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West Virginia lawmakers delay taking up an income tax cut and approve brain research funds
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia lawmakers speedily approved funding for the state veterans home, a program to help kids at risk of dropping out of school and other proposals… Read More
DeWine is confident Intel will stay the course on Ohio production plants despite financial struggles
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday he was in touch with Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger a month ago and sees no signs that Intel would pull… Read More
Trumpeter swans have been removed from Ohio’s Threatened Species List
By: Tana Weingartner | WVXU
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CINCINNATI (WVXU) — The trumpeter swan is officially off the Threatened Species List in Ohio. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) reports the Ohio Wildlife Council voted to delist… Read More
West Virginia’s governor signs a vague law allowing teachers to answer questions about origin of life
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice signed a law Friday that supporters say promotes the free exchange of ideas in science classrooms, despite objections from opponents… Read More
New paintings at the Statehouse celebrate Ohio’s astronauts
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new painting that pays homage to Ohio’s astronauts—including John Glenn, Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Judith Resnik—was mounted just off the Ohio Statehouse… Read More
Ohio University will join a decade-long mental health and addiction study
By: Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio University along with nine other universities in the state will embark on a 10-year mental health study, assisted by an initial $20 million… Read More
The science behind why doing good makes us feel good
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (PBS NewsHour) — From lending someone a hand with their car to giving a simple “thank you” to a cashier, acts of kindness — whether big or small… Read More
Science says teens need more sleep. So why is it so hard to start school later?
By: Catherine Sweeney | WPLN
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WPLN) — High school classes start so early around this city that some kids get on buses at 5:30 in the morning. Just 10% of public schools nationwide… Read More
Take a peek at what NASA brought back from an asteroid
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — NASA has shared its first glimpse of the black rocks and dust brought back from an asteroid, but the bulk of the material remains locked inside a… Read More
An Ohio University meteorology professor warns melting Antarctic ice threatens penguins with extinction
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – Melting Antarctic ice could contribute to rising sea levels and doom Antarctica’s penguin population to extinction by the end of the century. 2023 saw the lowest… Read More
This next NASA mission to an asteroid is seriously metal
By: Nell Greenfieldboyce | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — NASA is about to launch a spacecraft on a nearly six-year journey to a strange asteroid that, unlike most space rocks, seems largely to be made of… Read More
An Ohio University professor’s plant research might contribute to long-distance space travel
By: Gabriel Scotto
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) – An Ohio University professor’s research into plant biology has significant implications for space travel, along with applications closer to home. Sarah Wyatt, a professor of environmental… Read More
This scientific dynamic duo aims to stop the next pandemic before it starts
By: Ari Daniel | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In the summer of 2014, a passenger landed with a fever at the airport in Lagos, Nigeria — a city of more than 20 million. At that… Read More
A broad genetic test saved one newborn’s life. Research suggests it could help millions of others
By: Laura Ungar | AP
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Brynn Schulte nearly died twice when she was a baby, at one point needing emergency surgery for massive bleeding in her brain. No one knew what was… Read More
A male mosquito’s hairy ears tune into mates. New research suggests we can stop that
By: Max Barnhart | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Bzzzz… Do you hear that? That’s the sound of a mosquito nearby, its wings fluttering rapidly, generating the sound waves that reach your ears and send signals… Read More
Here’s when to consider experimental cancer treatment, and when not to
By: Jeff Stewart | NPR
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Note: Molecular biologist and author Jeff Stewart has worked more than 15 years as a consultant to drugmakers, scrutinizing data on new cancer treatment. Last July, the 50-year-old father of… Read More
Our bodies respond differently to food. A new study aims to find out how
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — There’s plenty of one-size-fits-all nutrition advice. But there’s mounting evidence that people respond differently to food, given differences in biology, lifestyle and gut microbiomes. The National Institutes… Read More
Where are the whales? Scientists find clues thousands of miles away
By: Lauren Sommer | Emily Kwong | Rebecca Ramirez | Liz Metzger | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — In recent years, endangered North Atlantic right whales have disappeared from the waters where they’re normally found. Instead of spending their summers feeding in the Gulf of… Read More
Cut emissions quickly to save lives, scientists warn in a new U.N. report
By: Rebecca Hersher | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The planet is on track for catastrophic warming, but world leaders already have many options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect people, according to a major… Read More
Can you catch a hidden virus from a dog kiss or a cat cuddle?
By: Michaeleen Doucleff | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — “Get ready for a silly question,” one reader wrote in response to our series on “hidden viruses” that jump from animals, like a dog or cat, to… Read More
Wegovy works. But here’s what happens if you can’t afford to keep taking the drug
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — From TikTok influencers talking it up to celebrities worrying about “ozempic face,” drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic are being touted as weight loss miracles in a… Read More
The ozone layer is on track to recover in the next 40 years, the United Nations says
By: Jaclyn Diaz | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — The Earth’s ozone layer is on its way to recovering within the next 40 years, thanks to decades of work to get rid of ozone-damaging chemicals,… Read More
Expert describes the health benefits of ‘Dry January’
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — A growing number of people are participating in what’s known as “Dry January,” taking a month-long break from alcohol after the indulgences of the holiday season…. Read More
Why Americans are lonelier and its effects on our health
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — According to U.S. Census Bureau surveys, Americans have been spending less time with friends and more time alone since before the pandemic, which has only intensified… Read More
Time is fleeting. Here’s how to stay on track with New Year’s goals
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Time is a thief, as my Uncle Dan loves to say, and if you want to achieve your most cherished life goals, you have to learn… Read More
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