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A woman goes to a counter, where a man wearing a mask is working. On the side is a whiteboard that reads NALOXONE, FENTANYL and BOOFING.

Harm reduction workers are burnt out. Will budget cuts set them on fire?

 Health
• November 13, 2026

Insecure and emotionally demanding jobs have long taken a toll on this workforce. The Trump administration could push them to breaking point.

White fuzz is visible on a small, furry, light brown bat's nose, wings and ears. It is being held by a biologist wearing a glove.

How some New York City bats are surviving a deadly epidemic

 Environment
• October 30, 2026

White-nose syndrome is more likely to kill bats that hibernate in caves than those that live in urban areas, experts say

A spotted lanternfly perches on a branch.

“Stomping out” a species that is here to stay

 Environment
• April 20, 2026

Spotted lanternfly are a reminder that we need to get more comfortable sitting with the things we can’t control

A shoreline with the NYC skyline in the distance.

Digging up the past at Dead Horse Bay

 Environment
• March 12, 2026

The Brooklyn beach was closed in 2020 after radiological contamination was found. What's happened since?

These advocates are addressing the gap in your sex education

 Health
• February 9, 2026

While the United States does not mandate menstruation education in schools, workshops and pediatricians might have the answer to educating young menstruators

a male violinist in a black t-shirt is playing a violin

How does emotional music affect musicians?

 Audio
• April 3, 2025

Violinists play less smoothly when they're performing emotional pieces, according to new research. A professional violinist disagrees.

People are on a boat exploring the Arctic, with glaciers in front of them and floating ice all around them

It’s a whale of a problem: Can we lower Arctic noise pollution?

 Environment
• January 16, 2025

How noise from cruises is harming Arctic wildlife and what we can do to stop the noise

A great blue heron standing in body of water and tall grasses

When city rivers get wild

 Environment
• June 13, 2024

How a floating wetland in the middle of the Chicago River has put nature and cleaner water back on the map for city residents

A blue and white robot with NYPD written on it, behind an indoor barrier in the subway

What Was New York’s New Robocop?

 Tech
• April 2, 2024

What was the robotic police officer in Times Square station doing?

Picture showing the Mathemalchemy exhibit

(Math + Art) × Fun = Mathemalchemy!

 Space, Physics, and Math
• March 15, 2024

The inside scoop on a mathematics fever dream turned artistic playground for all math lovers (and haters too)

Twenty-five people stand around some tables on a sandy pier in Brooklyn, New York. Behind the tables is a park ringed with some trees.

Restoring New York harbor with a billion oysters

 Audio
• February 17, 2023

A local New York City nonprofit is working to make the region a shellfish haven after decades of declining oyster populations

A river runs through a forest of trees. Water flows over a small barrier in the foreground, and continues on through rocks covered in fall leaves.

On the hunt for hidden dams

 Environment
• February 10, 2023

Scientists say the "ghost dams" scattered throughout the country's waterways pose ecological risks

Two macaques huddle on a pile of downed trees on Cayo Santiago, after Hurricane Maria.

Tracking hurricane-induced aging in our genetic primate relatives

 Environment
• August 22, 2022

Immune systems of rhesus macaques aged two years after Hurricane Maria, suggesting humans could also age more quickly after natural disasters

A Western chimp family in Bossou forest of Guinea

Yet another road to this great ape’s extinction

 Environment
• April 8, 2022

Road expansion in West Africa is threatening the critically endangered western chimpanzee population

Three actors waist deep in the Hudson River wearing cardboard cutouts shaped like oyster shells.

Climate change on the global stage

 Environment
• March 8, 2022

Eco-theater offers an outlet for creative expression and scientific communication

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