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February 16, 2020 9:40 AM

Fact-checking 'Contagion': In wake of coronavirus, the 2011 movie is trending

NPR asked epidemiologists and doctors to assess the science in the 2011 movie, in which the character played by Gwyneth Paltrow starts a global pandemic. Spoiler alert: The movie does a pretty good job.

by Fran Kritz

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February 10, 2020 2:43 PM

New 'smart mound' can help analyze pitchers' efficiency

The Minnesota Twins will be working with a new piece of smart technology at spring training this year. The high-tech pitching mound is really more of a heavily instrumented ramp built to simulate a mound and it measures the ground forces involved in throwing a pitch.

by The Associated Press

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February 10, 2020 8:00 AM

With Australia's hillsides stripped bare by fire, scientists rush to predict mudflows

Heavy rains in eastern Australia are causing mudslides and debris flows in areas that burned. Scientists are trying to predict when and where slides are likely to happen.

by Rebecca Hersher and Meredith Rizzo

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February 8, 2020 8:43 AM

Researchers link autism to a system that insulates nerve fibers in the brain

Brains affected by autism appear to share a problem with cells that make myelin, the insulating coating surrounding nerve fibers that controls the speed at which the fibers convey electrical signals.

by Jon Hamilton

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February 7, 2020 8:45 AM

A moon landing in 2024? NASA says it'll happen, others say: no way

The Trump administration keeps repeating that the U.S. will return humans to the moon in 2024. That may be technically possible but only if the money appears and if everything goes perfectly.

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

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February 6, 2020 5:03 PM

Service animals in the lab: Who decides?

Joey Ramp's service dog, Sampson, is with her at all times, even when she has to work in a laboratory. It wasn't always easy to have him at her side. Joey tells us why she's trying to help more service animals and their handlers work in laboratory settings.

by Madeline K. Sofia and Emily Vaughn

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February 1, 2020 3:56 PM

Emails show fallout from Trump's claims about Hurricane Dorian

A flurry of newly released emails from scientists and top officials at the federal agency responsible for weather forecasting clearly illustrate the consternation and outright alarm caused by President Trump’s false claim that Hurricane Dorian could hit Alabama.

by The Associated Press

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January 30, 2020 4:27 PM

A new form of northern lights discovered in Finland – by amateur sky watchers

It was the members of a Facebook group who noted that the auroras they'd seen didn't look like any that had been previously cataloged. So physicists asked them to take a few carefully timed photos.

by Laurel Wamsley

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January 29, 2020 9:13 AM

Space traffic is surging, and critics worry there could be a crash

As private companies race into orbit, some experts in satellite operations say there isn't enough public infrastructure to keep all the satellites safe.

by Geoff Brumfiel

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January 22, 2020 6:08 PM

Ready for meat grown from animal cells? A startup plans a pilot facility

Memphis Meats, a startup company that has just raised $161 million, says it has a "clear path" to bringing cell-based meats to market. Yet the company and its competitors face challenges.

by Allison Aubrey

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