Monday, March 2, 2026

NPR News: If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music

If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music
Does the color of a concert venue change how we hear music? German researchers have an answer.

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NPR News: Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes

Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes
Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds.

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Sunday, March 1, 2026

NPR News: Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war

Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war
Satellite images from commercial companies show the extent of U.S. and Israeli strikes, and how Iran is responding.

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Saturday, February 28, 2026

NPR News: Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague

Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague
The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died.

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Friday, February 27, 2026

NPR News: NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing

NASA redirects Artemis moon mission program, postponing a planned astronaut landing
In shaking up its Artemis lunar program, NASA's new moon plan looks more like the Apollo missions of the 1960s. Instead of landing on the surface on Artemis III, NASA hopes to do so on Artemis IV.

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NPR News: This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one

This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one
As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin's Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on snow and ice harder to predict.

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Thursday, February 26, 2026

NPR News: NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong

NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report details what went wrong
Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer.

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