NASA's Return to Space Wayne Hale's Insider's Guide to NASA June 30, 2006 • The general public might recognize Wayne Hale as that NASA manager on TV who talks about ice-frost ramps and the aerodynamics of foam. But for thousands of NASA workers and their friends, Hale is known for his thoughtful and lyrical emails reflecting on life at the space agency. Wayne Hale's Insider's Guide to NASA Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5522536/5522559" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Research News New Research on Crops and CO2 June 30, 2006 • New research into crops and carbon dioxide levels suggests more carbon dioxide may not help plants grow better. New Research on Crops and CO2 Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5525593/5525594" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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NASA's Return to Space Q&A: Discovery's Pivotal Mission June 30, 2006 • Discovery's mission to deliver supplies and an astronaut to the International Space Station may sound routine, but NPR science editor David Malakoff explains why the fate of the entire shuttle program now hangs on Discovery.
NASA's Return to Space NASA Seeks to Curb Bird Threat to Shuttle June 30, 2006 • NASA is hard at work trapping vultures near Florida's Kennedy Space Center. Space agency officials want to keep the four-to-six pound birds away from Saturday's shuttle launch. NASA Seeks to Curb Bird Threat to Shuttle Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5524531/5524532" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Health News Briefs New Warning on Antibiotic June 30, 2006 • The FDA says that Ketek, a popular antibiotic, can cause acute liver failure and is advising physicians to monitor patients on the drug closely.
Environment Supreme Court Takes First Global Warming Case June 30, 2006 • The Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments on whether the federal government should regulate greenhouse gases, including carbon dioxide, under the Clean Air Act. Is carbon dioxide a 'pollutant' in the traditional sense of the word? Supreme Court Takes First Global Warming Case Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5524909/5524910" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The FDA Turns 100 June 30, 2006 • One hundred years ago, President Theodore Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drugs Act into law. That laid the groundwork for the nation's oldest consumer protection agency, the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA Turns 100 Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5524912/5524913" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology What Happened to the Electric Car? June 30, 2006 • In 1996, a fleet of electric cars began to hit the road in the United States, leased to drivers for about $500 a month. But less than 10 years later, only a few were left. Guests look at the short-lived electric car, and the director of a new film talks about chronicling the vehicle's demise. What Happened to the Electric Car? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5524918/5524919" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Highway System at 50 Engineering Gems of the U.S. Highway System June 29, 2006 • In honor of the interstate highway system's 50th anniversary, we talk to three engineers about their favorite parts of the system. Engineering Gems of the U.S. Highway System Listen · 6:45 6:45 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5522133/5522630" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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NASA's Return to Space Emergency Rescue Plans in Place for Astronauts June 29, 2006 • If Discovery's return to Earth shapes up to be a risky prospect, NASA has a series of rescue plans ready. Discovery is rigged to fly on auto pilot, and the astronauts can escape to the space station. The question would then be, who brings them home: Americans or Russians? Emergency Rescue Plans in Place for Astronauts Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5521668/5521677" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment Trawling Banned Along Huge Area of Alaska Coast June 28, 2006 • The U.S. government on Wednesday ordered a ban on a fishing practice called "trawling" along a sizeable portion of Alaska's coast. The practice of dragging heavy nets across the sea floor is blamed for destroying fragile coral habitats. Trawling Banned Along Huge Area of Alaska Coast Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5518258/5518259" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Analysis The Question of Torture 'Oath Betrayed' Questions Doctors' Roles in Torture June 28, 2006 • In the spring of 2004, when Americans were horrified by the pictures of abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison, medical-ethics expert Steven Miles had just one question: Where were the doctors? Miles, himself a doctor, has written a book about how the medical profession failed to perform its role as protector. 'Oath Betrayed' Questions Doctors' Roles in Torture Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5516533/5516996" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
'Oath Betrayed' Questions Doctors' Roles in Torture Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5516533/5516996" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
National Gold Mine Pits Jobs Against Environment June 28, 2006 • The price of gold is shooting up and one modern-day miner has an ambitious plan to get to the ore still left in one of California's boomtown mines. But residents of that town, now a bucolic tourist draw, are wary of the environmental cost. Gold Mine Pits Jobs Against Environment Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5518157/5518162" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Medicaid Law Requires U.S. Identification June 27, 2006 • Beginning July 1, anyone hoping to qualify for Medicaid must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Guests discuss the benefits and risks of the new law. Medicaid Law Requires U.S. Identification Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5515702/5515703" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Medicaid Law Requires U.S. Identification Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5515702/5515703" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
Buffett Promises Fortune to Gates Foundation More Buffett Money Likely Headed to Pro-Choice Groups June 27, 2006 • Billionaire Warren Buffett will give part of his fortune to a foundation set up in his late wife's name, the Susan Thompson Buffett Foundation. The foundation, which gives money to pro-choice organizations and projects, has had a small budget. People on both sides of the abortion debate are wondering what effect the new money will have. More Buffett Money Likely Headed to Pro-Choice Groups Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5514406/5514407" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
More Buffett Money Likely Headed to Pro-Choice Groups Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/5514406/5514407" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript