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Pien Huang Pien Huang is a global health and development reporter on the Science desk. She was NPR's first Reflect America Fellow, working with shows, desks and podcasts to bring more diverse voices to air and online.

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

Thousands of monarch butterflies gather in the eucalyptus trees at the Pismo State Beach Monarch Butterfly Grove. George Rose/Getty Images hide caption

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Science

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.

I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

This oblique view of the Himalayan landscape was captured by a KH-9 Hexagon satellite on Dec. 20, 1975, on the border between eastern Nepal and Sikkim, India. Josh Maurer/LDEO hide caption

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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.

I Spy, Via Spy Satellite: Melting Himalayan Glaciers

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Doctors who experience burnout are prone to cut back on hours or quit practicing medicine. This costs the health care system billions, new research finds. Runstudio/Getty Images hide caption

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Shots - Health News

What's Doctor Burnout Costing America?

May 31, 2019 • Doctors who feel burned out are more likely to cut back on hours or leave medicine entirely. This costs hospitals and health care organizations billions each year, new research finds.

Penguins and Seals Create Invertebrate Hotspots On Antarctica ... With Poop

A Gentoo penguin (Pygoscelis Papua) walks across the rocky beach at Yankee Harbour in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Eitan Abramovich/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

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Animals

Penguins and Seals Create Invertebrate Hotspots On Antarctica ... With Poop

May 12, 2019 • In Antarctica, researchers have found patches of life, sustained in large part by droppings from seals and penguins. Changes in those populations could have ripple effects down the ecosystem.

Artists Pay Tribute To No-Frills Chinatown Bus, Discomforts And All

The Fung Wah Biennial celebrates the now-defunct Chinatown bus service. For her performance piece, Sunita Prasad crowdsurfed around the bus. Bryan Chang/Fung Wah Biennial hide caption

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National

Artists Pay Tribute To No-Frills Chinatown Bus, Discomforts And All

March 29, 2016 • The Fung Wah bus was a cheap and not entirely safe way to get between major cities in the Northeast. It's no longer operating, but that hasn't stopped former riders from "recreating" the experience.

Artists Pay Tribute To No-Frills Chinatown Bus, Discomforts And All

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