Health & Safety

How migrating Australian moths find caves hundreds of miles away

1:33pm June 18, 2025

Billions of nocturnal Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km to cool caves in the Australian Alps that they have never previously visited. New research shows how they may find their way there and back.

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NC to receive millions from national settlement with Purdue Pharma, Sackler family

7:59am June 18, 2025

by Adam Wagner, NC Newsroom

Governments across North Carolina are set to receive about $145 million from OxyContin manufacturer Purdue Pharma and its former owners as part of a nationwide settlement that was signed Monday.

What 1,200 miles on a paddleboard taught a writer about 'blue space'

5:02am June 18, 2025

Author Dan Rubinstein paddled from Ottawa to New York City and back to understand how being near water benefits people. His book is called "Water Borne."

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HHS Synthetic Dyes News Conferences in Washington DC

Trump administration actions contradict MAHA rhetoric on toxic chemicals

5:00am June 18, 2025

Trump says he backs the MAHA agenda, which includes eliminating toxins linked to human health problems. But his administration continues to cut funds, grants and regulations that support that goal.

New Report: U.S. drug overdose deaths rise again after hopeful decline

5:00am June 18, 2025

The latest 12-month report from the CDC showed 1,400 more deaths in January of this year compared with the year prior. This comes after more than a year of dramatic progress. Experts say they're not sure if this is a "blip" or something more troubling.

Anne Burrell, TV chef who coached the 'Worst Cooks in America,' dies at 55

12:05am June 18, 2025

TV chef Anne Burrell, who coached culinary fumblers through hundreds of episodes of "Worst Cooks in America," has died. Medical examiners are set to determine what caused her death.

Goliath the Galápagos tortoise celebrated his first Father's Day and 135th birthday

7:57pm June 17, 2025

Goliath had been paired with several female tortoises before, in hopes of producing a hatchling, but the process wasn't successful until earlier this month.

Radiolab celebrates 'Jaws' anniversary

5:53pm June 17, 2025

To celebrate Jaws, this week WNYC's Radiolab is running a series called "Swimming in the Shadows."

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Leader of top FEMA disaster coordination office resigns, as Trump moves to eliminate agency

2:02pm June 17, 2025

Jeremy Greenberg was in charge of coordinating federal help after hurricanes, wildfires, earthquakes and other emergencies. He has resigned from leading FEMA's National Response Coordination Center.

President Trump Signs Proclamation Banning Travel From 12 Countries

How Trump's travel ban could disrupt the way knowledge about health is shared

1:10pm June 17, 2025

Global health specialists talk about the consequences of the full or partial ban on travel to the U.S. from 19 countries.

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