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Meet the neuroscientist looking for whale and dolphin brains along Brazil's coastline

5:36pm February 13, 2025

by Ari Daniel

Neuroscientist Kamilla Souza is bringing the study of whale and dolphin brains to her home country of Brazil. Now there's a team of Brazilian scientists intent on understanding the marine mammals.

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Valentine's Day Roses From Colombia Are Saved After Tariff Scare

The truth behind your Valentine's Day flowers

5:24pm February 13, 2025

The beauty of bouquets comes with a cost to the cloud forests of Colombia, the largest exporter of flowers and foliage to the United States.

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Citizen science helped expose the biggest wildlife die-off ever documented

5:24pm February 13, 2025

Decades of citizen science in Alaska helped researchers figure out how one of the biggest wildlife die-offs -- that of the seabird the common murre -- unfolded.

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Pakistan just vaccinated 45 million kids in response to 2024's polio resurgence

5:24pm February 13, 2025

by Betsy Joles

Pakistan held its first polio vaccination drive of 2025, sending workers door-to-door to vaccinate 45 million children. A spike in cases in 2024 was a setback for the eradication of the disease.

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Why Mitch McConnell voted against RFK Jr. for health secretary

2:48pm February 13, 2025

A survivor of childhood polio, Sen. Mitch McConnell was the only Republican in the Senate to vote no. Here's how he explained his vote.

USAID Signage Is Covered Up At Their Washington Headquarters

A judge extends the pause on Trump's plan to put USAID workers on leave

2:37pm February 13, 2025

A federal judge has ruled to continue for another week the freeze on the Trump administration's plan to put thousands of staffers for the U.S. Agency for International Development on paid leave.

After delay, CDC releases data signaling bird flu spread undetected in cows and people

1:00pm February 13, 2025

After going quiet on bird flu, CDC scientists have published a report on its spread among veterinarians. The findings suggest a need for better surveillance.

Senate Finance Committee Holds Confirmation Hearing For Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump's health secretary, over Democrats' loud objections

11:33am February 13, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wins confirmation to be President Trump's secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. The vote was 52 to 48.

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Total Solar Eclipse Stretches Across North America From Mexico To Canada

Sen. Ted Cruz's list of 'woke' science includes self-driving cars and solar eclipses

7:48am February 13, 2025

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, says the National Science Foundation has given money to thousands of "woke DEI" studies. Researchers say that's misrepresenting science and disparaging important research.

Is Trump the president who will truly set a course for Mars?

6:28am February 13, 2025

Proponents of going to Mars see peril and opportunity in Elon Musk's close relationship with Trump. Experts say just getting Americans back to the moon in the near future will be challenging enough.

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