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Kelp is having a moment

Around here, when you think forest, you think towering Evergreen trees. But an equally important forest sits within Puget Sound. The state’s kelp forests play a critical role supporting fish and sea life in the Northwest, but they’ve been on the decline for the last 10 years. Northwest News Network correspondent Tom Banse is here to talk about how the state is working to restore kelp and eelgrass along the coastline.
- Jennie Cecil Moore
Can insects have culture? Puzzle-solving bumblebees show it's possible

A new study in PLOS Biology finds that bumblebees can learn to solve puzzles from each other — suggesting that even invertebrate animals may have a capacity for 'culture.'
- Ari Daniel
How dangerous is turbulence on airplanes? Here's what you need to know

Over the past week, turbulence caused one death on a business jet and seven hospitalizations on a commercial flight. Here's what to know about how to keep yourself safe and why turbulence happens.
- Kaitlyn Radde
A professor found a bug in Walmart. Years later, he realized it was a rare species

A University of Pennsylvania entomologist discovers, live on Zoom, that an insect was not nearly as ordinary as he thought it was.
- Scott Simon
Scientists find signs of horse riding in ancient human remains

Researchers have found evidence of horseback riding in skeletal remains of people who lived about 5,000 years ago, adding to a body of research on when people first started using horses to get around.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
The Chinese balloon saga could be part of a new space race closer to Earth

China has put new focus on airships hovering in a part of the sky just before outer space. Although Beijing says they're scientific, analysts say the data helps the country develop advanced weapons.
- Emily Feng
A scan discovers a 30-foot-long hallway inside the Great Pyramid

The corridor is perched above the ancient wonder's main entrance, authorities said. The function of the chamber is unknown, although such corridors often lead to further archaeological discoveries.
- The Associated Press
Look up! Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss

The two brightest planets in Earth's night sky are millions of miles apart. But due to an astronomical quirk, they appear to be engaging in a cosmic dance tonight. Now that's a moment of awe.
- Michaeleen Doucleff
Correction: Rosalind Franklin's crucial contribution to the discovery of DNA's structure

A piece that aired on NPR this week about the discovery of DNA's structure neglected to mention the significant contribution of Rosalind Franklin to that scientific milestone.
70 years ago, two scientists changed the world by discovering DNA's structure

On Feb. 28, 1953, two scientists named James Watson and Francis Crick had a flash of insight that changed the world. They discovered the double helix structure of DNA.
- Joe Palca

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