Web Comic: The Scientist Who Escaped Aleppo
It was a harrowing journey. Nedal Said made a new life in Germany — and found what he'd always been looking for.
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With Caviar, Clay, and Turkey Feathers, Saving Lake Sturgeon From Extinction
Lake sturgeon have been around since the dinosaurs, and they can live as long as humans, or longer. Overfishing and pollution has decimated populations, but biologists are learning to help them breed.
Trump's Budget Plan Proposes Cuts To Great Lakes Restoration Projects
President Trump's 2018 budget plan eliminates millions for Great Lakes restoration. What does that mean for projects across the Great Lakes, including research on harmful algae and Asian carp prevention efforts? NPR looks at the most important programs in each lake that could be targeted.
NASA Spacecraft Gets Up Close With Jupiter's Great Red Spot
NASA's Juno spacecraft will fly directly over the Great Red Spot, a swirling storm on Jupiter, on Monday. Scientists are hoping to gain a better understanding of the storm and why it persists.
Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Are More Likely To Develop Heart Disease
Women who develop diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy, or whose babies are born prematurely, often are unaware of their own increased risk of heart disease later. So are their doctors.
Dads Respond Differently To Daughters Than To Sons, Study Finds
Researchers from Emory University, using functional MRIs to measure fathers' brains, found that they had different biological reactions to their daughters' faces than to their sons'.
Pain Before Pleasure Makes The Pleasure Even Better, Study Finds
A study from the University of Kentucky shows that doing something virtuous can make indulging later even more pleasurable.
While Corals Die Along The Great Barrier Reef, Humans Struggle To Adjust
It's the world's biggest coral reef system, home to some 400 types of coral. In the past 18 months, rising ocean temperatures helped cause the single greatest loss of coral ever recorded there.
She May Be The Most Unstoppable Scientist In The World
First she was shot at on the way to work. Then her house was destroyed by a bomb. That didn't deter this female scientist.
Young Black Girls Face 'Adultification'
A new study shows that black girls are viewed as less innocent and in need of less protection than white girls. A Martinez speaks to two authors of the study: Rebecca Epstein and Dr. Jamilia Blake.