Geoff Brumfiel
Stories
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Science
The world is officially 'free' of chemical weapons. Here's what that means
The U.S. has destroyed the last of its stockpile of sarin nerve agent, fulfilling a decades-old obligation.
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Science
This week in science: gravitational waves, nature-inspired robots and Orca attacks
Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.
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Technology
Step aboard the nuclear-powered passenger ship of tomorrow (from 1959)
The Nuclear Ship Savannah offers a snapshot of a nuclear future that never quite came to pass.
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Technology
Civil rights advocates say laws need to catch up with AI technology
Law enforcement is increasingly using artificial intelligence to investigate crimes, but some civil rights advocates want limits on the technology.
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NASA convened scientists and academics to discuss Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena
NASA is trying to bring science to the study of unidentified anomalous phenomena. A panel of top scientists and academics is trying to figure out how to systematically study UAPs.
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Business
Virgin Galactic sends astronauts briefly into space
The space plane provided great views and a few minutes of weightlessness. Virgin Galactic says it hopes to begin regular flights in June.
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Science
Hammerhead sharks 'hold their breath' in deeper, colder waters, research shows
Sharks are ectotherms and their internal body temperatures usually reflect the waters they swim in. Holding their breath helps them function in the frigid deep.
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Business
SpaceX wants this supersized rocket to fly. But will investors send it to the Moon?
Getting Starship off the ground is costing the commercial spaceflight company billions of dollars at a time when money is tight. Some analysts think more funding will be needed.
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Science
SpaceX prepares to launch its mammoth rocket 'Starship'
Starship is the largest rocket ever built. The company hopes it will one day take people to the moon and Mars. But first it has to fly.
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Science
Scientists believe they have found a crucial building block of life on an asteroid
It's an intriguing finding that suggests life as we know it may have been seeded by asteroids and meteors.