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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NPR News: Are we any closer to detecting dark matter?

Are we any closer to detecting dark matter?
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with theoretical astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan of Yale University about a strange blip recorded by a dark matter detector in South Dakota and what the fluke could mean.

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NPR News: Hank the donkey has record-setting ears

Hank the donkey has record-setting ears
Hank the donkey has the longest donkey ears in the world. His mom, Jennifer Gee, says in addition to big ears, the Mammoth donkey has a big personality, "like a gigantic golden retriever."

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NPR News: 'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes

'Her body temperature was 106': How heat is killing Americans in their homes
Heat kills thousands of people across the U.S. every year. The risk is especially high for the millions of Americans who live in manufactured housing like mobile homes and trailers.

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NPR News: Biologist Andrew Newhouse on the genetic revival of the American chestnut

Biologist Andrew Newhouse on the genetic revival of the American chestnut
The American chestnut once dominated the Eastern woodlands. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Andrew Newhouse, an environmental biologist, about efforts to bring these trees back from the brink of extinction.

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