After Calf's Death, Orca Mother Carries It For Days In 'Tragic Tour Of Grief'
What began as a moment of joy ended in tragedy when the infant died last week. Since then its mother has refused to let go, holding her child tightly in what experts call a moving expression of grief. Read more on NPR
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Wildfires Could Be The New Norm
A century's worth of fire suppression in forests, drought and heat from climate change, and the "suburbanization" of the woods mean that fires like the Carr Fire in Redding are the new norm. Read more on NPR NPR News: Grieving Mother Orca Carries Dead Calf For More Than A Week Over Hundreds Of Miles7/31/2018
Grieving Mother Orca Carries Dead Calf For More Than A Week, Over Hundreds Of Miles
The calf was the first to be born in the endangered pod of Pacific Northwest killer whales in three years. Read more on NPR ![]() Largest King Penguin Colony in the World Drops by 90% By KAREN WEINTRAUB Researchers hadn’t visited the remote island in 30 years when there were 500,000 breeding pairs. Satellite images now indicate perhaps as few as 60,000 pairs. Published: July 30, 2018 at 07:00PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2Ka30oF
Heading May Be Riskier For Women Soccer Players Than Men
Female soccer players are more likely than males to suffer measurable impact on their brains as a result of heading the ball during soccer. Read more on NPR ![]() How Empathetic Is Your Dog? By JAMES GORMAN and CHRISTOPHER WHITWORTH An experiment involving 34 dogs of various breeds tested whether they would push through a magnetically sealed door to “save” their owners. Published: July 30, 2018 at 07:00PM via NYT Science https://ift.tt/2n12kJ4
Gulf Of Alaska Cod Are Disappearing. Blame 'The Blob'
The cod population in the Gulf of Alaska is at its lowest level on record. Scientists say the culprit is a three year long warm water mass known as "the blob." Read more on NPR
For Many College Students, Hunger 'Makes It Hard To Focus'
With rising school costs, as many as half of U.S. college students are feeling so stretched financially that they either aren't getting enough to eat or are they're worried about it, studies find. Read more on NPR
WATCH: How NASA's New Probe Will Stay Cool Near The Sun
The sun is responsible for all life on Earth, but we still have a lot to learn about it. So this summer, NASA is sending the Parker Solar Probe closer to the sun than we have ever been before. Read more on NPR
HHS Inspector General's Report Finds Flaws And Fraud In U.S. Hospice Care
Medicare pays more than $16 billion a year for hospice services. But a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services says hospice patients don't always get the care they're promised. Read more on NPR |
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