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This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence in a 2019 trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during an investigation.

The share of U.S. drug overdose deaths caused by fake prescription pills is growing

5:15pm September 06, 2023

by Joe Hernandez

The share of overdose deaths involving counterfeit pills doubled between 2019 and 2021, according to the CDC. Victims were often younger, Hispanic and had misused prescription drugs in the past.

Study shows NFL jersey numbers linked to perceptions of body type

4:58pm September 06, 2023

by Gabriel Spitzer

A UCLA study finds that lower NFL jersey numbers tend to be associated with the idea that a player's body is slimmer and faster: evidence that "higher level" cognition steers "lower level" perception.

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A view of the Pakistani territory of Baltistan from the heights of the mountain above the village of Chunda. The patches of white in the foreground are snow and water. The patches of silver in the distance are clouds that shroud the peaks of most mountains in Baltistan. The territory boasts towering peaks, including K2, the world's second highest mountain.

A glacier baby is born: Mating glaciers to replace water lost to climate change

10:06pm September 03, 2023

by Diaa Hadid

Residents of Pakistan's Himalayan region turn to science and folklore, with backing from the U.N. They're erecting ice towers, harvesting avalanches and performing an ancient glacier ritual.

Ruins of housing believed to have been used by soldiers stationed at the garrison.

Archaeologists in Turkey have identified massive structures below a Roman-era castle

5:01am September 01, 2023

The multistory, below-ground structures in Diyarbakir — ID'ed by using ground-penetrating radar — may have sheltered some 10,000 people during wartime many centuries ago, archaeologists believe.

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Scientists look at the progress made toward understanding — and treating — long COVID

7:19pm August 30, 2023

by Will Stone

Scientists gathered this week to unpack what we know about the underlying cause of long COVID and potential treatments.

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The drone uses a mix of artificial intelligence and more conventional programming to fly through a race course.

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An AI quadcopter has beaten human champions at drone racing

6:04pm August 30, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

The achievement marks the first time an artificial intelligence system has been able to regularly beat humans in a real-world competition and could lead to better drones in the future.

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Makatla Ritchter and her mother, Keiphra Line, wade through flood waters after evacuating their home in Tarpon Springs, Florida. Flood waters from Hurricane Idalia inundated it on August 30, 2023. Climate change is making storm surge and intense rainfall during hurricanes like Idalia more dangerous.

What's the connection between climate change and hurricanes?

4:43pm August 30, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida. Here are some ways climate change is reshaping tropical cyclones like it

The science that goes into emergency evacuation orders

4:40pm August 30, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Craig Fugate, former director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency of the U.S., on how officials decide to issue an evacuation order during natural disasters.

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Towering smoke plumes overshadowed California's town of Paradise as the Camp Fire raced through in 2018. More than 18,000 acres burned in a matter of hours.

Climate change makes wildfires in California more explosive

3:44pm August 30, 2023

by Alejandra Borunda

A new study pins about 25% of the extra risk on human-caused climate change.

A photo of a sign that says North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

N.C. A&T awarded funding to help increase diversity in STEM field

2:56pm August 30, 2023

by DJ Simmons

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is among the schools chosen to receive funding through an initiative by the U.S. Department of Energy.