NPR News: A surprising solution to cut asphalt's impact on human health

A surprising solution to cut asphalt's impact on human health
Elham Fini, professor of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University, talks about her work on the health impact of asphalt emissions and a solution that could minimize the harmful effects.

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NPR News: A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo

A new Ebola outbreak has already killed 87 people in Democratic Republic of Congo
Health officials are working to contain a new Ebola outbreak in the DRC of a virus strain with no known vaccine.

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NPR News: Some plants have unusual genetics, which can help them weather cataclysmic events

Some plants have unusual genetics, which can help them weather cataclysmic events
Unlike humans, many plants have more than two sets of chromosomes. This trait may help them adapt to environmental upheaval, such as climate change.

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NPR News: Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur

Researchers unearth Southeast Asia's largest dinosaur
They're calling it the "last titan" of Thailand. The sauropod — an herbivore with a long neck and tail — comes from the late Early Cretaceous period, some 100 to 120 million years ago.

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NPR News: A brain-controlled system may help listeners with hearing loss cut through the noise

A brain-controlled system may help listeners with hearing loss cut through the noise
A hearing system that monitors brain waves could help people with hearing loss communicate in noisy environments.

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NPR News: An astrophysicist's take on the government's UAP files: 'Just more fuzzy blob videos'

An astrophysicist's take on the government's UAP files: 'Just more fuzzy blob videos'
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with astrophysicist Adam Frank about the government's release of files related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.

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NPR News: Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago

Neanderthals may have drilled out a cavity 59,000 years ago
Scientists dug up a Paleolithic tooth that shows signs that these hominins may have been capable of executing a precise dental procedure.

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