NPR News: New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science's understanding of reality and the universe

New Carlo Rovelli book challenges science's understanding of reality and the universe
In his latest book, the world-renowned physicist draws on science and philosophy to explore the notion that the university and reality are fully knowable.

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NPR News: Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications

Pennsylvania says an unvaccinated woman has died from measles-related complications
Pennsylvania has announced its third measles-related death in less than three weeks. A local coroner says the 40-year-old woman was unvaccinated.

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NPR News: Actor Tatyana Ali advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health

Actor Tatyana Ali advocating for Black and Indigenous maternal health
Actor Tatyana Ali says her healing journey after a traumatic childbirth has inspired her advocacy for Black maternal health, including support for midwives, doulas and other birth workers.

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NPR News: A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived

A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived
The best preserved feather from the age of the dinosaurs was just revealed — and it was inside a blob of fossilized poop. That feather is from an aquatic bird that lived 66 million years ago.

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NPR News: This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records

This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.

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NPR News: A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived

A fossil feather from the age of dinosaurs may explain why only some birds survived
An extremely well preserved fossil feather could reveal why some birds survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid, and others did not.

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NPR News: Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured

Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.

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