NPR News: Can't solve a puzzle? Sleep on it, a new study suggests

Can't solve a puzzle? Sleep on it, a new study suggests
NPR's Short Wave talks about babies' perceptions of rhythm, how sleep may help us solve puzzles and why snakes may be able to fast so long.

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NPR News: The Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to be sustainable. Are they?

The Winter Olympics in Italy were meant to be sustainable. Are they?
Italy's Winter Olympics promised sustainability. But in Cortina, environmentalists warn the Games could scar these mountains for decades.

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NPR News: Measles continues to spread in the US, but with some letup

Measles continues to spread in the US, but with some letup
As South Carolina's outbreak grows to 876 confirmed cases, vaccinations in the state surged in January. Cases have also been reported in two ICE detention facilities.

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NPR News: Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones

Searching for dinosaur secrets in crocodile bones
Until now, estimating how old a dinosaur was when it died has been a fairly simple process: Count up the growth rings in the fossilized bones. But new research into some of dinosaurs' living relatives, like crocodiles, suggests that this method may not always work.

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NPR News: How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology

How a Black fossil digger became a superstar in the very white world of paleontology
In South Africa, paleontology has been dominated by white people. Lazarus Kgasi is changing that dynamic — and coloring in the picture of the world our distant ancestors once inhabited.

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NPR News: NASA delays the launch of Artemis II lunar mission by at least a month

NASA delays the launch of Artemis II lunar mission by at least a month
NASA is targeting March for the launch of four astronauts on a ten-day mission to circle the moon and return safely to Earth, traveling farther than any humans have ventured in deep space.

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NPR News: The method for estimating a dinosaurs' age at death may be off, research suggests

The method for estimating a dinosaurs' age at death may be off, research suggests
A growing body of research on dinosaurs' closest living relatives suggests the method that's been used to estimate how old a dinosaur was when it died may be leading paleontologists astray.

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