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Air pollution spiked after the Trump administration stopped embassy monitoring
Growing up in Shanghai in the early 1990s, Eric Zou remembers the air. "I lived a couple of miles next to a chemical plant and it was just really bad, really foggy," he says. "It's the middle of the day, but you can't see the sun." Intensive industrial activity blanketed many cities in China during the 1990s and 2000s with extremely hazardous air.
How Ebola kills -- and what it takes to stop it
Ebola is a wily pathogen. After jumping to a new person through the bridge of bodily fluids, it goes straight for key immune cells. In typical infections, these immune cells help mount a targeted response to the virus with the goal of clearing it out. But the virus that causes Ebola somehow disables this response. "That adaptive immune response that we hope for in terms of getting full clearance is often very strongly delayed," says John Connor, a virologist at Boston University.
Preserving pollinators is good for health -- and income
Nature clearly benefits human health. Research shows how trees clear the air, wetlands filter water and insects pollinate food. But moving beyond these generalities to specifics is hard, says Thomas Timberlake, an ecologist at the University of York. Figuring out which parts of an ecosystem are most important, and how much they bolster the health of people and communities is difficult to quantify. "Ecological systems are complex and messy," he says.
Trump administration expands global anti-abortion policy
On Friday, the Trump administration is expected to announce an expansion of the Mexico City policy that restricts federal health aid dollars from funding abortion-related services. The new policy will apply to all foreign assistance, not just health aid, and include anti-DEI and "gender ideology" provisions. Advocates worry it could push national governments to enact stricter anti-abortion policies. Copyright 2026 NPR
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An ancient sea cow in the Persian Gulf: Cows often get a bad rap for contributing to greenhouse gas emissions, but a newly discovered species of their ocean counterparts suggests that sea cows have been key contributors to a natural climate change solution for the past 21 million years. Why it matters: Even as some scientists search for signs of life beyond Earth, other researchers have been discovering new species on our own humble planet faster than ever before .
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The long history: Historians trace the phenomenon even farther back: to 2000 B.C., when Babylonians celebrated the new year with a 12-day springtime festival called Akitu. They marked the arrival of the farming season by crowning a new king, thanking deities for a bountiful harvest and, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac , resolving to return neighbors' borrowed agricultural equipment. Read on... for more on how resolutions came to be associated with Jan. 1.
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President Donald Trump references a map while talking to reporters about Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 4, 2019. The map appears to have been altered by a black marker to extend the hurricane's range to include Alabama. Read on ... for more on what this move means for the future of climate and weather science. What's next? Ultimately, closing NCAR wouldn't have an immediate impact on weather forecasting, Jason Furtado, an associate professor of meteorology at the University of Oklahoma, says.
Fever helps the body fight off viruses: But how does it work?
For centuries, the nature of a fever — and whether it's good or bad — has been hotly contested. In ancient Greece, the physician Hippocrates thought that fever had useful qualities, and could cook an illness out of a patient. Later on, around the 18th century, many physicians regarded fever as a distinct illness, one that could actually cook the patient, and so should be treated.
Research shows a simple strategy can protect babies from malaria-carrying mosquitoes
In sub-Saharan Africa, a child under five dies nearly every minute from malaria. But new research suggests baby wraps treated with insect repellant can protect them.
Babies take a lesson from soldiers in the war against malaria Original
Babies take a lesson from soldiers in the war against malaria Babies may soon join soldiers in the fight to ward off malaria. For years, the U.S. military has treated uniforms with insecticide to repel mosquitoes and the malaria they can transmit. used to wear one before becoming an infectious disease physician and malaria researcher at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
World health officials reject Trump's claims that Tylenol is linked to autism
Congress has cut federal funding for public media — a $3.4 million loss for LAist. We count on readers like you to protect our nonprofit newsroom. Become a monthly member and sustain local journalism . Health officials around the globe are rejecting President Donald Trump's assertion that pregnant women should avoid taking acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, during pregnancy because of unfounded links to autism.
Trump administration's cuts to foreign aid threaten trend toward giving cash directly
The idea of giving people cash, instead of traditional foreign aid like food or shelter, has gotten traction in recent years. Now, the Trump administration threatens to reverse that.
FDA approves HIV medication Lenacapavir, but it's costly
A newly approved HIV medication provides near-total protection against infection with just two injections a year. It's called Lenacapavir. But the high price of the drug could limit its reach.
How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared
Abdul-Rahman Edward Koroma was supposed to be in New York last week. For months, the disability rights activist from Sierra Leone had been looking forward to his trip to the United Nations session. He had a busy schedule of meetings and official events talking about the challenges of living with a disability in his country, including showcasing a documentary about how the disability community is especially vulnerable to flooding and landslides associated with climate change.
Trump administration cuts program that was developing a promising new HIV vaccine
For nearly 15 years, Dennis Burton worked on creating an HIV vaccine considered to be one of the leading vaccine efforts. In late May, he learned the Trump administration was ending the project.
How bricks are stacked impacts air quality in Bangladesh : Goats and Soda : NPR
During the dry winter months in Bangladesh, thousands of workers shovel millions of tons of coal into kilns across the country. As columns of hand-packed bricks bake and harden, dark plumes of smoke pour out of more than 8,000 smokestacks that mark the skyline of both rural and urban areas.
For microplastics in birds, what doesn't kill you causes organ failure
New research shows that ingesting plastic can cause organ dysfunction and other health problems in birds.
Does your natural history museum need a makeover?
At first glance, it’s a simple scene. Six adult bison and a calf mill around a stream. But if you look closer, the plot thickens. Beside a well-worn path to the stream sits a bison skull. This herd has clearly been dropping by for some time. And they’re playing a key role in the ecosystem. Scattered birds feast on bugs kicked up by the bison. Peer into the trees on the scene’s far right, and you might even spot what only one bison has noticed. Two wolves lurk, eyeing their next meal.
Lab mice may give first aid to unconscious mates
Li Zhang has anesthetized a lot of mice in his research career. Several years ago, the University of Southern California neuroscientist began noticing that sometimes, when he placed an anesthetized mouse back in its cage, its cage mate would start acting strangely, sniffing and biting around the unconscious mouse's face. To Zhang, it almost seemed like the mouse was trying to revive its knocked-out partner with something like first aid.
Meet the animals with the longest lifespans
Free educator resources are available for this article. Register to access: Client key* E-mail Address* Already Registered? Enter your e-mail address above. When you think a person is old, just how old are they? Does 50 seem old? What about 75? Or 100? That may be old for a human being. But for a glass sponge, turning 100 would be like a person reaching their first half-birthday. Compared to many animals, people do live a long time.
Trump's pick for secretary of the Interior Department is Doug Burgum. Here's what to know
We're following the confirmation hearings for the incoming Trump administration. See our full politics coverage, and follow NPR's Trump's Terms podcast or sign up for our Politics newsletter to stay up to date. Who: Doug Burgum Nominated for: Secretary of the Interior You might know him from: The 2024 Republican presidential primary.
The government proposes to list the monarch butterfly as a threatened species
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service is going to propose listing the monarch butterfly as threatened. What does this mean and what might protections actually look like?
How Is Cell Death Essential to Life?
Introduction Death might seem like a pure loss, the disappearance of what makes a living thing distinct from everything else on our planet. But zoom in closer, to the cellular level, and it takes on a different, more nuanced meaning. There is a challenge in simply defining what makes an individual cell alive or dead. Scientists today are working to understand the various ways and reasons that cells disappear, and what these processes mean to biological systems.
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