This Satellite Could Help Clean Up The Air

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Why research into ‘forever chemicals’ includes firefighters

PFAS make pans nonstick, clothes waterproof and furniture stain resistant. They're so ubiquitous, they're even inside of us. Now, researchers are looking for more insights in firefighters' blood.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Pol ...  Show more

Lessons and failures from the Challenger space shuttle explosion

On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Seventy-three seconds into flight, Challenger exploded over the Atlantic Ocean as millions of people watched. All seven people on board died. Now, forty years later, jo ...  Show more

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