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NASA launches mission to redirect an asteroid—by striking it with a spacecraft

As the first-ever “full-scale planetary defense test” to deflect a space rock, the DART mission aims to show that protecting Earth from a hazardous asteroid is possible.




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Deep learning tool helps NASA discover 301 exoplanets

NASA scientists used a neural network called ExoMiner to examine data from Kepler, increasing the total tally of confirmed exoplanets in the universe.




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OSIRIS-REx is bringing back an asteroid sample. What now?

The debris NASA’s asteroid-touching spacecraft collected could help us learn about the origins of our solar system. But for that to happen, scientists have to protect it from just about everything.




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Epstein-Barr infection found to increase risk of multiple sclerosis

The underlying cause of multiple sclerosis is not yet known, but Epstein-Barr virus is a possible culprit, Harvard researchers say.




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A major Atlantic current is at a critical transition point

New evidence suggests that the larger system the Gulf Stream is part of is approaching a tipping point that could cause dramatic shifts in global weather patterns.




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Why light pollution is a solvable environmental crisis

Excessive outdoor lighting is deadly to animals and takes a toll on human health and wellbeing, too. But when it comes to large-scale environmental problems, this one may be a relatively easy fix.




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Daily life on the International Space Station: A Q&A with a space archaeologist

Archaeologists are working to understand how astronauts really use their space on the ISS—and help improve space habitats of the future.




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Scientists capture first-ever image of our galaxy’s supermassive black hole

The Event Horizon Telescope team has captured the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way.




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How exercise may help prevent Alzheimer's

Exercise could be a powerful defense against Alzheimer’s disease. Three dementia researchers explain how it works.




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A new game teaches financial literacy and decision-making

How can you identify and overcome biases that hurt you financially? NOVA teamed up with Duke University’s Center for Advanced Hindsight to design the NOVA Financial Lab, a game that breaks down the behavioral science behind financial decision-making.




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Malaria is outsmarting blood tests. Can a breath test help?

A parasite that causes the most common form of malaria is evolving to be undetectable by current tests. Some scientists want to zero in on compounds in patients’ breath instead.




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How do psychedelics work? This brain region may explain their effects

The claustrum seems to act as a switchboard, telling different parts of the brain when to turn on and off. But what happens when the switchboard operator steps away?




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What to do with an invasive fish? Make leather

Venomous lionfish are taking over the Caribbean and the Mediterranean Sea, eating everything in their paths. One solution: handbags and belts.




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NASA’s Artemis I moon rocket finally launches

NASA’s massive SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft kick off a series of missions to put humans back on the Moon.




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2-million-year-old DNA reveals surprising Arctic ecosystem

The oldest DNA ever retrieved, preserved in sediments in northern Greenland, reveals that Arctic and temperate species once commingled in an ecosystem unlike anything that exists today.




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When wild dolphins help humans fish, both benefit

A new study shows just what dolphins get out of cooperating with fishers in Brazil (besides lunch).




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Visit Ancient Civilizations in These 9 NOVA Documentaries

From Petra to the Amazon to ancient China, NOVA has you covered.




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NOVA Science Studio 2023-2024 Program Registration

Engage your students with science journalism about issues in their communities with the NOVA Science Studio program!




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Why Is the Sky Blue?

The familiar sky we see today wasn’t always blue.




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The History of Earth in Five Epic Chapters

The evolution of planet Earth over 4.5 billion years.




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How This Stingray May Have Gotten Pregnant Without a Mate

No sex? No problem. At least not for Charlotte the stingray.




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How Old Is Earth?

How did our solar system form? And when did Earth come to be?




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Is Fear Contagious?

How pheromones and emotional contagion can make fear spread through a group–for better or worse.




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Displaying digital signage software with a Q management system

A Malaysian security department needed a system that their programmers could incorporate Q management control with digital signage software. They display Repeat Signage on their screens to show live TV, the counter and announcements, in this case study.




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Our lastest digital signage case study comes from Illinois in the US.

Minerallac Company, an electrical construction hardware manufacturer, find Repeat Signage software a useful tool for keeping staff updated on events and information. Staff is their satellite office, 2000 miles away, now feel more connected since digital signage was utilised.




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Display data with the Repeat Signage datagrid

7-minute video shows you how to filter and display data in a datagrid as part of your digital signage software presentations for display on any screen, anywhere. This feature is available in Repeat Signage Corporate or Media Wall editions and is ideal for corporate offices to help keep staff updated on relevant information




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Display single line of database or txt file text

7-minute video shows how you can a single line of text from either a .txt file or a database, for example, displaying name of duty manager. The ability to display database information is available in the Corporate and Media Wall editions of Repeat Signage digital signage software. Ideal for displaying company information on any screen anywhere.




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'Pedro Páramo' captures the disorientation of Juan Rulfo's timeless novel

Netflix's film is based on a 1955 novel about a man who goes in search of the father he’d never met — only to discover that his father is dead, and the village he inhabited is haunted by ghosts.




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Need a break from politics? Marvel at the 'Vanishing Treasures' of the natural world

With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell's new book is essential reading for anyone whose wonder could use a jumpstart.




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How the 1874 Freedman's Bank collapse connects to economic disparities we see today

In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman's Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its collapse cost depositors millions.




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Louisiana schools use Artificial Intelligence to help young children learn to read

In Louisiana, more than 100,000 students are using an AI tutor that is helping to raise reading scores.




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In this school’s election, it’s pizza vs. chicken nuggets, with democracy as the winner

At an Arizona tribal school, it's a fierce campaign to pick the top school lunch, as students learn about making their voice count




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Dear Life Kit: Is it a faux pas to create a 'happy graduation' registry for myself?

An NPR listener is graduating soon with her MBA. She wants to know if it's OK celebrate her achievement by asking loved ones to buy her gifts from a registry, similar to what people do for weddings.




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Inside this maximum security prison, a film festival proves 'a little bit healing'

The Sing Sing maximum security prison in New York held its first-ever film festival recently, with incarcerated men invited to judge the five entries.




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President-elect Trump names John Ratcliffe as his pick for CIA director

Ratcliffe previously served as the director of national intelligence during Trump's first term, where he oversaw all 18 of the nation's intelligence agencies.




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Hugh Grant shows his dark side in 'Heretic'

In Heretic, Hugh Grant plays the villain. He tells Morning Edition that actors are drawn to the bad guys "rather than the dreary, goody-two-shoes lead."




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'Juror #2' is a thorny legal thriller — and possibly Clint Eastwood's last film

Eastwood takes measured aim at the American justice system in a film that centers on a murder trial — and a juror who realizes he may be implicated in the crime.




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While votes are counted, we look at how counting is used in movies

The process of counting ballots has stressed out a lot of people this week. NPR's movie critic says he's been distracting himself from the election with cinematic counting.




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With "Wicked," director Jon M. Chu writes his own story

Wicked – the 20-year-old – smash hit on Broadway turns the story of the "Wizard of Oz" on its head.

Now, the story of Elfaba the Wicked Witch of the West, Glinda the Good Witch, and the Wizard himself is making the shift from stage to screen.

The director bringing the Broadway hit to screens across the country is Jon M. Chu, the director of the blockbuster Crazy Rich Asians.

The movie version of Wicked is in many ways the culmination of Chu's own story as a person of color. Chu always wanted to be a filmmaker. Chu says his life experience and career lead him to tell the story of a person of color in a new way.

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'Emilia Pérez' is Netflix's divisive musical about a trans cartel boss

Emilia Pérez is Netflix's new divisive musical about a Mexican cartel boss who disappears from the criminal underworld to create a new life as a woman. But when her love for her kids proves overpowering, she ingratiates herself back into their lives, posing as a distant relative. The movie stars Karla Sofía Gascón, Zoe Saldaña, and Selena Gomez.







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Thessaloniki – a place that can be a home away from home for Israeli tourists


Thessaloniki offers visitors 2,300-plus years of history, tremendous shopping, and a Jewish story like no other in Europe. 




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Israeli modern classic film ‘Turn Left at the End of the World’ turns 20


The movie was the first Nesher made after returning to Israel following a decade-long stint in Hollywood.




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Netflix defends its decision to remove Palestinian films from platform


Netflix explained, "We launched this licensed collection of films in 2021 for three years. Those licenses have now expired."




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Lost music finds the light: A special concert lights up legacy of Jewish composers in Terezin


These musicians bring both sensitivity and creativity to their work, blending tradition with innovation in a way that’s sure to make this concert an unforgettable experience.




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Joanie Margulies: Reporting the unbiased facts of Israel’s breaking news


Behind the Bylines: Breaking news coverage is the backbone of news, and in Israel, it comes with the added intensity of wartime coverage within the war. Joanie Margulies has been doing just that.




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Adding a twist to your Berlin experience: A hotel where Édith Piaf meets Oscar Wilde


If you are a traveler with an open mind towards avant-garde hospitality with innovative approaches and pushing boundaries of ideas and creativity, you are in for an adventure.