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The Dunn Solar Telescope in Sunspot, N.M. The site was closed for over a week after a security threat.

After Mysterious Closure, Solar Observatory In New Mexico Reopens

5:30pm September 17, 2018

by Laurel Wamsley

A telescope in Sunspot, N.M., will have additional security for now, after "an unusual number of visitors" showed up at the site. Conspiracy theories had proliferated about its sudden closing.

Nearly 62 percent of respondents had at least one ACE and a quarter reported three or more. The remaining respondents had at least two ACEs, including 16 percent with four or more such experiences.

Childhood Trauma And Its Lifelong Health Effects More Prevalent Among Minorities

2:33pm September 17, 2018

by Tara Haelle

The largest study of its kind shows a high prevalence of adverse childhood experiences — or ACEs — across the population, but especially among some vulnerable groups.

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Examines The 'Unspoken Alliance' Between Science And War

1:35pm September 17, 2018

by Dave Davies

In his new book, Accessory to War, the astrophysicist argues that people who work in his field are often complicit to military development — despite being overwhelmingly liberal and anti-war.

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Megan Baker (left) of Papa & Barkley Co., a Cannabis company based in Eureka, Calif., shows Shirley Avedon of Laguna Woods different products intended to help with pain relief.

Ticket To Ride: Pot Sellers Put Seniors On The Canna-Bus

11:24am September 17, 2018

by Stephanie O'Neill

Marijuana dispensaries are reaching out to seniors seeking help with the aches and pains of aging. They're discovering an array of products and some interesting side effects.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson attends Film Independent at LACMA presents StarTalk — A Conversation with Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, on June 5 in Los Angeles.

'Accessory To War' An Uncomfortable Wake-Up Call For Some

10:47am September 17, 2018

by Marcelo Gleiser

An "unspoken alliance" between scientists and the military had been brewing for millennia prior to Hiroshima. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang excel at detailing this union and its possible future.

Giant 'Pac-Man' Launched To Gobble Garbage Patch

5:21pm September 16, 2018

Last Saturday, the nonprofit Ocean Cleanup dispatched a device to help clean up litter in the Pacific Ocean. NPR's Michel Martin talks with Boyan Slat, the young CEO who came up with the idea.

A raccoon sitting on the stump of a tree in the Beaches in Toronto. The Toronto Star's Amy Dempsey thinks there's a particularly smart one in her neighborhood.

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There's No Stopping Toronto's 'Uber-Raccoon'

10:56am September 16, 2018

by James Doubek

Toronto is known for its raccoons' aggressive ability to get into garbage cans. The city spent millions trying to fight the gray menace — with mixed results.

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BirdCast: Predicting Bird Migrations

8:21am September 16, 2018

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Scientists have developed a forecast model for predicting mass bird migrations, based in part on weather patterns.

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge sits on land surrounding the famous Rocky Flats Nuclear Reservation that produced nuclear weapons during the Cold War.

A New Wildlife Refuge On The Grounds Around An Old Nuclear Weapons Plant

8:26am September 15, 2018

by Dan Boyce

Land around the shuttered weapons production facility in Colorado known as Rocky Flats is slated to reopen today as a wildlife refuge. But some are questioning whether it's too soon to be safe.

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Candace and Lawanda Jones are taking shelter at Conway High School in Conway, S.C.

Florence Evacuees Face Four Nights In A Shelter, And No End In Sight

9:46pm September 14, 2018

Residents who evacuated early in the week have already been sleeping in shelters for days. But Tropical Storm Florence still has days of rain and wind to go.