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This 'fire amoeba' pushes the limit of what's possible for complex life
Scientists have found a species they've named the fire amoeba, which is capable of reproducing at 145°F and continuing to move up to temperatures of 147°F — a record for complex eukaryotic life.
Meet the future of the LA Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony
As the classical concert season ramps up, two of America's finest orchestras will soon be led by new conductors when Daniel Harding takes over in Los Angeles and Elim Chan leads in San Francisco.
Sri Lanka court convicts 15 over deadly 2019 Easter bombings
The Islamic State group-inspired attacks were among the deadliest in Sri Lanka's history, killing 42 foreigners.
Houthis try to push deeper into western Yemen, upending life, witnesses tell NPR
As the U.S. conflict with Iran drags, the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen have opened a new front, taking new territory and displacing more than 100,000 people.
A journalist once barred from the White House says this media ban is different
Jim Acosta has already been through a White House press-pass fight. Now, three news organizations are barred, and he says the press is showing solidarity that should have come sooner.
New DNA analysis adds evidence Jefferson fathered children with Sally Hemings
A lock of hair, 15 years of sleuthing and a 200-year-old question. In History by a Hair, Smithsonian Institution scholar Richard Kurin follows the DNA trail back to Thomas Jefferson.
AI solved one of math's hardest problems. Humanity learned nothing (so far)
OpenAI beat humans to solving the Navier-Stokes problem, but mathematicians say the AI's solution isn't telling them much.
Trump heads to the U.N. looking for wins after a rough week
The past couple of weeks have been particularly challenging for Trump with a series of legal and political setbacks.
Abortion is on the ballot again as post-Roe policies continue to evolve
Four states will vote on abortion-related ballot measures in November. The measures follow the Supreme Court's "Dobbs" decision, which upended federal abortion protections.
How unarmed 911 teams are reshaping public safety in nearly 100 cities
Alternative response programs, where mental health clinicians respond to 911 calls instead of police, have proliferated since George Floyd's murder. What does it take to do this work well?