Ari Daniel

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Chikungunya virus surges in South America. But a new discovery could help outfox it

Friday, August 18, 2023

South America has seen a quarter million cases this year, as climate change is a boon for the mosquitoes that spread it. A study about how the virus infects cells could help inform future treatments.

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Indoor pollution can make you sick. Here's how to keep your home's air clean

Friday, August 18, 2023

Poor air quality can drive you indoors, but do you know what you're breathing inside your home? Here's the latest on optimizing ventilation and other air-clearing strategies.

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With wildfire smoke, improving indoor air quality at home is crucial

Tuesday, August 15, 2023

The air this summer has been brutally hot. And, depending on where you live, also filled with wildfire smoke. Which means it's crucial to make sure the air inside is clean and safe to breathe.

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Why India's yogurt drink lassi is the perfect drink for the hottest summer on record

Monday, August 07, 2023

So yes, some people in India love their lassi so much that they mix up the drink in a washing machine! Heat researcher Gulrez Azhar says it's a healthful way to cope with summer heat.

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Heat hacks from the global south: India's sweet yogurt drink

Friday, August 04, 2023

For many the summer has been unbearable. The month of July was the hottest on record. Around the world, people look to yogurt drinks for relief. In India, that beverage is the sweet yogurt lassi.

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A man dressed as a tsetse fly came to a soccer game. And he definitely had a goal

Sunday, July 30, 2023

The disease known as sleeping sickness is on the decline but remains a concern in Africa. Now there's a theatrical event aimed at keeping the numbers down.

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This fossil of a mammal biting a dinosaur captures a death battle's final moments

Tuesday, July 18, 2023

A 125-million-year-old fossil from the early Cretaceous shows the skeletons of a smaller mammal biting a larger horned dinosaur, suggesting a much more complex ancient food web.

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Plastic is suffocating coral reefs — and it's not just bottles and bags

Wednesday, July 12, 2023

A new study takes a comprehensive look at the plastic debris smothering reefs, where in the ocean it's more prevalent — and how to deal with the problem.

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Why a game in which you look for a real, live pink elephant could help save the world

Sunday, July 09, 2023

That's a community-wide game Edgard Gouveia remembers from his boyhood in Brazil — and uses as a model in his efforts to heal the world through gameplay.

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How to laugh in the face of calamity: Advice from a Lebanese sweets shop owner

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Nassim Haddad has seen his share of woe. At 79, he says of his philosophy: "I start again from the beginning. I [am not] afraid from anything." It also helps that he believes he was "born laughing."

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Why do some people get rashes in space? There's a clue in astronaut blood

Monday, June 26, 2023

A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel reduces the expression of 100 genes related to the immune system.

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Astronaut study sheds light on what makes them get sick more easily in space

Thursday, June 22, 2023

A new study of astronaut blood finds that space travel alters gene expression in a way that impacts the immune system.

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Octopuses tweak the RNA in their brains to adjust to warmer and cooler waters

Thursday, June 08, 2023

The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain to produce different proteins as ocean temperatures fluctuate, a new study finds.

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How a 93-year-old visited every national park and healed a family rift in the process

Thursday, June 01, 2023

Grandma Joy Ryan, the 93-year-old behind @grandmajoysroadtrip on Instagram, says she's the "oldest old lady to ever visit every national park."

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Joy Ryan, 93, is the oldest woman to visit every U.S. national park

Wednesday, May 31, 2023

A 93-year-old grandmother and her 42-year-old grandson just finished a tour of all 63 U.S. national parks. They became internet celebrities along the way.

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A sweeping new study sheds light on butterflies' origins

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

A new study finds that butterflies probably originated in North or Central America around 100 million years ago. (Story originally aired on All Things Considered on May 15, 2023.)

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Butterflies originated in North America after splitting from moths, new study suggests

Tuesday, May 16, 2023

Butterflies likely split from nocturnal moths around 100 million years ago in present-day western North America or Central America, a new study of the winged insects finds.

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A sweeping new study sheds light on butterflies' origins

Monday, May 15, 2023

A new study finds that butterflies probably originated in North or Central America around 100 million years ago.

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Hip-hop turns 50: Here's a part of its history that doesn't always make headlines

Sunday, May 14, 2023

For decades, the genre has had a stealth mission: promoting public health. It started with Doug E. Fresh's "Stroke Ain't No Joke."

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When Getty began losing her vision as a girl, she was told her life was over. Wrong!

Saturday, May 13, 2023

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame says she could not imagine "what the future had in store." She faced sorrow — but ultimately triumphed. She is the new chair of the U.N. committee for disability rights.

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