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On the Fourth of July 20 Years Ago, NASA Landed the First Rover on Mars

As Americans celebrated the Fourth of July holiday, NASA celebrates two decades of Mars exploration. Listen to this week's radio feature.

Radical Treatment for Parkinson’s Revived

In 2003, researchers declared a moratorium on the use of transplanted brain cells to treat Parkinson's disease. Now, armed with better cells, they're giving the approach another try.

Stephen Hawking: Trump Is Pushing Earth's Climate 'Over The Brink'

The renowned physicist and cosmologist says the U.S. pulling out of the Paris climate change accord could turn our planet into another Venus.

The Split Brain and the Roots of Consciousness

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Surgery that severs the link between brain hemispheres reveals that the halves see the world very differently. Invisibilia asks a pioneering scientist what that tells us about human consciousness.

Mapping The Potential Economic Effects Of Climate Change

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Scientists and economists predict what parts of the U.S. may get hit hardest by climate change. A new study goes county by county to gauge the potential costs of global warming.

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