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Stoke Space closer to launching reusable rocket from Florida's Space Coast

With $100 million in new investment, the private space company plans to further develop its fully reusable rocket and construction at Cape Canaveral's LC-14

A researcher typed sentences like "Black African doctors providing care for white suffering children" into an artificial intelligence program designed to generate photo-like images. The goal was to flip the stereotype of the "white savior" aiding African children. Despite the specifications, the AI program always depicted the children as Black. And in 22 of over 350 images, the doctors were white.

AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go?

Researchers were curious if artificial intelligence could fulfill the order. Or would built-in biases short-circuit the request? Let's see what an image generator came up with.

2023 WNBA Finals: Las Vegas Aces vs. New York Liberty

The Las Vegas Aces will face off Sunday against the New York Liberty in the WNBA Finals. NPR's A Martinez talks to basketball analyst Terrika Foster-Brasby about what makes the two teams powerhouses.

The giant white marble boulders that line the Agos River just north of the Philippine village of Daraitan are sacred to the Indigenous Dumagat people. They use the boulders to perform rituals to ward off sickness and keep their village safe. If the Kaliwa Dam is built upriver, the Dumagat say these rocks will be destroyed to make way for the increased water flow.

The Philippines' capital is running out of water. Is building a dam the solution?

Officials say the Kaliwa Dam will help alleviate an impending water shortage in the capital that's being exacerbated by climate change. But the project is plagued with controversies and questions.

Marching bands are getting creative to beat the heat of climate change. Some changes include covering brass instruments under direct sunlight, scheduling frequent water breaks and time to put on extra sunscreen, no longer wearing traditional marching band uniforms at games and practicing before sunrise or after sunset.

Marching bands have been struggling with extreme heat. Here's how they're adjusting

Marching bands returned to practice this fall under challenges like extreme heat and irregular weather conditions. They're getting creative to beat the heat of climate change.

Arnold Schwarzenegger has one main guiding principle: 'Be Useful'

Champion bodybuilder, Hollywood superstar, Governor of California — Arnold Schwarzenegger offers a few pieces of advice about living a successful life in his new book Be Useful.

Turmoil on Capitol Hill makes for timely discussions in high school civics classes

This week's ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the resulting turmoil on Capitol Hill has made for some very timely discussions in high school civics classes.

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GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz made history by engineering House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's ouster. The gash across Ukraine's farmland can be seen from space. Guatemala enters a fifth day of a national strike.

NASA Harvest analysis of unharvested crops (in purple), along the front line of the war in Ukraine.

The bruising artillery battle in Ukraine has left a scar that is visible from space

NASA-backed researchers say that millions of acres of farmland have been abandoned due to the conflict.

Announcing NPR's third annual College Podcast Challenge

The 2023 national podcasting contest for college students is open for entries. It will close on January 5.

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