NPR News: As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research

As funding falters, young brain scientists rethink careers in research
Research on brain disorders may slow as young neuroscientists struggle to find jobs and research grants.

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NPR News: How to scare off hungry gulls

How to scare off hungry gulls
Neeltje Boogert, an associate professor at the University of Exeter in the U.K., is the senior author of a new scientific study about how to best scare away gulls, out now from the Royal Society.

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NPR News: Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body

Scientists pull ancient RNA from a wooly mammoth's body
Scientists have extracted the oldest RNA molecules out of a wooly mammoth, gaining a snapshot into the processes at work in the extinct mammal's body just before it died.

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NPR News: This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI

This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing.

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NPR News: Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes

Why home insurance is unaffordable, even in places without wildfires or hurricanes
Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters such as wildfires and hurricanes.

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NPR News: Greetings from the Arctic Circle, where an icebreaker ship drew polar bears' attention

Greetings from the Arctic Circle, where an icebreaker ship drew polar bears' attention
Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

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NPR News: It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.

It's harder to get home insurance. That's changing communities across the U.S.
Home insurance is getting less affordable, and less available, as insurers raise prices and pull back from areas with extreme weather. That's forcing families across the country to make tough choices.

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