Sixty-six million years ago, a catastrophic asteroid impact wiped out 75% of Earth’s species, bringing an abrupt end to the reign of the nonavian dinosaurs. The 9-mile-wide (15 km) space rock struck ...
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Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson of Short Wave talk about humans' unique breathing patterns, how a hotter planet worsens droughts, and the diets of dinosaurs. It is time, once again, for our science ...
It is time, once again, for our science news roundup from Short Wave. That is NPR's science podcast. Reporting this time, Regina Barber and Rachel Carlson. Welcome, you two. RACHEL CARLSON, BYLINE: ...