NPR News: States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices

States try new tactics to bring down high hospital prices
Indiana is the latest state to experiment with limiting what hospitals can charge, to try to get a handle on high health costs.

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NPR News: How to understand this heat wave (as told by NPR's senior climate editor)

How to understand this heat wave (as told by NPR's senior climate editor)
As the senior climate editor at NPR, when extreme weather impacts us, I often send out guidance to the newsroom to help everyone understand the role of climate change. Here's what I tell them.

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NPR News: Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires

Indonesians brave choking smoke to pray for rain as country battles wildfires
Huge blazes in central and western regions of Indonesia have scorched wide areas of forests and peatland, creating a choking haze that blanketed some cities.

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NPR News: This scientist uses light to perform smarter, cleaner chemistry

This scientist uses light to perform smarter, cleaner chemistry
To create the molecules we need to help us grow food or make fuel, we rely on chemical reactions — and lots of energy. One scientist may have a "brighter" approach, controlling chemistry with light.

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NPR News: Lab-grown organoids are living longer — offering new insight into the human brain

Lab-grown organoids are living longer — offering new insight into the human brain
A study in the journal Nature sets a new record for the lifespan of lab-grown cells called organoids. These clusters of human cells in petri dishes are used as models of the human brain.

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NPR News: Drying springs in Arizona jeopardize the future of a key Navajo tradition

Drying springs in Arizona jeopardize the future of a key Navajo tradition
For centuries, Navajo shepherds have herded sheep in Arizona's mountains. Now, springs they rely on are drying up, putting a mainstay of the tribe's culture at risk.

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NPR News: This week in science: A new black hole star, exercises for dementia, and winter shrews

This week in science: A new black hole star, exercises for dementia, and winter shrews
NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about a new type of black hole star, the types of exercise linked to lowered dementia risk, and the wintry adaptations of the long-clawed shrew.

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