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Our 'Golden Mole' Winner Used To Paint Wasps For A Living
Finding success in science requires smarts, determination, and sometimes a bit of luck. NPR’s Skunk Bear, created the Golden Mole Award For Accidental… -
Report: More Pollinator Species In Jeopardy, Threatening World Food Supply
A major global assessment of pollinators is raising concerns about the future of the planet’s food supply.A U.N.-sponsored report drawing on about 3,000… -
Study Finds Most Young Men Aren't Aware Of Emergency Contraception
Less than half of young men have heard of emergency contraception, a recent study found, even though it’s available over the counter at drug stores and is… -
Caffeine For Sale: The Hidden Trade Of The World's Favorite Stimulant
I came home from a trip the other day with a small plastic bag filled with four ounces of brown powder that, truth be told, made me a little nervous.The… -
Mom Inspires Daughter To Be A Doctor Who Really Makes People Better
When Dr. Etheldreda Nakimuli-Mpungu graduated from medical school, her mother told her, “OK, good. But you know it’s not good to just be a doctor.”Umm,… -
Beam Me Up, Scotty? Turns Out Your Brain Is Ready For Teleportation
Given recent advances in teleportation, it’s reassuring to know that the human brain’s navigation system appears to work just fine when we’re beamed from… -
LISTEN: Mass. Health Officials On Disturbing New HIV/AIDS Numbers
Startling new statistics have been released by the Centers for Disease Control on the prevalence of HIV/AIDS among African-American men who have sexual… -
Should Sprouts Come With A Warning Label?
You will never catch prominent food-safety attorney Bill Marler eating sprouts. Not on a heaping deli sandwich. Not on a freshly tossed salad. He puts… -
Why Your Hamburger Might Be Leading To Nitrogen Pollution
Meat has a greater impact on the environment than pretty much any other food we eat. As The Salt has reported, billions of cows, pigs, sheep and poultry… -
Piecing Together America's Patchwork Quilt Of Body Cam Laws
It’s increasingly likely that the next time you have an encounter with a police officer, he or she will be wearing a body camera. And depending on how…