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Your gut microbes may influence how you handle stress

Your gut microbes may influence how you handle stress

A new study finds people who are resilient in the face of stressful events have a different mix of bacteria in the gut than those who get more frazzled.
by Will Stone

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Robots with hoes show farmers possible future of weed control

Robots with hoes show farmers possible future of weed control

Weeds are becoming resistant to herbicides used by farmers, leaving few good options for controlling unwanted plants that can quickly take over a field. This summer, weed-killing robots are patrolling fields near Moorhead, offering a glimpse of a high tech future on the farm.
by Dan Gunderson

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Second-chance smells? Gustavus Adolphus College’s corpse flower is also a reluctant bloomer

Second-chance smells? Gustavus Adolphus College’s corpse flower is also a reluctant bloomer

If you weren’t one of the 20,000 people to catch a whiff of Horace at Como Park Zoo and Conservatory, you might get a second chance with Gemini, Gustavus Adolphus College’s corpse flower. But like Horace, it’s taking its time to bloom.
by Megan Burks

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Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs

Illinois is hit with cicada chaos. This is what it's like to see, hear and feel billions of bugs

Cicada chaos is flourishing and flying in the American Midwest. Trillions of once hidden baby bugs are in the air, on the trees and perching upon people’s shirts, hats and even faces.
by The Associated Press

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Bill Gates is going nuclear: How his latest project could power U.S. homes and AI

Bill Gates is going nuclear: How his latest project could power U.S. homes and AI

The billionaire philanthropist tells Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep his new TerraPower nuclear plant is safer than traditional builds. He’s putting his own money behind the project.
by Obed Manuel and Steve Inskeep

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Volunteers are needed for the statewide bumble bee survey

Volunteers are needed for the statewide bumble bee survey

The Minnesota Bumble Bee Atlas wants to expand its statewide survey of bumble bees, but needs more volunteers to do the work. The ambitious project aims to expand the knowledge of where bumble bees are found in Minnesota.
by Dan Gunderson

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