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This new space telescope should reveal what the universe looked like as a baby

The upcoming launch of NASA's powerful James Webb Space Telescope should let astronomers see what some of the universe's first stars and galaxies looked like soon after the Big Bang.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
The scientist behind the perfect Christmas tree

Christmas trees are big business here in the Pacific Northwest, and that's thanks to WSU plant pathologist Gary Chastagner, who has studied what makes the perfect tree for four decades. We take a trip to Pfaff's Christmas Tree Farm in Auburn to get the download.
- Caroline Chamberlain Gomez
Need to break up with someone? Baboons have found a good way to do it, study finds

Just like humans, groups of baboons sometimes break off relations. Scientists have studied the dynamics of such breakups and say baboons tend to split up in a cooperative, egalitarian way.
- Vincent Acovino
Civil engineer says buildings will need to prepare for stronger storms

NPR's Audie Cornish chats with civil engineering expert David Prevatt about how to prepare buildings for tornadoes following a series of deadly storms.
- Ashish Valentine
The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here's why

The link between tornadoes, like the ones that hit Kentucky over the weekend, and climate change isn't as clear as it is for other extreme weather events, though scientists say the clues are there.
- Rachel Treisman
You'll have the best view of the Geminid meteor shower overnight tonight

Although the moon will brighten up the sky and make it harder to see the Geminids this year, astronomers say from about 2:00 a.m. to sunrise will be prime viewing time.
- Joe Hernandez
New sounds show how life is back in recovered corals reefs

A new study shows that restoring coral reefs can bring ecosystems back to life — and with them, their sounds.
- Alejandra Marquez Janse
New York City orders a 'first-in-the-nation' vaccine mandate for private companies

Mayor Bill de Blasio made the announcement on Monday, saying the decision was designed to help head off the worsening coronavirus surge.
- Nell Clark
A blizzard warning in Hawaii but no snow yet in Denver, in unusual December weather

In Denver, no snow has yet fallen this season — smashing the city's previous record of Nov. 21 for the latest ever recorded first snowfall.
- Becky Sullivan
New technique uncovers the history of a painting through the paint used

By analyzing white lead paint in Dutch paintings from the 1600s, including works by Rembrandt and Rubens, scientists were able to devise a new line of evidence for dating and authenticating paintings.
- Mano Sundaresan

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