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North Carolina Tries To Clean Up Its Electricity

North Carolina’s governor is promising to quickly cut greenhouse emissions but will need to convince Duke Energy, the state’s dominant utility, to abandon coal and gas in favor of solar and wind.

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EUROPE

France Suffers Through Hottest Day In Its History — 113 Fahrenheit

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Astronomers Collect 40,000 Used Eclipse Glasses In U.S. For People In South America

June 28, 2019 • “We were contacted by people all over the country who said, ‘We’d like to collect glasses for you, how do we become a collection center?’ ” says Mike Simmons, president of Astronomers Without Borders.

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Veggie Surprise: Teeth Of Ancient Crocs Reveal That Some Very Likely Ate Plants

June 27, 2019 • What do you imagine an ancient croc snacking on? Maybe a fish or a bird? For some relatives of modern crocodiles, a safer guess would be a big bunch of flowers.

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NASA Will Send A Drone To Buzz Around Saturn’s Largest Moon

June 27, 2019 • The space agency wants to learn more about Titan, an icy body that fascinates scientists because of its similarity to Earth.

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Monarch Butterflies Born In Captivity Have Trouble Migrating South, Study Says

June 24, 2019 • A researcher made the discovery after ordering monarchs from a breeder. To help them, experts recommend planting milkweed.

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A New Hope: Seal Learns To Sing Star Wars Theme

June 23, 2019 • Researchers say teaching seals to copy melodies might help inform speech therapy for humans.

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SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

Breaking The Booze Habit, Even Briefly, Has Its Benefits

June 23, 2019 • Tens of thousands of Instagram followers can’t be wrong: Curiosity about the sober life is trending. Scientists say cutting out alcohol can improve your sleep and blood pressure, and help your liver.

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SHOTS – HEALTH NEWS

A Russian Biologist Wants To Create More Gene-Edited Babies

June 21, 2019 • A Moscow scientist claims he has a safe way of editing genes in human embryos — a method that could protect resulting babies from being infected with HIV. Approval of the experiment seems unlikely.

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What Dropping 17,000 Wallets Around The Globe Can Teach Us About Honesty

June 20, 2019 • Scientists used “lost” wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets.

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There’s More To Look Forward To After Peaking Professionally

June 19, 2019 • Social scientist Arthur Brooks set out to figure out how life after 50 can be more professionally fulfilling. His advice? “Stop being an innovator and start being an instructor.”

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ENVIRONMENT

I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

June 19, 2019 • Scientists are using old spy satellite images to measure the effects of climate change. They’re finding that glaciers in the Himalayas are melting twice as fast as they were a few decades earlier.

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ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY COLLABORATIVE

Trump Administration Weakens Climate Plan To Help Coal Plants Stay Open

June 19, 2019 • The Trump administration is replacing one of President Barack Obama’s signature plans to address climate change. It may help coal-fired power plants but is unlikely to slow the industry’s decline.

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Boaty McBoatface, Internet-Adored Sub, Makes Deep-Sea Discovery On Climate Change

June 18, 2019 • Since the delightful snafu that led to the research vessel’s goofy moniker, the autonomous submarine has been off gathering deep-sea data on the effects of Antarctic winds.

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HIDDEN BRAIN

Pets, Pests And Food: Our Complex, Contradictory Attitudes Toward Animals

June 17, 2019 • Does living with animals really make us healthier? Why do we eat some animals and keep others as pets? This week on Hidden Brain, we talk with psychology professor Hal Herzog about the contradictions embedded in our relationships with animals.

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