Live Updates: At Least 31 People Are Dead As Entire California Cities Flee Raging Wildfires
A wildfire in Northern California has become the most destructive in state history, while another major blaze near Los Angeles has forced hundreds of thousands to flee.
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Sourdough Hands: How Bakers And Bread Are A Microbial Match

In Robert Dunn’s new book, Never Home Alone, he explores our symbiotic relationship with food: Not only do we impact the bacteria in our food, but the microbes in our food imprint our bodies.
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Ecologists Discover 400 Species Of Charles Darwin Living In Galápagos Islands

PUERTO BAQUERIZO MORENO, ECUADOR—Describing an astounding variety of naturalists previously unknown to science, a team of ecologists from Stanford University announced Friday the discovery of more than 400 species of Charles Darwin living in the Galápagos Islands.
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‘A Private War’ Celebrates The Courage Of Journalist Marie Colvin
A new film features the story of journalist Marie Colvin, who was killed while reporting in Syria. Starring Rosamund Pike, A Private War, shows what drove and haunted the journalist.
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What About America Are You Thankful For? Tell Us

As part of the regular poetry segment on NPR’s Morning Edition, we are asking you to send us what about American you are most thankful for. Kwame Alexander will turn your responses into a poem.
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