This CDC data shows where rates of heat-related illness are highest
The U.S. is seeing high levels of heat-related illness this year, according to data the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided to NPR. The agency has been collecting national data on heat-related illness from emergency departments since 2018 and currently releases it daily through its Heat & Health Tracker. The data serves as an…
The Very Best TV Shows of 2022 ...
It was a fantastic year for television. I feel like I said that last year -- and potentially the year before -- but facts are facts. Television has never been better. This year, however, was especially compelling for its variety. Big-budget shows like House of the Dragon delivered, but we also got compelling sci-fi with…
Early Data Shows Striking Racial Disparities In Who’s Getting The COVID-19...
Registered Nurse Shyun Lin, left, administers Alda Maxis, 70, the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at a pop-up vaccination site in the William Reid Apartments in Brooklyn, N.Y., on Jan. 23. Mary Altaffer/AP hide caption toggle caption Mary Altaffer/AP Registered Nurse Shyun Lin, left, administers Alda Maxis, 70, the first dose of the COVID-19…
Animated map demonstrates how felines spread out throughout the world
Following is a transcript of the video. You can find house cats on every continent except Antarctica. But that wasn't always the case. How did cats make it across oceans and into households worldwide? The secret lies in ancient cat DNA, which a team of scientists traced back thousands of years. They report their results…
17 computer game are presently being adjusted into motion pictures or...
There's no denying the impact video games have on pop culture. But despite decades worth of attempts, only a handful of movies have been successful in bringing the fun of gaming to the big screen. A trio of recent big budget video game adaptations, "Rampage, "Warcraft," and "Assassin's Creed," were all commercial and critical failures…
NASA reveals off patriotic new spacesuits for moon and Mars astronauts
A spacesuit engineer shows off a prototype of NASA's xEMU suit for Artemis mission moonwalks. Video screenshot by Amanda Kooser/CNET NASA astronauts will be strolling the moon in patriotic style. The space agency broadcast a demonstration of new spacesuit designs for the Artemis moon mission at a Tuesday press conference, where NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine…
