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Cats on leashes ... yes, it's a thing

9:52am July 14, 2024

by Chloe Veltman

Cat owners in this country are exploring ways to take their feline friends outside safely for walks on leashes, in backpacks and in strollers. (Story first aired on Morning Edition on July 5, 2024.)

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8 things to know about the drug known as 'gas station heroin'

6:01am July 14, 2024

by Bill Chappell

For decades, tianeptine was used to treat depression, even though no one knew how it worked. But it turns out it's a type of opioid, and the U.S. is facing a spike in abuse of "gas station heroin."

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The newest lifeguards at a Maine beach are drawing attention

4:40pm July 13, 2024

by Scott Simon

When it comes to water safety, lifeguards are key but also life ... dogs? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Greg Wilfert, of Maine's Scarborough Beach State Park about some new members of his staff.

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Climate Activists Rally Outside The Supreme Court Over Their Recent EPA Decision

Why the next president's judicial appointments will impact climate action

1:07pm July 13, 2024

by Nathan Rott

The Supreme Court's recent term illustrates the judiciary's outsized role in government's ability to address climate change. The coming election could shape the judicial landscape for decades to come.

Astronomers spot a mysterious black hole nestled in a cluster of stars

8:08am July 13, 2024

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

A report from Nature shows that astronomers may have found a medium-sized black hole, a kind they've long looked for.

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These New Mexico fire victims are starting to give up on FEMA

5:08am July 13, 2024

by Kirk Siegler

As Ruidoso, N.M., starts recovering from a deadly wildfire, people who survived the state's largest fire two years ago say FEMA still isn't giving them what they need.

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SpaceX rocket accident leaves the company's Starlink satellites in the wrong orbit

3:29am July 13, 2024

by The Associated Press

A SpaceX rocket has failed for the first time in nearly a decade, leaving the company’s internet satellites in an orbit so low that they're doomed to fall through the atmosphere and burn up.

Climate change is making Colorado mountain streams more acidic and polluted

9:50pm July 12, 2024

by Rae Solomon

New research says climate change has caused toxic metal pollution to double in some Colorado rivers and mountain streams. It's complicating efforts to clean up abandoned mining sites.

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2 galaxies, the Penguin and the Egg, get a family portrait thanks to Webb Telescope

5:26pm July 12, 2024

by Bill Chappell

The galaxies' fanciful names belie their actual ages: In this case of the Penguin and the Egg, it’s the Egg that came first.

How to live without plastics for a month, according to the founder of a global movement

2:30pm July 12, 2024

by Claire Murashima

Plastic Free July is upon us! Rebecca Prince-Ruiz, founder of Plastic Free July, encourages people to take the challenge with friends, start small and keep a “plastic-free kit” on hand.

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