NPR News: Billions of sea stars have died. A Northwest tribe is trying to save the species

Billions of sea stars have died. A Northwest tribe is trying to save the species
Sunflower sea stars are critically endangered in the Pacific Ocean. University of Washington researchers are working with the Samish Indian Nation to bring this 24-armed creature back from the brink of extinction.

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NPR News: Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again

Is there a summer COVID-19 surge this year? Yep, it's ramping up again
Just like all previous summers since the pandemic began, COVID-19 cases are ticking up again, even while other health threats make more headlines.

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NPR News: Space news: The Perseid meteor shower, the Sun's surface, and a SpaceX moon crash

Space news: The Perseid meteor shower, the Sun's surface, and a SpaceX moon crash
NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us space news

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NPR News: Photos: See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipse

Photos: See the best photos from this year's total solar eclipse
Millions of people in Europe stepped outside Wednesday to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland, Spain and Portugal.

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NPR News: Photos: See the best photos from the solar eclipse

Photos: See the best photos from the solar eclipse
Millions of people in Europe stepped outside this evening to watch a spectacular sunset with a solar eclipse. The path of totality passed through portions of Greenland, Iceland and Spain,

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NPR News: Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns

Nuclear power push ramps up uranium mill — and tribal health concerns
Federal efforts to revive uranium mining in the West and decrease reliance on Russian uranium raise concerns about drinking water for tribal communities reckoning with the industry's deadly legacy.

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NPR News: Researchers have successfully used AI to create brand new viruses

Researchers have successfully used AI to create brand new viruses
For the first time, researchers have used artificial intelligence to generate novel viruses in a laboratory setting, according to a paper in the journal Science.

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