National U.S. Nuclear Weapons More Stable than Expected November 30, 2006 • The National Nuclear Security Administration says the rate at which nuclear weapons materials degrade is slower than they once believed. That means the the nation's nuclear arsenal may not need updating as soon as was thought. But the debate in Congress about the long-term reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile continues. U.S. Nuclear Weapons More Stable than Expected Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6559214/6559215" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Intricacies of Ancient Lunar-Cycle Machine Revealed November 29, 2006 • In 1900, a team of sponge-divers discovered an ancient shipwreck from around 65 B.C. On the ship, they discovered the remains of a mysterious machine about the size of a shoebox. Scientists think it was used to calculate eclipses and other astronomical cycles. Researchers who completed a three-dimensional scan of the pieces say they are impressive. Intricacies of Ancient Lunar-Cycle Machine Revealed Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6556419/6556420" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science EPA Expected to Issue Million-Year-Long Regulation November 24, 2006 • In the coming weeks, the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to issue a regulation that will extend 1 million years into the future. But the EPA doesn't even know if humans will exist a million years from now. EPA Expected to Issue Million-Year-Long Regulation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6525491/6533261" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Los Alamos Lab Adjusts Security After Breach November 13, 2006 • Last month, police found classified documents belonging to the Los Alamos National Laboratory in a mobile home near the facility. Now new security rules are taking shape to prevent such security breaches. Los Alamos Lab Adjusts Security After Breach Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6479586/6479587" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media Sounding Off on a Tennessee Cave Tale November 4, 2006 • It turns out that one reporter's effort to record a story about exploring caves in Tennessee encountered many technical difficulties. The crew spent two days in dark, wet caves for eight minutes of radio. Sounding Off on a Tennessee Cave Tale Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6433986/6433987" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Space Astronauts Will Fix Hubble Telescope October 31, 2006 • NASA chief Michael Griffin announces plans for a special space shuttle mission to Hubble, so astronauts can replace batteries, gyroscopes and install two new instruments. The decision officially reverses the policy of Griffin's predecessor, who felt such a mission was too risky. Astronauts Will Fix Hubble Telescope Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412044/6412047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Astronauts Will Fix Hubble Telescope Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6412044/6412047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Radio Expeditions Exploring Tennessee's Caves for New Species October 31, 2006 • Running underneath the rolling hills of Tennessee lies a still-mysterious and remote network of caverns. Many of those caves shelter fragile ecosystems, and biologist Jerry Lewis is helping to discover and protect some of those ecosystems from man's destruction. Exploring Tennessee's Caves for New Species Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6395687/6395710" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National FBI: Secret Los Alamos Files Traced to Woman October 25, 2006 • The FBI is investigating how classified information from the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico was found at a drug bust at a trailer park. So far, it has traced the documents from the facility to a woman who once worked there. FBI: Secret Los Alamos Files Traced to Woman Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6383407/6383408" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Drug Raid Turns Up Classified U.S. Documents October 25, 2006 • Police conducted a drug raid last week in New Mexico that resulted in the arrest of a man suspected of dealing drugs. But they also recovered classified information from Los Alamos, the nation's leading nuclear weapons laboratory. Drug Raid Turns Up Classified U.S. Documents Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6380082/6380083" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Detecting Underground Nuclear Blasts October 11, 2006 • Earthquake monitors around the world picked up vibrations from North Korea's nuclear test range, but those signals alone are not enough to prove that it was a nuclear blast. Here, a look at what scientists can detect about Monday's blast.
Science Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Big-Bang Work October 3, 2006 • Two Americans have won the Nobel Prize for Physics. John Mather and George Smoot were instrumental in building a satellite that measured ancient radiation left over from the creation of the universe. The measurements support the big-bang theory and helped explain why galaxies cluster together in space. Nobel Physics Prize Goes to Big-Bang Work Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6186811/6186812" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National New Angles Emerge in Anthrax Attacks of 2001 September 25, 2006 • The fifth anniversary of the anthrax attack is approaching, and little is known about who was responsible. But the FBI is convinced that the anthrax wasn't weapons-grade level, and authorities have widened their investigation, according to a report in The Washington Post. New Angles Emerge in Anthrax Attacks of 2001 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6140863/6140864" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News Experimental Lotion Could Be Secret to a Safe Tan September 21, 2006 • Despite the health risks, people just can't resist lying out in the sun to get the perfect tan. Scientists are hoping a new lotion that tans the skin — and prevents skin cancer — may end those dangerous tanning sessions. Experimental Lotion Could Be Secret to a Safe Tan Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6117274/6118024" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Researchers Announce Creation of Laser Chips September 18, 2006 • Researchers at Intel and the University of California at Santa Barbara say they have created a new kind of silicon-based chip that can produce flashes of laser light. Such optical chips could eventually lead to faster computers and telecommunications networks. Researchers Announce Creation of Laser Chips Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6098947/6098948" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Will a Layer of Silt in the Sky Save the Earth? September 14, 2006 • A researcher says he has a way to "Save the Earth from Global Warming" -- for a while, at least. The idea is to do what volcanoes do: inject material into the stratosphere. That would create a thin haze and reflect some sunlight. The general notion has been around for decades but the researcher proposes it as a way to buy time -- not as a permanent fix. Will a Layer of Silt in the Sky Save the Earth? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6076777/6076778" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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