using artificial intelligence and the data from MRI scans.
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Apr 27, 2023
Researchers have examined the genomes of 240 mammal species. The project reveals when mammals evolved, how some developed the ability to hibernate, and clues that may help explain humans' brains.
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Apr 27, 2023
There's already a huge demand for existing weight-loss drugs, so the new medication is highly anticipated. Obesity affects an estimated 650 million adults globally.
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Apr 24, 2023
A new study finds that when pregnant people get COVID, their male children have a greater risk of subtle neurodevelopmental effects.
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Apr 20, 2023
Researchers have found a system in the brain that seems to integrate control of individual muscles with a person's intentions, emotions, and entire body.
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Apr 20, 2023
Researchers have found a system in the brain that seems to integrate control of individual muscles with a person's intentions, emotions and entire body.
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Apr 19, 2023
Scientists found evidence of two interleaved systems, which may help explain the connection between what's going on in our bodies and what's going on in brain areas involved in thoughts and emotions.
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Apr 19, 2023
Scientists found evidence of two interleaved systems, which may help explain the connection between what's going on in our bodies and what's going on in brain areas involved in thoughts and emotions.
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Apr 18, 2023
Boys born to mothers who got COVID-19 while pregnant seem to have a higher risk of subtle developmental delays, including those associated with autism spectrum disorder.
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Apr 17, 2023
A study of plastic trash hauled out of the Pacific Ocean found that most of it had been colonized by coastal life that was thriving right next to species that normally live in the open sea.
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Apr 13, 2023
A new study looks at how urinary tract infections can affect DNA. And down the road that could lead to new treatments for the millions who get UTIs.
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Apr 13, 2023
Scientists have created a new version of a historic black hole image that was first unveiled back in 2019. The central black nothingness now looks larger and darker.
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Apr 12, 2023
Socioeconomic disparity is just as influential as climate change and population growth when it comes to explaining why so many cities are struggling with their water supply, researchers say.
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Apr 12, 2023
Genetic analyses back up what Swahili oral tradition has long held about ancestry of people from eastern Africa — that their ancestors are from Africa and abroad.
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Apr 12, 2023
Baseball home runs appear to be getting a little extra help from climate change, a new study finds. That's because baseballs can fly farther through air that's made thinner by warmer conditions.
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Apr 12, 2023
The start of pregnancy — as well as exactly when that happens — is a hot topic in some state legislatures and U.S. courts. Understanding the nuances of what happens when has never been more important.
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Apr 01, 2023
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Debashis Chanda about his groundbreaking research on structural paint, featured in WIRED magazine.
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Mar 31, 2023
The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This roach is very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals.
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Mar 31, 2023
Research suggests that contrary to popular belief, the T-rex did not have rows of exposed teeth — it had lips that covered those teeth. Some scientists disagree and insist that the T-rex is lipless.
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Mar 26, 2023
NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. — and how that might improve future outcomes.
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Mar 26, 2023
NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. - and how that might improve future outcomes.
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Mar 26, 2023
NPR's Miles Parks speaks to Thomas Bollyky, the co-author of a new report examining why COVID-19 death rates varied dramatically across the U.S. - and how that might improve future outcomes.
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Mar 25, 2023
In response to our series on spillover viruses, you had many questions: from the role of climate change to possible benefits. We turn the mic to you for a special edition of 'Hidden Viruses.'
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Mar 24, 2023
Researchers say coffee drinkers take about 1,000 more steps a day than non-coffee drinkers, but they sleep less than people who don't partake. The study concludes coffee's health effects are complex.
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Mar 22, 2023
Scientists have sequenced the genome of Ludwig van Beethoven from two-century-old locks of hair. They've found some clues in the DNA about the ailments that plagued him in life.
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Mar 22, 2023
A strange comet-like object discovered over 5 years ago was the first known visitor from another solar system. Its movement though space was so odd that scientists struggled to explain it, until now.
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Mar 22, 2023
Mora Leeb was 9 months old when surgeons removed half her brain. Now 15, she plays soccer and tells jokes. Scientists say Mora is an extreme example of a process known as brain plasticity.
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Mar 22, 2023
It's an intriguing finding that suggests life as we know it may have been seeded by asteroids and meteors.
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Mar 22, 2023
Scientists used a wave pool designed for surfing to study how wind affects waves. The research will help them predict and track coastal flooding and erosion.
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Mar 22, 2023
Russia is using a dam it controls to release water from Ukraine's massive Kakhovka Reservoir. It's one of dozens of cases where the war is limiting access to safe water.
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Mar 17, 2023
One third of American adults don't get enough sleep. The CDC suggests a regimen that limits electronics, big meals, caffeine and alcohol — but adds a little exercise during the day.
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Mar 17, 2023
Data from an old NASA spacecraft reveals a volcano erupted on the surface of Venus in 1991, a new study in Science says.
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Mar 16, 2023
A Mississippi woman's life has been transformed by a treatment for sickle cell disease with the gene-editing technique CRISPR. All her symptoms from a disease once thought incurable have disappeared.
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Mar 13, 2023
Researchers say sighing works better than inhaling deeply because all deep breathing activates part of the nervous system in charge of how the body rests.
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Mar 13, 2023
One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.
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Mar 10, 2023
Three years ago, the novel coronavirus swept the world. Here are 24 quotes and 13 photos that sum up the reaction in the weeks before the World Health Organization's declaration of a global pandemic.
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