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Live: Follow the eclipse across the country

Live: Follow the eclipse across the country

Follow the astronomical phenomenon's journey across America along with NPR journalists and others experiencing the eclipse.

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Americans stake out prime viewing spots to see sun go dark

Americans stake out prime viewing spots to see sun go dark

Monday's total eclipse will cast a shadow that will race through 14 states, entering near Lincoln City, Ore., at 1:16 p.m. EDT, moving diagonally across the heartland over Casper, Wyo., Carbondale, Ill., and Nashville, Tenn., and then exiting near Charleston, S.C., at 2:47 p.m. EDT.
by The Associated Press

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Listen live to NPR special: solar eclipse across America

Listen live to NPR special: solar eclipse across America

Monday, August 21st the solar eclipse will darken the skies along a path from Oregon to South Carolina. It's the first eclipse that will be seen from coast to coast in 99 years. Millions will don special glasses or watch through pinhole projectors. Eclipse enthusiasts say totality never disappoints.

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NPR's Richard Harris on the dangers of sloppy science

NPR's Richard Harris on the dangers of sloppy science

Harris says science is hard, and there are a lot of ways to get it wrong — sometimes with dangerous consequences.
by MPR News Staff

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Aspen Ideas Festival: Walter Isaacson on how we can be more like da Vinci

Aspen Ideas Festival: Walter Isaacson on how we can be more like da Vinci

The best-selling biographer says that while we can't be Albert Einstein or Sir Isaac Newton, we can all try to be more like da Vinci. "We can try to be curious -- playfully curious and inquisitive, which was his ultimate trait," he said.
by MPR News Staff

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Oops? Trump retweets critic saying 'he's a fascist'

Trump deleted his retweet after about five minutes, but not before the message sent to his 35 million followers racked up a big response.
by The Associated Press

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On the internet, everyone knows 'you're a racist': Twitter account IDs marchers

On the internet, everyone knows 'you're a racist': Twitter account IDs marchers

They weren't hiding their faces as they waved swastikas and shouted white supremacist and Nazi slogans. Now internet sleuths are identifying (and misidentifying) the Charlottesville marchers.

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Forget tough passwords: New guidelines make it simple

Forget tough passwords: New guidelines make it simple

We've been told to create passwords that are complicated, to change them regularly and to use different ones for each app or site. But the latest advice is to keep them simple, long and memorable.
by Samantha Raphelson

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Humans vs. beavers: The battle of 1993

Humans vs. beavers: The battle of 1993

Culverts were created to help move water underneath roads, and turned out to be a dam-building beaver's paradise. In 1993, reporter Leif Enger reported on a victory for mankind in the beaver wars.
by Jim Bickal and Sara Porter

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Why future earthlings won't see total solar eclipses

Why future earthlings won't see total solar eclipses

The Earth won't enjoy total solar eclipses forever because the moon is moving farther away, so it looks smaller and smaller over time.

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