#NPRreads: Take Your Pick Of Space, Race Or Celebrity
In this weekly story roundup, NPR reporters, editors and producers share what they have been reading. Today's mix explores life away from Earth, forgotten photos and fallen stars. Read more on NPR
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Let's Not Hug It Out With Our Dogs
Your dog doesn't like your hugs. Psychologist and author Stanley Coren says that when he looked at a random sample of pictures showing people hugging dogs, most of the dogs showed signs of stress. Read more on NPR What Is Alzheimer’s Disease? By PAM BELLUCK Here are answers to some common questions about a disease that can seem frightening, mysterious and daunting. Published: May 1, 2016 at 11:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/1SEnHqg
Tighter Alcohol Curbs For All Help Reduce Teen Motor Vehicle Deaths
Raising the cost of alcohol with taxes makes it less likely that teenagers will die in a drunk-driving accident, a study finds. Some teen-specific policies like graduated drivers licenses help, too. Read more on NPR
Neanderthals Were Less Picky Eaters Than Early Humans
During the Ice Age, it seems Neanderthals tended to chow down on whatever was most readily available. Early humans, on the other hand, maintained a consistent diet regardless of environmental changes. Read more on NPR Science on TIME.comZika Emergency Funding Remains Stalled in CongressThe Senate adjourned for a week-long recess without agreeing on Zika fundingPublished on April 29, 2016 at 11:15AM Shared at 0 shares/hour Read more: http://ift.tt/1rFdT9i
Join Us At Noon Today For An #AirbnbWhileBlack Twitter Chat
Today, Code Switch's Gene Demby and Hidden Brain's Shankar Vedantam will be leading a Twitter chat to discuss what it's like to be a person of color participating in the sharing economy. Read more on NPR
Weasel Apparently Shuts Down World's Most Powerful Particle Collider
The Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland is offline, following a run-in with a small mammal that munched on a power cord. Read more on NPR The Curious Case of the Caspian Sea’s Scars By NICHOLAS ST. FLEUR A NASA oceanographer saw what appeared to be a scraped seafloor on satellite images of an archipelago. Published: April 28, 2016 at 11:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/1r1hXQk
Reborn At 40, She Uncovered New Life In A 'Dream' — Looking At Skulls
But not just looking at skulls — reconstructing human faces from them. This forensic artist once worked several jobs, hating "every morning I got up." Then, she took a class in anthropology. Read more on NPR |
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