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Along certain coastlines near the equator, you can find a tree with superpowers. Mangroves provide a
A box of Twinkies, left alone for eight years, held some surprises for Colin Purrington. Upon having
The COVID-19 has exposed longstanding and massive health disparities in the U.S., resulting in peopl
Cockroaches - do they get a bad rap? Producer Thomas Lu teams up with self-proclaimed lesbian cockr
How did humans evolve some key cooperative behaviors like sharing? NPR Science Correspondent Jon Ham
Why do some songs can stick with us for a long time, even when other memories start to fade? Science
Humans have scalp hair. But why is human scalp hair so varied? Biological anthropologist Tina Lasisi
Our colleagues at the TED Radio Hour introduce us to forager and TikTok influencer Alexis Nikole Nel
Burnout has long been a problem among health care workers. The pandemic has only made it worse. Some
A paper published recently in the journal Science finds similarities between the babbling of human i
People are likely to be confused by common climate change terms like "mitigation" and "carbon neutra
Suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the U.S. in 2020, according to the most current data.
Based on early estimates, as many as 10,600 large sequoias were killed in last year's Castle Fire —
Will Stone is a science reporter for NPR. He's been reporting about the pandemic for a while now, so
In December, NASA is scheduled to launch the huge $10 billion James Webb Space Telescope, which is s
Some of the world's best artificial waves are happening hundreds of miles from the ocean—in Waco, Te
In the early 1900s, the Whitney South Sea expedition gathered 40,000 bird specimens for the American
With booster shots on the horizon for some people, one of the biggest questions is: Am I still prot
Many people are afraid of needles in some capacity — about 1 in 10 experience a "high level" of need
Fatima's Great Outdoors, a new children's book, centers on a girl named Fatima, who's struggling to
