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A record shark migration, metalhead woodpeckers and how the brain understands 'not'
NPR· 4 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: It's time now for our regular science news roundup with our friends at NPR's Short Wave podcast, Emily Kwong and Regina Barber. Hey to both of you. EMILY ...
They were there on D-Day, on the beaches and in the skies. This is what they saw
NPR· 1 day agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Eighty years ago this week, Allied forces stormed the beaches of Nazi-occupied Normandy, France, during World War II. On the eve of the D-Day invasion, ...
The Paris Olympics is already facing cybersecurity threats
NPR· 1 day agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Ahead of the Paris Olympics in July, bad actors are already seizing the opportunity to create chaos. NPR cybersecurity correspondent Jenna McLaughlin has ...
Crows can count vocally like toddlers, research shows
NPR· 1 day agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Math - regardless of how you feel about the subject, most of us have mastered the basics at an early age. For instance, toddlers know how to count. But, ...
An auto plant in Alabama is offering employees up to $250 per month for child care
NPR· 1 day agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Child care has long been viewed as a problem for parents to solve, but increasingly, employers are realizing that they can be part of the solution, especially ...
TV series 'Couples Therapy' gives viewers a rare look into real life therapy sessions
WUSF 89.7· 1 day agoCouples Therapy gives viewers a rare look into real-life therapy sessions and the deeply intimate...
They loved magnet fishing. Now they caught stacks of $100 bills
NPR· 1 day agoJUANA SUMMERS, HOST: Some couples like to hike or cook together. For James Kane and Barbi Agostini, they fish with magnets. AILSA CHANG, HOST: They have caught coins, weapons ...
New COVID variant FLiRT may be more transmissible but unlikely to make us more sick
NPR· 3 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: As much as we would all love to ignore COVID, a new set of variants that scientists call FLiRT - that's with a lowercase I - is here to remind us that COVID ...
Ready for it? Taylor Swift fans mobilise for UK Eras Tour
BBC News· 2 days agoIt's T minus one day until Taylor Swift brings her worldwide Eras Tour to the UK. The star kicks off...
A neighbor of the Alitos describes her unpleasant encounter with Martha-Ann
NPR· 3 days agoAILSA CHANG, HOST: Next story starts small - a neighborhood fight over lawn signs. But it goes all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. The New York Times recently reported ...