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  • Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications #Health #Science #PublicHealth

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    Sep 13, 2026

  • Actor Tatyana Ali advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health #Health #MaternalHealth #Advocacy

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    Sep 13, 2026

  • This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ScienceNews

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    Sep 10, 2026

  • A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived #Science #Paleontology #Evolution

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    Sep 10, 2026

  • Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured #Science #ClimateChange #Environment

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    Sep 10, 2026

  • Are we any closer to detecting dark matter? #Science #Physics #Research

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    Sep 9, 2026

  • Hank the donkey has record-setting ears #Science #Animals #Donkey

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    Sep 8, 2026

  • 'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes #Health #Climate #ExtremeWeather

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    Sep 7, 2026

  • From bottles to bakery: How scientists create edible cookies from recycled plastic #Science #Recycling #FoodTech

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    Sep 5, 2026

  • Biologist Andrew Newhouse on the genetic revival of the American chestnut #Science #Biology #Conservation

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    Sep 5, 2026

  • This week in science: Archaeology fakes, hurricanes and lizards, and heat health effects #Science #Research #Environment

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    Sep 4, 2026

  • Scientists map key protein interactions linked with profound autism #Science #Autism #Research

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    Sep 4, 2026

  • Scientists study how the brain of a fish filters out signals #Science #Neuroscience #AnimalBehavior

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    Sep 4, 2026

  • Kissing apes, anti-splash urinals: This year's Ig Nobels showcase surprising science #Science #Humor #Research

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    Sep 3, 2026

  • He died in a sweltering house. Why doesn't his death record show it? #Science #Health #Climate

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    Sep 2, 2026

  • A NY hospital tried to close its birthing center. This city united to fight back #Community #Healthcare #Advocacy

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    Sep 1, 2026

  • What's the secret ingredient in these cookies? Plastic #Science #FoodSafety #Environment

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    Aug 31, 2026

  • NPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden toll #ClimateChange #PublicHealth #Research

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    Aug 31, 2026

  • Why too many women are prescribed antibiotics for UTIs they don't have #Health #Medicine #WomensHealth

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    Aug 31, 2026

  • Exclusive: Meet the inaugural winner of Fat Marmot Week #Science #Animals #Nature

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    Aug 30, 2026

  • New telescope will help scientists study a mysterious force called 'dark energy' #Science #Space #Research

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    Aug 30, 2026

  • WATCH LIVE: NASA's newest space telescope launches today #Space #Telescope #Science

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    Aug 30, 2026

  • Trump cuts to science advisory boards have long-lasting consequences, researchers say #Science #Research #Policy

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    Aug 29, 2026

  • Scientists collaborated with narwhals to study warming waters in the Arctic #Science #Arctic #Environment

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    Aug 28, 2026

  • New Jersey is a fossil hotspot, with answers about the day the dinosaurs died #Science #Paleontology #Dinosaurs

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    Aug 28, 2026

  • NASA is about to launch a space telescope that could change how we see the universe #Space #Science #Astronomy

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    Aug 28, 2026

  • A melting glacier contributed to the deadly Nepal floods. We can expect more like this #Science #ClimateChange #Disaster

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    Aug 28, 2026

  • Forest service to allow chainsaws to clear trails of downed trees despite ban #Science #Environment #Forestry

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    Aug 28, 2026

  • The real cause of most wildfires? People #Science #Environment #Wildfires

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    Aug 27, 2026

  • Nuclear regulator prepares to abandon decades-old radiation safety rule #Science #Nuclear #Regulation

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    Aug 27, 2026

  • States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices #Healthcare #Policy #Economics

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    Aug 26, 2026

  • Spokane wildfire evacuees return home, but it's 'still a hazmat situation' #Wildfire #Environment #Hazmat

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    Aug 25, 2026

  • How to understand this heat wave (as told by NPR's senior climate editor) #Climate #Science #Weather

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    Aug 25, 2026

  • Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires #Environment #Climate #Asia

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    Aug 25, 2026

  • This scientist uses light to perform smarter, cleaner chemistry #Science #Chemistry #Research

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    Aug 24, 2026

  • Lab-grown organoids are living longer -- offering new insight into the human brain #Science #Research #Neuroscience

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    Aug 24, 2026

  • Drying springs in Arizona jeopardize the future of a key Navajo tradition #Science #Environment #Culture

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    Aug 24, 2026

  • A NASA telescope is slowly plummeting to earth and there's no way to save it #Space #Astronomy #Science

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    Aug 23, 2026

  • This week in science: A new black hole star, exercises for dementia, and winter shrews #Science #Research #Astronomy

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