A total lunar eclipse is happening Tuesday — and it won't happen again for 3 years
A total lunar eclipse happens when the moon falls completely in the Earth's shadow.
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How do our brains decide to remember something positively or negatively?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to researcher Hao Li about a new study that shows how the brain ascertains experiences as positive or negative.
New research finds bumblebees like to play with toys
A new study shows that young bumblebees like to play with toys, mirroring the behavior of young mammals. Bumblebees are also the first insects observed to engage in object play.
If bumblebees can play, does it mean they have feelings? This study suggests yes
Scientists wanted to learn whether bees, like humans and other mammals, had any interest in playing for fun's sake. They say they have evidence that bees do, and that could change how we view insects.
A loving salute to NASA's Mars rover program in 'Good Night Oppy'
The Mars Rovers Opportunity and Spirit were expected to remain operational for 90 days. Fifteen years later, Oppy was still roving, as the new documentary Good Night Oppy chronicles.
Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Here are 4 things you should know
More than a third of U.S. states now support the idea of making daylight saving time permanent. It's already in effect for about eight months of the year.
Big food companies commit to 'regenerative agriculture' but skepticism remains
Ahead of the U.N. climate change conference, CEOs of huge food corporations, including Mars, PepsiCo and McDonald's, are making regenerative agriculture commitments.
Dozens of species were assumed to be mute — until they were recorded making sounds
Some animals like birds and frogs are famous for the sounds they make. But have you ever heard a turtle talk? Most turtles were thought to not make sounds at all — before researchers went deep.
Vaccines used to be apolitical. Now they're a campaign issue
Advocates for inoculation are distressed by what they see as a new political focus on an old public health measure.
A 100-year study could help save box turtles
An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years.