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A power plant near Katowice, Poland, the host city for a major global climate conference that began on Sunday. It is the most important climate meeting since the 2015 Paris climate agreement was signed. (Czarek Sokolowski/AP)
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High stakes as International Climate Conference begins

A major international climate conference kicked off Sunday in Poland.

7 years ago

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Space

Early Sunsets in Early December

Starting on Monday, December 3rd, we’ll embark on a ten-day period when sunset arrives around 4:35 in the afternoon, marking the ea ...

Air Date: December 3, 2018

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People have enjoyed seltzer and other sparkling drinks for decades. Some of the bottles at the Brooklyn Seltzer Boys go back to the 1950s. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
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Why we like sparkling water: The science behind the fizz

Bubbly water purveyors say “a good seltzer should hurt.” The acidity in carbonated drinks lights up the pain receptors in nerve endings — in a way that pleases the tongue.

7 years ago

Aegean Rebreath founder George Sarelakos (center) hands a netted bag of marine litter to volunteers on the main pier of the Greek island of Poros. (Joanna Kakissis for NPR)
NPR
Environment
International

Meet Greece’s marine trash collectors diving to keep their sea beautiful

Marine litter is a global problem that can seem overwhelming.

7 years ago

Neil deGrasse Tyson visits SiriusXM Studios on Nov. 8, 2018 in New York City.
(Santiago Felipe/Getty Images)
NPR
National

Neil deGrasse Tyson responds to claims of sexual harassment

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson has responded to recent allegations of sexual misconduct by posting a lengthy statement online, in which he denies wrongdoing.

7 years ago

This undated photo provided by the Pentagon's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Lawrence Dickson, a New York pilot killed during World War II. Dickson is first of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen still listed as missing in action whose remains the Pentagon says they have identified through DNA samples provided by his daughter in New Jersey. Dickson was a 24-year-old captain in the 100th Fighter Squadron when his P-51 fighter plane was seen crashing along the Italy-Austria border during a mission on Dec. 23, 1944. Searches for the crash site were unsuccessful until 2012. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP)
History
Military
Race & Ethnicity

Pentagon IDs remains of Tuskegee Airman killed in WWII

Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat, including 27 who were listed as MIA. Dickson was the first to be identified.

7 years ago

(AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)
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Climate change: the talks, the costs, and the consequences

Guests: Jean Chemnick, Robert Kopp, Stephen Pacala The UN climate change conference in Katowice, Poland starts Mo ...

Air Date: November 30, 2018 10:00 am

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The city of Big Spring’s desert-like climate has pushed officials to come up with creative ways to conserve water. In 2013, the Colorado River Municipal Water District opened the nation's first Direct Potable Reuse water treatment plant, in order to recycle the city’s water. (Kristen Cabrera/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Environment
Public Health
Technology

From toilet to tap: Texas town makes the most of its ‘pre-owned’ water

Water shortages forced Big Spring, Texas to begin reusing its wastewater five years ago, but not all locals are on board.

7 years ago

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Chinese researcher He Jiankui spoke Wednesday during the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong. (Kin Cheung/AP)
NPR
Biology
Innovation
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Facing backlash, scientist defends gene-editing research on babies

He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, addressed hundreds of scientists gathered at an international gene-editing summit in Hong Kong.

7 years ago

The stacks of the Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa., are shown in this 2014 file photo. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Business
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Climate petition calls on Pa. to cut emissions through cap-and-trade system

Among states, Pennsylvania is the third biggest emitter of carbon. The petition sets in motion a legal process that entails a response from the state.

7 years ago

In this June 22, 2016 photo made available by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, the FDA's Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health, speaks at FDA's Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the Medical Device Amendments. Under Shuren, new device approvals have more than tripled, while warnings to device manufacturers about product safety and quality have fallen roughly 80 percent, an Associated Press investigation found. (Michael J. Ermarth/FDA via AP)
Government Accountability
Innovation
National

U.S. goal to be ‘first’ on devices worries former regulators

Dr. Jeffrey Shuren was adamant: The United States would never cut corners to fast-track the approval of medical devices.

7 years ago

Volunteers search a mobile home park in Paradise, Calif. Government scientists predict wildfires like the one that struck this community will contribute to billions in losses for the U.S. economy (Kathleen Ronayne/AP)
NPR
Environment
National

New U.S. climate assessment forecasts dire effects on economy, health

7 years ago

Tianjin, in northern China, is home to Tianjin University, an international research center that recently hired an American to lead its school of pharmaceutical science and technology. He recruits students from all over the world, he says, and the program's classes are taught in English. (Prisma Bildagentur/UIG/Getty Images)
NPR
Higher Education
Innovation
International

China expands research funding, luring U.S. scientists and students

7 years ago

Genetics researcher He Jiankui said his lab considered ethical issues before deciding to proceed with DNA editing of human embryos to create twin girls with a modification to reduce their risk of HIV infection. Critics say the experiment was premature. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
NPR
Biology
Technology

Chinese scientist says he’s first to create genetically modified babies using CRISPR

For the first time, a scientist claims to have used a powerful new gene-editing technique to create genetically modified human babies.

7 years ago

An artist's depiction of InSight — short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport. The spacecraft has been designed to give Mars its first thorough checkup since the red planet formed, about 4.5 billion years ago.
NASA/JPL-Caltech
NPR
Space
Technology

NASA probe lands safely on Martian surface

NASA's InSight probe landed successfully on Mars today at shortly before 3 p.m. ET.

7 years ago

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