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Step inside a wired nursery: Lots of tech — and not much evidence it's helpful

By Megan Thielking, STAT

A flurry of high-tech baby products has hit the market in recent months, but experts say there hasn’t been thorough research on many of those products and warn that they can sometimes do more harm than good.

Why farmers and ranchers think the EPA Clean Water Rule goes too far

By Reagan Waskom and David J. Cooper for The Conversation

Some farmers and ranchers fear the Clean Water Rule could expand federal regulations that impact their private property rights.

Artificial sweetener reveals how much pee is in the average pool

By Nsikan Akpan

Environmental toxicologists at the University of Alberta, Edmonton have tallied how much pee is in commercial-sized swimming pools.

Why this Brazilian city uses tilapia fish skin to treat burn victims

By Nadia Sussman, STAT

In a historic Brazilian city, burn patients look as if they’ve emerged from the waves. They are covered in fish skin — specifically strips of sterilized tilapia -- but why?…

Northwest scientists scramble to keep deadly bat syndrome at bay

By Michael Werner, OPB/EarthFix

Wildlife biologists tackle the big mystery as to how white-nose bat syndrome landed in Washington state.

Click this linky and learn the secrets of the Slinky

By Andrew Wagner

A Princeton professor offers new math behind why a Slinky appears to hang in midair when dropped.

Human moon missions could be on the horizon under Trump

By PBS News Hour

Is there renewed focus inside the Trump administration, NASA and the private sector to revive travel to the moon? There are signs, like a single reference in President Trump's address to Congress, that seem to suggest that a space journey…

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New Lego set to celebrate NASA's women pioneers

By Alison Thoet

Five women pioneers of NASA are becoming Lego characters. Computer scientist Margaret Hamilton, mathematician Katherine Johnson, astronomer Nancy Grace Roman and astronauts Sally Ride, the first woman in space, and Mae Jemison, the first African-American woman in space, are…

Flocks of birds perish by crashing into new Minnesota Vikings stadium

By Alison Thoet

Scores of birds are dying due to collisions with the new U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, according to a new report from the Audubon Society.

Ever wondered why your cat's tongue feels like sandpaper?

By Joshua Cassidy, KQED Science

By looking closely at cat tongues, research at MIT and Georgia Tech reveals clues to cats’ predatory prowess and finds inspiration for new technologies.