A Skeptic Fact-Checks Yoga's Health Claims And Goes With The Om
Yoga has been promoted as the cure for many ills, from diabetes to insomnia. Scientific proof is mixed. But this skeptic says if yoga makes climbing the stairs hurt less, that's good enough. Read more on NPR
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When Bats Squeak, They Tend To Squabble
Researchers have found new clues to how bats communicate. And it turns out they tend to argue — a lot. The research could lead to a broader understanding of animal communication. Read more on NPR
By Returning To Farming's Roots, He Found His American Dream
David Fisher's farm is a kind of American Dream. Not the conventional one of upward economic mobility. This is the utopian version, the uncompromising pursuit of a difficult agrarian ideal. Read more on NPR
From Psychedelics To Alzheimer's, 2016 Was A Good Year For Brain Science
A woman with ALS was able to type just by thinking about the letters, and people with cancer found their anxiety and depression erased by a single encounter with magic mushrooms. Read more on NPR An Alaskan Volcano Erupts, Largely Out of View By HENRY FOUNTAIN Scientists rely on remote sensing instruments, including satellites, to know when Bogoslof volcano is pouring gas and ash into the sky. Published: December 29, 2016 at 06:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2im8SPv
"Panda Grandpa" Pan Pan Dies In China
Pan Pan, who died this week at the age of 31, was known as the "panda grandpa": He has some 130 descendants worldwide, accounting for a quarter of the world's captive giant pandas. Read more on NPR Pan Pan, Father to a Generation of Pandas, Dies in China By ERIN McCANN At 31, he was among the world’s oldest pandas, and his descendants are said to account for nearly 25 percent of all captive pandas worldwide. Published: December 29, 2016 at 06:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2iMVwdP A Universe of Bubbles in Every Champagne Bottle By JOANNA KLEIN Researchers studied bubbles from the grapevine to the glass, learning more about their properties and how that effervescence affects flavor. Published: December 29, 2016 at 06:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2hU8K8L
QUIZ: Test Your Knowledge Of NPR's Tech Stories From 2016
A bar owner who wants patrons to put away their phones, Internet users tracking down a vandal, a project to analyze hundreds of Rembrandt paintings — can you remember (or guess) what happened? Read more on NPR Cheetahs in Danger of Extinction, Researchers Say By JAMES GORMAN A drop in their numbers has prompted an international team to call for changing the animal’s status from vulnerable to endangered. Published: December 29, 2016 at 06:00PM via NYT Science http://ift.tt/2hCa583 |
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