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Backyard feeders in California changed the shape of hummingbird beaks

A new study that details the evolutionary change of Anna’s hummingbirds found their beaks have grown longer and more tapered to get the most from common feeders.

Environment

Conspiracy theorists threaten to shut down cloud seeding technology

Cloud seeding is a safe and proven technology widely employed by desert states in the U.S. to increase precipitation.

Health

Marco Rubio said no one has died due to U.S. aid cuts. This mom disagrees

Mariam Mohammed says her younger son died when she could not get treatment for him at a U.S.-funded clinic that had temporarily closed. Researchers say that are many thousands of cases like his.

A safe lot for RVs will become pickleball courts. It's complicated

More than a quarter of people living unhoused in the city are sleeping in a vehicle, and Seattle’s 72-hour parking law means that anyone stuck in one place is in a precarious position. An RV lot set up for people experiencing homelessness since 2023 is being reclaimed for a pickleball court complex…  But as Seattle Times Homelessness Reporter Greg Kim explains, the development is more complicated than it seems.

Iranian political analyst discusses latest talks with U.S. on a new nuclear deal

NPR's A Martínez speaks with Iranian political analyst Seyed Mohammad Marandi about the latest talks with the U.S. over a nuclear deal.

Attorney Theodore Boutrous discusses NPR's lawsuit against Trump White House

NPR's Michel Martin talks with attorney Theodore Boutrous, who is representing NPR in a legal challenge to Trump White House plans to stop federal funding of public media.

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