Your Top Science Stories This Week
Dear Reader,
I learned something this week in one of our stories that made me laugh out loud. In fact, I laughed at unexpected moments in three of our stories this week. One was a moment of pure human joy that happened on the moon; one was a revealing moment everyone has experienced on the job, when something happens that you really wish were not happening; the last was at the cosmic origins of the Dustbuster. All of which is to say that it's way too soon to have had your fill of Apollo coverage. These stories are not the same as any others you've read or listened to. Listen to the radio, read the 9 Innovations; your water cooler colleagues, yoga friends and play group moms don't know it yet, but they're waiting for you to tell the stories. And yes, of course we covered the news about the automakers' deal with California! You knew you'd find it here, and it's our top story of the week. Finally, if you're following the Chevron oil spill in Kern County, KQED historian Dan Brekke (not his actual title, but there is literally no topic in California about which the man doesn't know some history) has a story about that same oil field that will make you forget time and be late to the pool. I speak from experience.
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Kat Snow
Senior Editor, Science
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| | | The agreement between the automakers and the California Air Resources Board is a rebuke of the Trump Administration, which is preparing to loosen emission standards for small cars and trucks. | | |
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| | | Joshua trees could largely vanish in the national park that bears their name, but park officials are trying to save them. | | |
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| | | 'It roars and rips like hell. ... It smells and terrifies like hell. It is as uncontrollable as hell. It is as black and hot as hell.' | | |
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| | | Wearable technologies could transform prenatal care, but doctors caution that some direct-to-consumer devices may not offer any real benefits to pregnant women. | | |
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| | | California will spend $130 million annually through 2030 to clean up dirty water in small communities across the state. | | |
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| | | Shark-infested waters were just one thing U.S. Navy 'Frogmen' dealt with as they prepared to scoop the Apollo astronauts out of the Pacific and return them to shore. | | |
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| | | "The technology we use every day originated from some extraordinary challenge -- like NASA's effort 50 years ago to put humans on the moon. | | |
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| | | Ever since astronaut John Glenn's first bite of applesauce in 1962, eating in space has been a challenge. NPR talks to former NASA food scientists to see how cosmic cuisine has evolved over the years. | | |
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