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How the sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb

7:36pm April 08, 2024

by Jon Hamilton

A sibling can change your life — potentially even before birth. The sex of one fetus can affect its neighbors in the womb. The "intrauterine position effect" was first discovered in cattle farming.

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A long exposure photo of Firefly petunias, which are genetically modified to produce their own light through bioluminescence

Watch your garden glow with new genetically modified bioluminescent petunias

6:41pm April 08, 2024

by Sasa Woodruff

Research into new pharmaceuticals has produced an unanticipated by-product: Petunias that glow in the dark

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Eclipse glasses are worn by a statue of George Washington on Sunday in Houlton, Maine.

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Here's what to do with your solar eclipse glasses now

5:16pm April 08, 2024

by Emily Alfin Johnson

It will be decades before you'll need them again in the U.S. and most glasses shouldn't be used if they're more than three years old.

People gather to watch the total solar eclipse at Parc Jean Drapeau, in Montreal, Monday.

Montreal reports great conditions for a solar eclipse watch party in the park

4:49pm April 08, 2024

by Emma Jacobs

Montreal is in the path of totality, and its largest eclipse-watching event is taking place in Parc Jean-Drapeau.

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Eclipse brings out the curious at viewings across the Triad

4:40pm April 08, 2024

by Paul Garber

The path of the solar eclipse did not pass directly over the Triad. But there was still enough for folks to get out and catch an indirect glimpse.

Junior Espejo looks through eclipse glasses being handed out by NASA in Houlton, Maine. Used correctly, eclipse glasses prevent eye damage.

Worried about eclipse damage to your eyes? Don't panic

4:14pm April 08, 2024

Eye damage is rare and sometimes temporary, but it never hurts to get it checked.

Amos Yew, right, uses a lens on an iPhone to record video in the first stages of the total solar eclipse Monday August 21, 2017 in Madras, Oregon.

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Watch Live: Total Solar Eclipse

1:57pm April 08, 2024

by The NPR Network

This will be the last chance to catch a total solar eclipse in the continental U.S. for about 20 years, so here's what you need to know to safely enjoy!

A woman puts on special glasses to see the eclipse on Monday in Mazatlán, Mexico. Many people have flocked to the seaside area to catch a glimpse of the total solar eclipse.

Mexico's beach party is excited to see the eclipse first emerge

1:39pm April 08, 2024

by Jorge Valencia

The Mexican city of Mazatlán is the first place the total solar eclipse will be visible as it emerges over the Pacific Ocean today, and the weather here is perfect.

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Hundreds of balloons are being launched into the path of the eclipse as part of a program to educate students.

Hundreds of balloons go airborne to witness the eclipse from the edge of space

1:08pm April 08, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

A NASA-backed program to launch research balloons is designed to study the atmosphere while training students.

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Special Coverage from NPR: 2024 TOTAL ECLIPSE LIVE

10:34am April 08, 2024

by NPR

On Monday, April 8, a total solar eclipse will darken a swath of North America in the middle of the day, a cosmic event that is generating buzz, travel plans and watch parties from Mexico to Maine and beyond.