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How Student Debt Affects Personal Choices Of Young People

2:41pm June 08, 2016

by Shankar Vedantam

Researchers examine the effects of student debt on the personal choices that young adults have to make. For example, decisions about whether to get married or when to have children.

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Why We're All Trapped In 3-D

4:41pm June 07, 2016

by Adam Frank

We are all trapped in space — the space of three dimensions. NPR blogger and astrophysicist Adam Frank takes us to the next dimension.

A weekday work session on the Student Organic Farm at Iowa State University has members weeding a perennial bed.

A Student-Run Farm Cultivates Passion For Sustainable Agriculture

2:01pm June 07, 2016

by Amy Mayer

The Student Organic Farm at Iowa State sends out CSA boxes to the local community — and of course, it gives students a chance to enjoy the (fresh, organic) fruits of their own labor.

A common house mosquito (Culex pipiens) is about to sink her six-weaponed proboscis into a human arm. This type transmits West Nile virus by biting infected birds, then biting humans.

WATCH: Mosquitoes Use 6 Needles To Suck Your Blood

11:00am June 07, 2016

by Gabriela Quirós

Beyond pesky, mosquitoes kill hundreds of thousands of people worldwide each year. And the bites aren't random. A mouth packed with sensors, drills, spears and straws guides the bug to blood.

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How Stories Told Of Brilliant Scientists Affect Kids' Interest In The Field

7:58am June 07, 2016

by Shankar Vedantam

Researchers found that students perform better in science where they read stories about how famous scientists struggled rather than when they read stories about what those scientists achieved.

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On some sunny, spring days, California has more electricity than it can use, like from this solar farm in Fresno.

Who's In Charge? Getting Western States To Agree On Sharing Renewable Energy

7:15pm June 06, 2016

California has so much solar energy that some days, there's too much. One solution is to join forces across state borders. But in the West, that's sparking some not-so-neighborly opposition.

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Seth Barker of Maine Fresh Sea Farms checks a seaweed line. People have foraged wild seaweed off the Eastern Seaboard for centuries. But now a much more active effort to grow seaweed in the U.S. is afoot.

Seaweed On Your Dinner Plate: The Next Kale Could Be Kelp

3:47pm June 06, 2016

by Fred Bever

Why are chefs adopting sea greens in their cuisine? They're tasty and nutritious, and growing them is good for the planet. Maine's budding seaweed business is boosting an endangered coastal economy.

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(From L) Canada's team: skip Kevin Koe, third Marc Kennedy, second Brent Laing and lead Ben Hebert compete at the World Men's Curling Championships on April 10, 2016 in Basel, Switzerland.

Sweeping Changes In Store For Curling After 'Broomgate'

4:33pm June 05, 2016

There's a controversy in the world of curling. New broom technology is changing the way the game is played — making it too easy, players like Brad Gushue say. So, researchers tried to find a solution.

Milo Lorentzen is 5 years old, and is one of only three people in the world known to have a mutation in a gene called KDM1A.

Families Isolated By Rare Genetic Conditions Find New Ways To Reach Out

7:00am June 05, 2016

by Kat Snow

A website that helps connect families of kids who have extremely rare genetic diseases with scientists — and with other families — is turning up new diagnoses, support and avenues of treatment.

Tomatoes from Canada, Mexico and Florida

The Search For Tastier Supermarket Tomatoes: A Tale In 3 Acts

12:52pm June 03, 2016

by Dan Charles

Supermarket tomatoes have a terrible reputation. But the industry is evolving. More than half of supermarket tomatoes now are grown in greenhouses or "shade houses," and flavor is improving.

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