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It was the costliest hurricane in U.S. history: Have we forgotten Katrina’s lessons?
By Greg Allen , Marisa Peñaloza NEW ORLEANS — On a quiet street in the Gentilly neighborhood, a small brick house stands as a testament to one of the worst disasters in U.S. history. It’s one of thousands of homes that flooded twenty years ago in Hurricane Katrina. It’s been preserved by Levees.org, a group…
Flirting Lessons Author Jasmine Guillory’s Favorite Rom-Com Tropes
Jasmine Guillory, author of Flirting Lessons and The Wedding Date, detailed her writing process and favorite character tropes in an exclusive E! News interview. From slow burns to love triangles and everything in between, author Jasmine Guillory is certainly no stranger to romance tropes. She’s even been known to create some of her own. Indeed,…
Fermenting Miso in Space Offers Astrobiology Lessons
This Space Station Miso Tastes Out of This World Overall, “space miso” tastes just like regular miso—but slight differences in its microbial profile suggest that extraterrestrial conditions affect how microbes grow and flourish By Gayoung Lee edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier For the first time ever, scientists succeeded in fermenting soybeans aboard the International Space…
What were the biggest life lessons in 2024? Here’s what NPR listeners learned
By Brittney Melton In almost a blink of an eye, 2024 came and went. A lot of people are reflecting on the past 12 months. They may be thinking about what they accomplished – or didn’t – and what they learned along the way. Regardless of how big or small life’s lessons are, they can…