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Scientists just figured out that thousands of air quality stations have been accidentally gathering invaluable DNA data on local organisms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A Sign in Space encourages the public to imagine what a real message from extraterrestrials might be like—and figure out how to interpret it. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The injectable weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are already popular. Oral forms could lead to even more demand. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Hospitals are evolving at warp speed, and autonomous surgical robots are just the beginning. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Prolonged exposure to strobe lights has a psychedelic effect, which researchers are investigating as a way to heal the brain. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The number of oceangoing birds has declined 70 percent since the 1950s, but restoring their populations can bolster marine ecosystems that sequester carbon. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Scientists are “watching with bated breath” to see if ice will return to normal levels. The planetary consequences could be huge. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Allergy rates are on the rise. Blame climate change and people’s urbanized lifestyles. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Antibody treatments clear amyloid protein from patients’ brains, slowing the progression of their disease but potentially inducing deadly swelling. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The spaceflight sets the stage for the aging International Space Station's private successors, and for an influx of paying customers. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Fitbits and Apple Watches weren’t designed for people with atypical health conditions. But the tech can be extremely useful—with some creativity. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Warming waters in the Pacific can trigger droughts, wildfires, and extreme rainfall around the world, potentially leading to $3 trillion in losses in the coming years. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The first large-scale comparison of DNA mutation rates in 68 different vertebrate species gives insights into how quickly life can evolve. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A startup used gene editing to make mustard greens more appetizing to consumers. Next up: fruits. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Chill materials to extreme temperatures, and their vibrations show properties that could one day be exploited to create memory in quantum computers. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The NASA team hopes the iconic spacecraft and its twin can continue taking data beyond the solar system past their 50th birthdays. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Every year, thousands of pets develop tumors very similar to those found in people. Find drugs that work for canines, and human treatments should follow. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In 2019 and 2020, the out-of-control blazes sent clouds of smoke across the Pacific, where they brightened clouds and cooled the ocean. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The highest alerts are being unraveled globally. But with some 7 million people dead, there are hard lessons to learn from the pandemic—and a lot of work still to do. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new paper showing how water actually travels through a plastic membrane could make desalination more efficient. That’s good news for a thirsty world. Read this story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Immune cells called monocytes are triggered to help clear infection—but in some cases they never switch off, leaving patients breathless for months. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The technique may finally be emerging as a way to preserve species at risk of extinction. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In a remote part of the Amazon, anthropologists and neuroscientists are learning about life and health without an “embarrassment of riches.” Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Atacama Cosmology Telescope could help resolve some cosmic discrepancies: How fast the universe is expanding and how evenly matter is distributed. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Increasingly severe heat waves will imperil the country’s development goals, slow economic growth, and heighten health risks, new research shows. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Average sea surface temperatures have soared to record highs, and stayed there. It’s a worrying signal of an ocean in crisis. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Studying people who live well beyond the age of 100 could reveal the secret to living longer, healthier lives. But the statistics tell another story. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Coastal lands are subsiding and losing elevation—a “hidden vulnerability” that’s making rising seas all the worse. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Japanese company Ispace could be the first to safely touch down on the moon’s surface, with more spacecraft following later this year. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Renewable generation projects are set to make this future fuel widely available. And it’s much more versatile than you think. Read the story here . Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
