More studies challenge the idea that Havana syndrome comes from foreign adversaries
Two new government studies found no unusual pattern of injury or illness in people with the mysterious cluster of symptoms known as Havana syndrome. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Hamilton Source Type: news

The U.S. bans most common form of asbestos, after decades of pushback from industry
More than 50 other countries have already banned the substance, which has been known to lead to lung and ovarian cancer, mesothelioma and other deadly illnesses.(Image credit: Jenny Evans) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Hernandez Source Type: news

In Havana syndrome patients, NIH scientists find no physical trace of harm
The mysterious ailments that became known as Havana syndrome left no physical evidence of injury or disease, according to two government studies.(Image credit: Miami Herald) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jon Hamilton Source Type: news

There's a difference between the sound of a healthy coral reef and a degraded reef
Scientists working off the U.S. Virgin Islands found that the sounds of a healthy coral reef, played on underwater speakers, could encourage a degraded reef to regenerate. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

From anxiety to cancer, the evidence against ultra-processed food piles up
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Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Allison Aubrey Source Type: news

Watching a solar eclipse without the right filters can cause eye damage. Here's why
When the April 8 solar eclipse draws eyes upward, having proper solar filters and solar eclipse glasses is essential to avoid potentially permanent eye damage, doctors say.(Image credit: Carlos Tischler/ Eyepix Group) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nell Greenfieldboyce Source Type: news

This Women's History Month, how physics connects two Bengali women born decades apart
When Shohini Ghose was studying physics as a kid, she heard certain names repeated over and over. "Einstein, Newton, Schrodinger ... they're all men." Shohini wanted to change that — so she decided to write a book about some of the women scientists missing from her grade school physics textbooks. It's called Her Space, Her Time: How Trailblazing Women Scientists Decoded the Hidden Universe. This episode, she talks to Short Wave host Regina G. Barber about uncovering the women physicists she admires — and how their stories have led her to reflect on her own. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 18, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Margaret Cirino Source Type: news

The'devil comet' is visible in the night sky, and is sticking around for the eclipse
Known as 12P/Pons-Brooks, the rarely seen comet prone to colorful outbursts could soon be viewed without a telescope or binoculars.(Image credit: Georg Hochmuth) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Joe Hernandez Source Type: news

A volcano in Iceland is erupting for the fourth time in 3 months
A volcano in Iceland erupted Saturday evening for the fourth time in three months, sending orange jets of lava into the night sky. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 17, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The eclipse gives astronomy clubs an opportunity to shine
From Texas to Maine, they're teaching people how to enjoy the spectacle safely. Some will hand out glasses or answer questions at events. Others plan to take their own advice — and get outta town.(Image credit: Frederic J. Brown) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Scott Neuman Source Type: news

This medieval astrolabe has both Arabic and Hebrew markings. Here's what it means
This discovery sheds new light on the rich history of scholarship and intellectual exchange between Muslims, Jews and Christians during a time of Muslim rule in medieval Spain. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 16, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ari Daniel Source Type: news

Are we on the brink of a nuclear fusion breakthrough?
Nuclear fusion could one day change the world by producing energy at lower costs than we generate it now — without greenhouse gas emissions or long-term nuclear waste. If we can get it to work. People have been promising nuclear fusion as a new, clean source of power for decades without much tangible success. But lately, billions of dollars from venture capitalists and tech entrepreneurs have flowed into the field. Science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel shares his reporting on some of the companies racing towards what could be the world's first commercial fusion power plants. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 15, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Regina G. Barber Source Type: news

Daniel Lewis explored the roles of different trees play his new book,'Twelve Trees '
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Daniel Lewis about his new book, Twelve Trees, which zeroes in on a different tree species in each chapter. (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mia Venkat Source Type: news

What Do We Understand About Long COVID?
This week marks four years since the outbreak of Covid-19 was officially declared a pandemic. One of the most vexing legacies — one that science still hasn't solved — is long Covid. That's the debilitating condition that can develop in the aftermath of an infection. Millions of Americans are living with the often debilitating symptoms that can include brain fog, shortness of breath, and low energy. Some struggle with simple daily living tasks like laundry and cooking. Four years since the pandemic hit, patients with long Covid are still fighting for answers. For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consi...
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Third time's the charm: SpaceX's massive Starship reaches space
SpaceX has successfully conducted a test launch of its massive Starship rocket in a major success for company, which saw the rocket explode in two previous test flights(Image credit: Chandan Khanna) (Source: NPR Health and Science)
Source: NPR Health and Science - March 14, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Geoff Brumfiel Source Type: news