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Humans want to make everything better — but sometimes different is just as good
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In urban areas, redlining has continuing effects on wildlife as well as people. Ali Majdfar/Getty Images hide caption
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NASA astronaut Josh Cassada recently spoke to Short Wave Scientist in Residence Regina G. Barber from the International Space Station (ISS). As he orbited Earth, they discussed some of the science experiments happening aboard the ISS. The experiments span multiple scientific fields including physics and biology. NASA/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
What do astronauts do all day? We talked to one 250 miles above Earth to find out
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell attends the 2019 Breakthrough Prize at NASA Ames Research Center on November 4, 2018 in Mountain View, California. Kimberly White / Getty Images for Breakthrough Pr hide caption
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Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm announces a major scientific breakthrough in fusion research that was made at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California, during a news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption
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Illustration of DART, from behind the NEXT–C ion engine NASA/Johns Hopkins APL hide caption
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Lava flows from the Mauna Loa volcano on December 4, 2022 near Hilo, Hawaii. Mauna Loa is the largest active volcano in the world. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
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In the hunt for a male contraceptive, scientists look to stop sperm in their tracks
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Artist's illustration of two merging neutron stars. A. Simonnet/NSF/LIGO/Sonoma State University hide caption
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Ethnobotany is the study of the relationship between humans and plants. Stefania Pelfini, La Waziya Phot / Getty Images hide caption
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The last male contraceptive to hit the market was the condom — about 200 years ago. Now, there are several hormonal and non-hormonal male contraceptives in early trial stages. Researchers are pursuing everything from oral pills to injections and gels. Peter Dazeley/Getty Images hide caption