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2018 Revealed Just How Ill-Prepared We Are For Climate Change

1:59pm August 15, 2018

by Terry Gross

Somini Sengupta, international climate reporter for The New York Times, discusses the dire consequences of rising temperatures, such as drought, famine, disease, war and increased migration.

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At Coquina Beach, crews are out early using beach rakes to clear dead fish. The fish are dying because of a toxic algae bloom known as red tide.

Florida's Gulf Coast Battles Deadly And Smelly Red Tide

8:47pm August 14, 2018

by Greg Allen

A toxic algae bloom is killing fish, turtles and dolphins and discouraging tourists from visiting Florida's Gulf Coast. It's not the first such event, but it is especially intense.

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Brigham Young University Geologists Discover Oldest Known Pterosaur Fossil

4:44pm August 14, 2018

A pterosaur is not a dinosaur, but the oldest known powered flying vertebrates. Brigham Young University students and teachers have published the result of their findings of the oldest known fossil.

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A female blue orchard bee forages for nectar and pollen on Phacelia tanacetifolia flowers, also known as blue or purple tansy. Blue orchard bees are solitary bees that help pollinate California's almond orchards.

Watch This Native Pollinator Build Her Bee-Jeweled Nest

9:00am August 14, 2018

by Gabriela Quirós

Research shows that 400 female blue orchard bees are as effective at pollinating almonds as the more than 10,000 bees in a honeybee hive. But they reproduce slowly and are prone to wandering.

Vaginal pain and dryness are common symptoms of menopause. Recent research suggests certain types of laser treatment might help with hormones don't.

Despite FDA Caution, Doctors Say Lasers May Help With Vaginal Pain And Dryness

7:05pm August 13, 2018

by Sara Kiley Watson

The FDA recently warned against using lasers for so-called "vaginal rejuvenation" treatments to reshape or tighten the vagina. But one kind of laser treatment might have gotten a bad rap.

A rook at Puy du Fou theme park in France uses a special box designed to receive trash and reward the bird with food.

French Theme Park Asks: Crows Can Pick Up Trash, Why Can't You?

3:19pm August 13, 2018

by Camila Domonoske

A team of six trained birds — rooks, actually — is collecting paper and cigarette stubs at the Puy du Fou park in western France. They drop the trash into a container in exchange for food.

Aviv Regev, a core member of the Broad Institute, is leading the international Human Cell Atlas Consortium.

Ambitious 'Human Cell Atlas' Aims To Catalog Every Type Of Cell In The Body

5:00am August 13, 2018

by Karen Weintraub

Already the project has revealed a previously unknown type of cell in the windpipe that might play a role in cystic fibrosis — and lead to a new treatment, scientists say.

In this photo, taken Saturday and released by the Center for Whale Research, an orca known as J-35, foreground, swims with podmates near Friday Harbor, Alaska.

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After 17 Days And 1,000 Miles, A Mother Orca's 'Tour Of Grief' Is Over

9:51pm August 12, 2018

by Jenny Gathright

After carrying her calf's corpse for an unusually long time, a "remarkably frisky" Tahlequah, or J-35, as the orca's known, was seen Saturday chasing a school of salmon with fellow members of her pod.

New Study Sheds Light On Depression In Teens And Parents

11:50am August 12, 2018

by Rhitu Chatterjee

There is a new study on the effect treating teens for depression has on their parents. It suggests just treating teens has benefits for parents.

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NASA Launches Spacecraft Toward The Sun

8:13am August 12, 2018

This morning, NASA launched the Parker Solar Probe. The probe will attempt to get closer to the sun than any other human-made object.