Making a podcast helped one family talk about aging, dementia and death
This year’s winner in NPR’s College Podcast Challenge is a letter to a grandparent that grapples with health issues including dementia. It’s the story of
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Hantavirus cruise LIVE: Cruise passengers being monitored in several US states as CDC prepares official guidance
Thursday, May 7, 2026: The latest news and updates on the hantavirus cluster associated with the MV Hondius. The cruise ship is on course to
‘Extremely rare’ English coins meant to ward off Vikings found in Denmark — because the Vikings wore them as jewelry
Two rare coins minted in England to ward against Viking raids have been discovered in Denmark, where Vikings made them into jewelry.
Andes virus — the only hantavirus that can spread between people — identified as culprit on cruise ship
Laboratory tests have implicated the Andes virus, a specific type of hantavirus, in the cluster of illnesses on the cruise ship MV Hondius.
A grapefruit-sized quantum device mapped Earth’s magnetic field from space
On the International Space Station, a cube holding a diamond-based sensor revealed the potential for quantum magnetometers.
25 people learned to fly with virtual wings. Here’s how the brain changed
A new study shows learning to fly in virtual reality with virtual wings can reshape the brain, making it treat wings more like body parts.
A Light in the Dark
A sliver of the edge of Earth is brightly illuminated against the vast darkness of space.
New AI model spots pancreatic cancer up to 3 years earlier than human doctors in test
A new AI tool finds early hints of pancreatic cancer in CT scans that doctors would otherwise miss, an early test found.
Watch NASA’s Curiosity rover ‘struggle’ to remove a rock that got stuck on its robotic arm for nearly a week
New footage shows NASA’s Curiosity rover tilting, rotating and vibrating its robotic arm as mission scientists tried to remove a rock that became stuck on
Gold sword scabbard discovered under toppled tree in Norway was likely ‘sacrificed’ by an elite warrior 1,500 years ago
A hiker poked into a hole in the ground and discovered a rare gold scabbard ornament from Norway’s Migration period.
These families help researchers find Alzheimer’s treatments. Their network is at risk
Families with rare gene mutations that cause Alzheimer’s in middle age are giving scientists a unique window on the disease, and a quick way to
As federal scientists faced turmoil, the Devils Hole pupfish reached a crisis point
The Devils hole pupfish lives in just one spot in Death Valley. Wildlife officials have managed this iconic fish for decades, and last spring, just
Dirty nickel: The cost of mining in Indonesia
Across six locations in Indonesia, NPR spoke with locals about how nickel mining is changing the land and daily life. It’s brought jobs, but also
More doomed Franklin expedition sailors identified, revealing clues about how they tried to find safety
DNA from living descendants of relatives have allowed four members of the ill-fated Franklin expedition to be identified.