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Dec 13, 2023 • 9min

Researchers Just Created the World's First Permafrost Atlas of the Entire Arctic

The Arctic Permafrost Atlas, which took years to create, is both beautiful and sobering, given the pace of climate change. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 11, 2023 • 9min

A New Type of Heart Disease is on the Rise

Problems with the heart, kidneys and metabolic health are all connected Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 8, 2023 • 10min

AI Can Now Read Your Cat's Pain

Thanks to researchers, new AI tech is delving into feline feelings to see when cats could need medical help.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 6, 2023 • 8min

These Researchers Put Sperm Through a Kind of 'Hunger Games'

The research focused on figuring out what enables certain sperm to gain some competitive advantage over millions of others fighting for the same prize. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 4, 2023 • 16min

Is Too Little Play Hurting Our Kids?

A long-term decline in unsupervised activity may be contributing to mental health declines in children and adolescents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Dec 1, 2023 • 26min

How Misinformation Spreads through Conflict

Three experts break down how misinformation and propaganda spread through conflict and how to debunk it yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 29, 2023 • 10min

Why Childhood Vaccination Rates Are Falling

Fewer kids got their routine childhood vaccines since before the pandemic. Are lack of access and a loss of trust in science to blame? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 27, 2023 • 13min

Climate Adaptation Can Backfire If We Aren't Careful

The choices we make in how we adapt to climate change can sometimes come back to bite us Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 24, 2023 • 16min

The Members of This Reservation Learned They Live with Nuclear Weapons. Can Their Reality Ever Be the Same?

The Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara peoples are learning more about the missiles siloed on their lands, and that knowledge has put the preservation of their culture and heritage in even starker relief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Nov 22, 2023 • 20min

What Would It Mean to 'Absorb' a Nuclear Attack?

The missiles on the Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota make it a potential target for a nuclear attack. And that doesn’t come close to describing what the reality would be for those on the ground. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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