How satellites are helping scientists study the sun NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Damien Galano, project manager for European Space Agency's Proba-3 mission, about a new plan to study solar eclipses. Scott Detrow Play AudioListen 4 mins
A 50 thousand year-old love story between humans and Neanderthals Tens of thousands of years ago, modern humans mated with Neanderthals. But exactly how and when that happened, and who those groups of humans were, was less known. New research adds some clues. Ari Daniel
A desert festival where robots are the headliner Scientists are using the Mojave Desert to test robots for the next space age. Kira Wakeam Ailsa Chang Christopher Intagliata Play AudioListen 9 mins
Nuclear bunker sales increase, despite warnings they won't provide protection Critics warn argue that people planning to live through an atomic blast aren't focusing on the real and current dangers posed by nuclear threats. The Associated Press
These were the top animal stories on NPR in 2024, including a boy's pregnant octopus This year, the animal kingdom was filled with triumph, loss and new discoveries. Here is a look at NPR's top animal stories of 2024. Ayana Archie
You don't look a day over 4.35 billion! Here's the moon's anti-aging secret Early interactions with the Earth may have heated up the Moon and caused it to remelt, producing new lunar rocks and erasing old craters. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Scientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us? Plastic particles are found in our organs, blood and even semen. But do they stay in us forever? What damage are they doing? Here are 6 questions scientists are trying to answer Will Stone
The bald eagle isn't actually America's national bird — but that's poised to change After learning the U.S. doesn't officially recognize the bald eagle as its national bird, a Minnesota man swooped in. This week the House passed his bill, which now heads to Biden's desk. Rachel Treisman
The CDC has confirmed the first severe case of bird flu in a human in the U.S. A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized after becoming infected with a case of bird flu that's been linked to wild birds and poultry. Will Stone
