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News Articles: Science

Prosecutors Jessica Rock, right, and K.C. Pagnotta pose with Baby Shark — who was rescued from the alleged dogfighting operation as a puppy in 2022 — at the sentencing last week.

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  • National

A man was sentenced to 475 years for dogfighting. The sport is surprisingly prevalent

A man who was arrested with over 100 dogs and equipment at his Georgia home got the maximum sentence last week. Prosecutors hope it sheds light on the prevalence of dogfighting, a felony in the U.S.

February 04, 2025
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
An illustration of the Vagus nerve, which is part of the autonomic nervous system.

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  • Health

Vagus nerve stimulation may tame autoimmune diseases

The next big advance in treating diseases like rheumatoid arthritis could be tiny pulses of electricity delivered to the vagus nerve.

February 04, 2025
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By:
  • Jon Hamilton
Protesters gather outside of USAID headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday, after Elon Musk said his Department of Government Efficiency will shut down the foreign assistance agency.

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  • Politics

Musk and Trump aim to shut down USAID, leaving humanitarian work in doubt

USAID is in the crosshairs of Elon Musk's government efficiency push, sending chills through the humanitarian world and drawing criticism from Democrats and nonpartisan foreign service workers.

February 04, 2025
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By:
  • Alex Leff
Nyota, a bonobo living at Ape Initiative.

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  • Science

These bonobos know what you don't know

A new study shows that bonobos seem to know a little bit about what's going on in a human companion's mind, and will try to help.

February 03, 2025
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Washington D.C., USA - February 29, 2020: Entrance of The National Science Foundation (NSF) in Washington D.C., USA. NSF is a United States government agency.

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  • Science

National Science Foundation says it will unfreeze grant money after court order

While NSF is still reviewing how its grants comply with Trump executive orders, it says it will continue to paying existing grants

February 03, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
In almost every species, ear movement can be a clue that the animal is trying to pay close attention to something.

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  • Science

Your ears can't prick up, but your ear muscles sure try

Humans actually have vestigial muscles that activate when listening closely to something, even though people lost the ability to really move their ears about 25 million years ago.

February 02, 2025
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By:
  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
A meteor contrail is seen over Chelyabinsk, Russia on Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, in a photo taken by a mobile phone camera. The object streaked across the sky over Russia's Ural Mountains region causing a shock wave and injuring hundreds of people, including many who were hurt by broken glass.

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  • Space

Astronomers are tracking an asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032

The odds are about 1% that the football field-sized object could hit the Earth, but that makes it the closest call in more than 20 years.

February 02, 2025
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  • Scott Neuman
Fruit fly maggots prefer textures that are or closely resemble rotting fruit.

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  • Science

Not too hard, not too soft, rotting fruit is just right - for fruit fly maggots

It turns out, a maggot's preference for rotting fruit has as much to do with texture as taste. Researchers are looking into figuring out why and what neurons are responsible.

February 01, 2025
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  • Ari Daniel
Kitt Peak National Observatory in Tucson, Ariz., is managed by a consortium of universities and the National Science Foundation.

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  • Science

National Science Foundation freezes payments in response to Trump's executive actions

The National Science Foundation's funding freeze, and wider confusion about the status and future of science funding, is already hampering research.

January 31, 2025
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  • Jonathan Lambert
Tigers are visible at the Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur, India.

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  • World

Study finds India doubled its tiger population in a decade

The study found that some local communities near tiger habitats have also benefited from the increase in tigers because of the foot traffic and revenues brought in by ecotourism.

January 31, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
A man takes a picture of his wife with Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont, in the background in New Plymouth, New Zealand.

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  • World

A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for Māori

The recognition acknowledges the mountain's theft from the Māori after New Zealand was colonized. It fulfills an agreement from the country's government to Indigenous people.

January 31, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The U.S. conducts some of its most sensitive nuclear weapons research in a laboratory deep beneath Nevada. NPR was recently given a tour.

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  • Science

Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes

A thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a live test could come soon.

January 30, 2025
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  • Geoff Brumfiel
A lump of chewed up crinoid fragments from 66 million years ago is now at a museum in Denmark.

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  • Science

66 million years ago, a fish chewed up and spit out food. It's now a fossil in Denmark

The fossil was found at a cliff in Denmark. Fossilized vomit is called regurgitalite, and it's a type of trace fossil, which tells scientists about an organism's daily life.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • James Doubek
High winds and dry vegetation set the stage for the explosive wildfires in Los Angeles. Scientists are finding that climate change fueled some of the extreme conditions.

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  • Climate

Here's how climate change fueled the Los Angeles fires

Extreme conditions helped fuel the fast-moving fires that destroyed thousands of homes. Scientists are working to figure out how climate change played a role in the disaster.

January 29, 2025
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By:
  • Lauren Sommer
The EPA's acting director let go of members of two of the agency's influential advisory committees on Tuesday. In an email, James Payne said they could reapply for their positions.

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  • National

Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go

Acting EPA Administrator James Payne sent an email to members of the agency's Science Advisory Board and the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee informing them that both are being "reset."

January 29, 2025
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  • Alejandra Borunda
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