Day: October 28, 2024

Cultured meat is grown from animal muscle cells, and animal serum is required to promote the growth of these cells. ...

Pets

Lab-grown pork gets support from sorghum grain

Meat grown in a lab isn't science fiction anymore. Cultured meats have existed for over a decade, and as of ...

Pets

Why langurs drink salt water

A study by the German Primate Center -- Leibniz Institute for Primate Research in Göttingen and Leipzig Zoo shows the ...

Pets

Pythons can swallow even bigger prey than scientists realized

Burmese pythons can consume prey even larger than scientists realized, according to a new study. That means more animals are ...

News

Montana camper found dead was killed — but not by a bear, authorities say

by Rachel Treisman

Dustin Kjersem, 35, was found dead in his tent at a Montana campsite earlier this month. Authorities are investigating his ...

News

Artist gains fame for celebrity pumpkin carvings. NPR’s Steve Inskeep is an example

by Elizabeth Caldwell

Oklahoma artist gains fame for celebrity pumpkin carvings. 1 subject is Steve Inskeep A pumpkin carver in Oklahoma has gained ...

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At the heart of the Boeing strike, an emotional fight over a lost pension plan

by Joel Rose

Boeing workers wave picket signs to passing drivers as they strike in Everett, Wash.. The machinists walked off the job ...

News

Fewer Black men are enrolling in HBCUs. Here’s why and what’s being done

by Juana Summers

Members of the class of 2016 are presented with their degrees during the commencement ceremony at Howard University in May, ...

News

Pennsylvania voters are complicated. We drove around the state talking to them

by Obed Manuel

Braddock, Pa., on Oct. 16, 2024. Nate Smallwood for NPR hide caption toggle caption Nate Smallwood for NPR With 19 ...

Politics

I Was at Trump’s NYC Rally This Weekend. It Clarified Something Big for Me.

by Michele Schildgen