Regina G. Barber
Stories
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National
Our Sun probably has a bunch of siblings
Stars are born in clusters. Some stay together as binaries, some drift apart and some are violently thrown out of the family. The Pleiades are young clustered blue stars being born from dust and gas.
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National
This week in science: Clever chickadees, smiling robots and haiku's most popular bugs
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave about chickadees with awesome memories, grinning robots, and the bugs most commonly found in haiku.
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National
This week in science: shared rhythm, electric fish and a methane-tracking satellite
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Anil Oza about rhythms and the brain, how electric fish sense their environment, and a new methane-detecting satellite.
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Checking your 2024 horoscope? Astronomy explains why your sign might have changed
Our view of the constellations has changed since they were first mapped thousands of years ago. That new perspective could also mess with your astrological horoscope in the new year.
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Antibiotic resistance in children is becoming a bigger problem around the world
Antibiotic resistance is a growing issue around the world. A new study finds that it's leaving children and infants vulnerable to potentially deadly bacterial infections, like sepsis and meningitis
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New research shows the moon might be older than we thought
The moon appears to be roughly 40 million years older than previously thought, new research shows. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on October 27, 2023.)
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Black holes can teach us how to live our best lives
Black holes may seem like interstellar enigmas, but they hold some key lessons on how to move through the universe.
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What black holes can teach us about daily life
Black holes may contain the masses of more than a billion suns, but they also hold a few lessons that we humans can apply to everyday life.
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You know those folks who had COVID but no symptoms? A new study offers an explanation
Everybody knows someone — maybe it's you — who got COVID but never got sick or who thinks they never got COVID at all. A new study found one possible reason, involving a certain gene and common colds.
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This week in science: gravitational waves, nature-inspired robots and Orca attacks
Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.