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Later this year, the agency will decide whether to allow four chemicals, which have been banned in Europe, to continue being used on US farms. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Millions of tons of grain may not make it out of the country this year. The shortfall could spread hunger and civil unrest worldwide. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Growing organoids in dishes and xenografts in mice lets scientists re-create a living person’s tumor—and test dozens of drugs against them at the same time. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers observed chimps in Gabon applying insects to wounds—and it’s raising big questions about animal altruism and self-medication. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Satellites spot troubling signals that may portend a transformation from rainforest to savanna, with profound implications for the planet. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The island nation's government joins several other European countries in dropping Covid restrictions—but not everyone is sure the timing’s right. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A new study finds that turbines can muddle ships' navigational systems, obscuring the location of smaller boats or creating misleading images on radar screens. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Routine shots are down for everything from measles to tetanus to polio, leaving kids unprotected and raising the risk of outbreaks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Most genetic research is done on people of European descent. That’s led to misdiagnoses, inaccurate tests, and missed opportunities for new treatments. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The UN's latest IPCC report paints a dire picture for the species of Earth. But it also suggests how urban areas can help humanity face down the threat. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The electrical chatter of our working memories reflects our lack of confidence about their contents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Once nonexistent in the northwest part of the state, beavers are both benefiting from and changing a warming landscape. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Scientist and writer Camilla Pang explains what the rationality of science showed her about making better decisions, processing feedback, and feeling like an outlier. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers ran an outdoor experiment to see if diesel exhaust and ozone would interfere with pollinators’ search for floral scents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
NASA plans to deorbit the International Space Station in 2031 by crashing it into the ocean. But is there another way? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Keeping wounds covered can help them stay clean. But if bacteria grow beneath the bandages, things can get dangerous. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Harvard researchers used lab-grown clumps of neurons called organoids to reveal how three genes linked to autism affect the timing of brain development. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
In computer simulations, researchers have discovered that a neural network can infer the amount of matter in a whole universe by studying just one galaxy. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The Google-backed firm taught a reinforcement learning algorithm to control the fiery plasma inside a tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Alarming new research suggests warm seawater is rushing under the ice, perhaps doubling the rate of melting. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thousands of years ago, hydrothermal vents fed worms deep below the ice. Scientists have found 300-year-old sponges feeding on the worms’ fossilized remains. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Some remote Pacific island nations haven't had a single case of Covid-19 for the past two years. Now they're reopening to the world, but can they handle an outbreak? Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The International Astronomical Union launched a new organization tasked with limiting reflected light and radio interference from big satellite networks. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
When species have babies with conspicuous fur, it can attract good attention—or bad. A new theory could explain why. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
The same phenomenon by which an opera singer can shatter a wineglass also underlies the very existence of subatomic particles. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Some animals and plants are rapidly adapting to our warming, polluted world. How alarming that is depends on your perspective. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
More than half of the sea now logs temperatures once considered extreme, threatening countless species, livelihoods, and the air we breathe. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Researchers are exploring whether tech giants can precompute certain data when the grid is humming with solar or wind power, then stash it away for later use. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
As an errant SpaceX rocket booster careens toward the moon, here are some of the ways space agencies and companies are trying to deal with huge pieces of debris. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
A study found that filtration membranes formed from SCOBYs are more effective at preventing bacterial growth than commercial equivalents. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
