You don't look a day over 4.35 billion! Here's the moon's anti-aging secret
Early interactions with the Earth may have heated up the Moon and caused it to remelt, producing new lunar rocks and erasing old craters.
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These were the top animal stories on NPR in 2024, including a boy's pregnant octopus
This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024.
How much power would RFK Jr. have at HHS? A former health secretary weighs in
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., is making the case with senators that he should lead Health and Human Services. Kathleen Sebelius, who had the job under Obama, explains the power and limits of the role.
This weightlifting gym helps older people build more than just strength
At Fivex3 Training, a gym in Baltimore, several mornings a week are reserved for older people to train.
What do penguins, sea turtles and whales have in common?
Aquatic creatures of very different sizes swim at the same relative depth when traveling long distances.
'Cancer ghosting' can be more painful than treatment, survivors say
Loss of social support after a cancer diagnosis is a surprisingly common experience, social workers and cancer patients say. For young cancer survivors, it is a particularly difficult part of the disease.
Energy chief Granholm warns against 'unfettered exports' of liquefied natural gas
Granholm's statement came as the Energy Department released a long-awaited study that found U.S. LNG shipments drive up domestic wholesale prices and frequently displace renewable energy sources.
Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won't provide protection
Critics argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats.
Breast cancer mortality rate declines in NC, report says
Improved treatment options have helped lower the state’s overall breast cancer mortality rate. But there are still significant disparities among racial groups.
Talking with the first person to receive a new kind of pig kidney transplant
NPR visits first person to get a new kind of genetically modified pig kidney two weeks after undergoing the historic procedure.