Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
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DOGE employees gain accounts on classified networks holding nuclear secrets
Two DOGE employees have access to a network used to transmit classified nuclear weapons data and a separate network used by the Department of Defense, sources tell NPR.
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Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take
Experts are divided whether a new missile defense system for the U.S., inspired by Israel's Iron Dome, would be worth the cost.
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Trump wants a Golden Dome over America. Here's what it would take
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Health secretary RFK Jr. endorses the MMR vaccine — stoking fury among his supporters
Prominent anti-vaccine activists lined up on social media to denounce the move.
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Trump cuts threaten a measurement lab critical for advanced chips and medical devices
The Atomic Spectroscopy Group provides standardized measurements used across wide swaths of science and industry. The Trump administration plans to cut it.
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Two astronauts are finally returning from an unexpectedly long stay at the ISS
After months in space, astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are finally scheduled to return home in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday evening.
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Researchers are now putting AI into robots to to physical tasks
Why can ChatGPT help you write an essay but can't fold your laundry? Some researchers are working on software that would allow robots to understand and execute commands.
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Researchers are rushing to build AI-powered robots. But will they work?
Artificial intelligence has revolutionized the virtual world. But reality bytes.
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NASA's latest space launch: Stranded astronauts and messy politics
President Trump and Elon Musk claim the Biden administration abandoned two astronauts in space. But the publicly available evidence suggests a different story.
