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Just How Sweet Is The Taste Of Victory?

10:12am September 06, 2015

Ah, the sweet taste of victory. And now there's scientific evidence to back that up. NPR's Linda Wertheimer talks to researcher Robin Dando at Cornell, who used hockey fans to test his theory.

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Plum Island has roughly four miles of beaches — including along this bay below the decommissioned gunnery stations of Fort Terry.

Care To Buy An Island Off The Hamptons? Don't Mind The Foot-And-Mouth Disease

11:38am September 05, 2015

by Charles Lane

The federal government is preparing to auction off Plum Island, a mostly undeveloped spot near some exceptionally pricy real estate. The catch? It was once used as a disease research lab.

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Noraha Mayor Yukiei Matsumoto, rear left, plants a tree with children of Naraha residents during an event in Naraha, Fukushima, northern Japan, on Saturday.

Japan Reopens Town Shuttered By Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

9:32am September 05, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The town of Naraha, which had 7,400 residents, was evacuated in the wake of a massive earthquake and tsunami in 2011 that triggered the release of radiation at the power plant.

Ten-year-old Jake Herrera and his Los Angeles team run around the diamond as a warmup for baseball practice.

Benefits Of Sports To A Child's Mind And Heart All Part Of The Game

5:53pm September 04, 2015

by Patti Neighmond

In NPR's most recent poll, a majority of American adults say they played sports in their youth. Many say they encourage their kids to play, too, and see health benefits as well as lifelong lessons.

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Squirrels closely mimic bird warning calls and help spread the alarm through the forest that hawks, owls or other predators are nearby.

Squirrels Mimic Bird Alarms To Foil The Enemy

1:49pm September 04, 2015

by Christopher Joyce

It can take more than just a keen ear to figure out what animals are saying. Sometimes, scientists are learning, you have to talk back to map the rich networks of conversation in a forest.

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How Likely Is It, Really, That Your Athletic Kid Will Turn Pro?

10:01am September 04, 2015

by Anders Kelto

More than a quarter of parents in a recent poll say they hope their teens who play high school sports will become professional athletes. But sky-high parental expectations can have a dark side.

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Scientists Find Fern Whose Parents Are Separated By 60 Million Years Of Evolution

6:21pm September 03, 2015

by Geoff Brumfiel

Scientists have found a fern whose parents are separated by some 60 million years of evolution. This story originally aired on February 24, 2015 on Morning Edition.

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Human Brain Calibration

4:57pm September 03, 2015

by Shawn Fitzmaurice

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The uptick in serious bike injuries occurred for both male and female cyclists, although more men get in accidents each year.

As More Adults Pedal, Their Biking Injuries And Deaths Spike, Too

4:35pm September 03, 2015

by Michaeleen Doucleff

Hospital admissions caused by bike injuries have more than doubled in the past 15 years across the country. One doctor thinks the "Lance Armstrong effect" could be a reason for the jump.

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Coast Guard: Tow Boat Collision On Mississippi Causes Oil Spill

3:49pm September 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

River traffic was halted on a portion of the waterway after the accident near Paducah, Ky. The maximum size of the Wednesday evening spill of clarified slurry oil is thought to be 250,000 gallons.