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A statewide survey of California's bumblebees hopes to help conserve them

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Smoky air is filled with microscopic flakes of particulate matter that can get into the lungs and even into the blood stream. Timothy A. Clary/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Staying safe in smoky air is particularly important for some people. Here's how

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New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the wildfires in Canada continues to blanket the East Coast of the United States. David Dee Delgado/Getty Images hide caption

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Thursday

The remains of the Kakhovka Dam as seen by satellite on June 7, 2023. Seismologists claim to have seen an explosive signal around the time of the dam's collapse. Maxar Technologies hide caption

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Seismic stations detected explosion at Ukrainian dam around the time it collapsed

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The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain on a massive scale, likely allowing it to keep a clear head in both warm and cool waters. Tom Kleindinst/Marine Biological Laboratory hide caption

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Octopuses tweak the RNA in their brains to adjust to warmer and cooler waters

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He Jiankui announced nearly five years ago that he had created the first gene-edited babies. Aowen Cao/NPR hide caption

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His baby gene editing shocked ethicists. Now he's in the lab again

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Wednesday

Particle Shrine, an installation that converts cosmic ray data into music and lighting, at Science Gallery London. Jack Latimer/Science Gallery London hide caption

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A scientist and musician are collaborating to turn cosmic ray data into art

Teppei Katori loves two things: particle physics and music. Naturally, he combined the two. Today on Short Wave, Teppei talks to host Regina G. Barber about how he and his collaborators convert data from cosmic rays—high energy particles from space that are constantly colliding with Earth—into beautiful sights and sounds.

A scientist and musician are collaborating to turn cosmic ray data into art

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Tuesday

Volunteers helped tally terrapin turtles for science

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Monday

Lessons for living a happy life, according to science

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