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A 100-year study could help save box turtles

An ambitious long-term study of box turtles seeks to study the population across North Carolina to determine the health of the species over a hundred years.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell attends a meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee in Washington, DC, on Oct. 14. Powell is expected to announce another interest rate hike on Wednesday.

The Fed orders another jumbo interest rate hike. Many are wondering what's next

The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by another 0.75 percentage points Wednesday, as part of its ongoing effort to fight inflation. The big question is, what happens next.

With measuring tape and notepad, marine ecologist Enric Ballesteros surveys the organisms living on a healthy reef in the islands. When author Enric Sala and his team first visited here in 2009, they found these reefs in a pristine state, with a profusion of species, many of them rare.

This coral reef resurrected itself — and showed scientists how to replicate it

While scientists studied a coral reef ecosystem in the South Pacific, rising temperatures led them to believe it was doomed. Then, something miraculous happened.

Health experts agree that the unseasonably early surges of RSV cases, especially among children, are a consequence of lifting COVID-19 precautions, which served to protect the public from a variety of viruses.

RSV is surging. Here's what to watch for and answers about treatment options

Doctors say they are seeing an unprecedented number of cases. How concerned should parents be? Why are young children so vulnerable? What's causing this year's outbreak? We offer some answers.

King Princess: Tiny Desk Concert

With her self-assuredness on full display, King Princess performs three stripped-down songs that mix love, lust and playful self-deprecation.

Beat your midday slump by sticking your head in the freezer

In his new book, psychologist Aric Prather gives sleep tips, including how to harness cold temps to give you a boost of energy.

Among the findings in the latest NPR/PBS <em>NewsHour</em>/Marist poll is that Democrats are losing ground on which party voters want to control Congress and inflation being the top issue — with voters saying they trust Republicans more on the issue by 20 points.

Key GOP groups are more fired up to vote in midterms than Democrats, NPR poll finds

The last NPR survey before all votes have to be cast shows inflation continues to be the top concern for voters, and Republicans are trusted more than Democrats on the issue by 20 points.

Progressive Activist LaLo Montoya knocks on a door in a Las Vegas apartment complex to help get out the vote ahead of Election Day.

Nevada campaigns see Latinos as key to winning elections

The two parties see this growing voting bloc as critical not just to the balance of power in 2022, but to future success in elections.

The illustration by Marlena Myles is featured as the Google doodle to celebrate Indigenous North American stickball.

See Google's logo transform into a stickball game for Native American Heritage Month

On the first day of Native American heritage month, Google is honoring the North American Indigenous game of stickball with a doodle by Saint Paul-based artist Marlena Myles.

Latino voters look beyond immigration, and hope candidates will, too

While immigration remains a threshold issue for many Latino voters, it is not the only thing they're focused on ahead of the midterms.

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