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Bull trout are running out of time in Montana as their traditional waters heat up, biologists say. By moving more than 100 fish to higher elevations, fisheries scientists hope to save the species by seeding a new population in waters that will stay cooler

Scientists Try Radical Move To Save Bull Trout From A Warming Climate

7:46pm October 08, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

Bull trout are dwindling in Montana as their home waters warm and invasive fish devour them. Scooping up threatened fish and moving them higher up the mountain could backfire. Is the risk worth it?

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The debate about sustainable diets has focused on meat production, which requires lots of land and water to grow grain to feed livestock. It also contributes to methane emissions. But the Cabinet secretaries with final authority say the 2015 dietary guide

New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal

6:10pm October 08, 2015

by Allison Aubrey

A government-appointed panel wanted the federal government's 2015 nutrition advice to consider a food's environmental impact. But the Cabinet secretaries with final authority say it won't happen.

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Mars' massive Mount Sharp may have formed billions of years ago as water carried sand and silt into the center of a large crater.

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NASA Rover Finds Evidence That Mars Once Had Lakes

5:15pm October 08, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

A new study suggests the Red Planet had some blue on it about 3.5 billion years ago.

Oregon Officials Replace Human Lookouts With Cameras To Spot Wildfires

4:55pm October 08, 2015

by Amanda Peacher

Maintaining a fire tower lookout can be costly for wildfire agencies, but in the West, many towers are still staffed by seasonal employees. Now the Oregon Department of Forestry is phasing out human lookouts in exchange for highly sensitive cameras. These cameras have the potential to change the way fire departments detect fire nationwide.

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Only about a third of U.S. hospitals offer women breast-feeding help after they leave the hospital, according to report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Hospitals Still Don't Give Moms Enough Support For Breast-Feeding

1:39pm October 08, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Although an increasing number of U.S. hospitals and other birthing centers now encourage women to breast-feed and teach them how, other common practices by staff can hinder moms from sticking with it.

The Year In Space: U.S., Russian Spacefarers On The International Station

7:37pm October 07, 2015

NPR's Kelly McEvers speaks with NASA Commander Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, who are spending the year on the International Space Station.

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Two Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize In Physics For Neutrinos Discoveries

7:01pm October 07, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

Arthur McDonald of Canada and Takaaki Kajita of Japan were awarded Nobel Prize in Physics Tuesday for discovering that subatomic particles called neutrinos can switch from one kind to another. NPR has more about the win and how it could change physics in a big way.

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In Boston, Edmund Hassan, a deputy superintendent of emergency medical services, and his colleagues regularly revive people who have overdosed on opioids.

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Reversing Opioid Overdoses Saves Lives But Isn't A Cure-All

4:36pm October 07, 2015

by Deborah Becker

Having police, school nurses, drug users and family equipped with kits to reverse an overdose saves lives, doctors say. But reversing addiction requires follow-up care that many users aren't getting.

Image of a mini-kidney formed in a dish from human induced pluripotent stem cells.

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Scientists Grow Primitive Human Kidneys In A Dish

4:36pm October 07, 2015

by Rob Stein

Scientists have tried for years to grow artificial kidneys in the lab. They've gotten a bit closer by using stem cells to create an "organoid" much like a fetal kidney. But it's missing key parts.

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Nobel Prize In Chemistry Awarded To 3 Scientists For DNA Repair Discovery

4:36pm October 07, 2015

by Joe Palca

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry will be shared by three scientists for their work on how cells repair damage to DNA. They have discovered DNA damage can lead to mutations, which in turn can lead to cancer.