U.S. dairy cows have tested positive for bird flu(text.npr.org)

60 points by NegativeLatency 2 years ago | 15 comments

Why it's so important to figure out when a vital Atlantic current might collapse(text.npr.org)

46 points by rntn 3 years ago | 7 comments

US Defense Department will stop providing satellite weather data(text.npr.org)

226 points by drewr 1 year ago | 93 comments

U.S. pedestrian deaths reach a 40-year high(text.npr.org)

243 points by rntn 3 years ago | 382 comments

Have a complaint about CVS? So do pharmacists: Many just walked out(text.npr.org)

44 points by rntn 3 years ago | 34 comments

US is expanding CO2 pipelines. One poisoned town wants you to know its story(text.npr.org)

48 points by rntn 3 years ago | 25 comments

My Experience as a Rice Farmer(xd009642.github.io)

338 points by surprisetalk 6 months ago | 168 comments

A personal blog post recounting the author's experience helping on his wife's family rice farm near Shuzenji, Shizuoka, Japan, in 2025.

The USDA's gardening zones shifted, this map shows you what's changed(apps.npr.org)

432 points by geox 2 years ago | 197 comments

NPR interactive map showing how the USDA plant hardiness gardening zones shifted in the updated map and what changed by location.

Solar surpasses nuclear power globally for first time(pv-magazine.com)

624 points by xbmcuser 9 days ago | 390 comments

pv magazine article reporting that global solar generation surpassed nuclear for the first time in 2025, according to the World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2026.

EU-banned pesticides found in rice, tea and spices(foodwatch.org)

489 points by john-titor 4 months ago | 267 comments

Foodwatch news article reporting that pesticides banned in the EU were found in rice, tea and spices sold to consumers.

Phi-4: Microsoft's Newest Small Language Model Specializing in Complex Reasoning(techcommunity.microsoft.com)

399 points by lappa 1 year ago | 136 comments

Microsoft AI Platform Blog post announcing Phi-4, a small language model specializing in complex reasoning.

We’re all just temporarily abled(blog.jim-nielsen.com)

793 points by imadj 3 years ago | 447 comments

Jim Nielsen's blog post reflecting on a knee injury and the idea that everyone is only temporarily abled, relating it to accessibility.