Finalists from Ukraine will compete virtually in an international science fair NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with students from Ukraine who are finalists in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair.
Google honors the Black inventor who likely inspired the phrase "the real McCoy" Elijah McCoy, the revolutionary Black inventor who was born 178 years ago today, came up with an idea for an automatic lubricator that kept engines oiled while they ran. Joe Hernandez
Your dog is a good boy, but that's not necessarily because of its breed A new study based on thousands of DNA sequences and owner surveys finds that less than 10% of a dog's behavior — like howling, herding or retrieving — can be explained by its breed. Becky Sullivan
Is sucking carbon from the air the key to stop climate change? Some scientists say so With the climate getting hotter, scientists are finding that cutting fossil fuels may not be enough. Carbon dioxide emissions may need to be vacuumed right out of the air. Lauren Sommer
Brain scan studies need to get much bigger to offer insight into mental illness Researchers say most brain scan studies are too small to explain complex human traits like intelligence or mental health. Meaningful insights will require studies of thousands of brains, not dozens. Jon Hamilton
NASA advisers call for a visit to Uranus, plus more science during moon landings NASA should send probes to the ice giant planet of Uranus and to a moon of Saturn where conditions could be right for life. Those are some of the recommendations in a new report to the space agency. Nell Greenfieldboyce
Bald eagles around the U.S. are contracting the bird flu At least three bald eagles who contracted bird flu are dead. Rina Torchinsky
The Hubble telescope confirms the largest comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers The comet, known as C/2014 UN271 (Bernardinelli-Bernstein), has an estimated diameter of about 80 miles. That's bigger than Rhode Island and about 50 times larger than the heart of most comets. Deepa Shivaram
Fossil footprints mistakenly attributed to bears were made by early humans A new look at some fossilized footprints shows that more than one species of human was walking upright around 3.6 million years ago. (This story originally aired on ATC on Dec. 2, 2021.) Nell Greenfieldboyce