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Listen to Images from the James Webb Space Telescope Sep 09, 2022

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It turns out that making new views of the universe accessible to those with vision impairment has required some deep thought—and carefully chosen words.

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These Tiny Pollinators Can Travel Surprisingly Huge Distances Sep 07, 2022

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It turns out that hoverflies may fly hundreds or even thousands of miles—all to help pollinate our flowers and vegetables.

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During a Heat Wave, You Can Blast the AC, but What Does a Squirrel Do? Aug 31, 2022

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Although recent spikes in temperature affect all of us, our urban critters have had to find their own ways to beat the heat. Sometimes they “sploot.”

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Back-to-School Special: Kids, Tests and Long COVID Reassurance: COVID, Quickly, Episode 37 Aug 30, 2022

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This is our back-to-school special episode of COVID, Quickly. We’ll talk about why COVID testing is about to become a school problem—and about whether or not kids are at risk for long COVID.

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This Artificial Intelligence Learns like a Baby Aug 26, 2022

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Engineers at the company DeepMind built a machine-learning system based on research on how babies’ brain works, and it did better on certain tasks than its conventional counterparts.

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Understanding the Inner Workings of Stars [Sponsored] Aug 25, 2022

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Conny Aerts is an astrophysicist and a pioneer of asteroseismology. This year she shared the Kavli Prize in Astrophysics for her research and leadership that has laid the foundations of solar and stellar structure theory, and revolutionized our understanding of the interiors of stars.

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Dogs Actually Tear Up When Their Owners Come Home Aug 24, 2022

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Our puppies’ eyes well up, a reaction caused by oxytocin, which makes us want to take care of them even more.

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A Lifelong Quest to Improve Mental Health among Cancer Patients [Sponsored] Aug 23, 2022

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Recognizing those who are making a meaningful impact in the lives of cancer patients, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with the President’s Award. We reconnected with Margaret Stauffer, the 2021 winner, to hear more about what’s happened since she received the award.

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How Next-Generation Sequencing Can Enable Precision Oncology [Sponsored] Aug 19, 2022

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Celebrating those who enhance the ability to provide the right treatment for the right patient at the right time, the Cancer Community Awards, sponsored by AstraZeneca, presents an individual or organization with the Catalyst for Precision Medicine Award. We prepared for this year’s awards by reconnecting with the 2021 winner, Dr. Colin Pritchard, to hear more about what’s happened since he received the award.

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Hawking, a Paradox and a Black Hole Mystery, Solved? Aug 19, 2022

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We do not have a theory to tell us everything about how a black hole works, but new research is shedding a least some light on one of their many mysteries.

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