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'Eee!' Male dolphins whistle to stay in touch with distant ocean pals
Dolphins are known to use physical contact like petting and rubbing to bond with their closest allies. But for more distant contacts, male dolphins bond by trading whistles instead.
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The role cyberattacks and information campaigns have played in the war in Ukraine
In the weeks leading to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts said cyberwar could be imminent. It turns out, cyberattacks and information campaigns have played a subtle, nuanced role in the conflict.
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A daycare... a test prep... a community center? Kids' book explores what a school is
NPR's Ailsa Chang talked with John Schu, first picture book writer and long time book advocate, and illustrator Veronica Miller Jamison about their new book This is a School.
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Encore: The key to flirting
After more than two years of a socially isolating pandemic, the idea of flirting can seem daunting. Luckily, NPR's Life Kit has a refresher.
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New NFL hiring rules aim to bring in more women and people of color
The National Football League has a diversity problem, which it acknowledged this week. Team owners announced new hiring rules to increase numbers of women and people of color in their organizations.
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Sleeping in a room even a little bit of light can hurt a person's health, study shows
Turn out the lights for a good night of sleep: this seems like common sense, but many Americans don't actually follow it. New research shows it doesn't take much light at night to hurt our health.
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With rising costs and expiring pandemic benefits, food banks face increased need
NPR's Kelsey Snell speaks with Brooke Neubauer, who owns a non-profit that works to end hunger in Las Vegas, about how inflation and rising food prices have impacted food insecurity in her community.
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The unsung hero who helped a woman in her moment of shame over being stay-at-home mom
In the series "My Unsung Hero," the team at Hidden Brain tells stories of people whose kindness left an impression on another person. Mary Amato encountered her hero after a hard pregnancy and birth.
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This German woman has been collecting the tiny balls from fountain pens for 10 years
Stuffed in a desk in North Germany is a small box with one of the world's most unique and perplexing collections. Charlotte Ruchhöft has collected more than 500 balls from fountain pens.
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The truth about political ads: They can include lies
A recent ad in the Arizona gubernatorial campaign raises an old question: Can candidates simply lie in their paid ads? The short answer is yes.
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Some people say protest bail funds should be more careful about whom they set free
Flush with money after the 2020 protests, community bail funds are releasing more people from jail. That's getting pushback from those who say they should be more careful about whom is bailed out.
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Belarussian activists on digital rights, Belarus in the world, and the way forward
Russian troops are using Belarus as a staging ground to invade Ukraine from the north, but Belarussians are against it. At a D.C. area bar, two activists talked about their home country of Belarus.