From NPR <img src='https://media.npr.org/assets/img/2025/06/23/6.24.25-ep_wide-cd06a35f57ac864e242f7efacab44c8e80a0df81.jpg' alt='Aedes albopictus, commonly known as the Asian tiger mosquito, is just one of the species that Short Wave listener Abigail has noticed proliferating in her neighborhood in recent years. Why so many mosquitoes… and do they…

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From BBC 1 hour ago ShareSave Sean Coughlan Royal correspondent ShareSave BBC King Charles has recorded a warm personal message to researchers in Antarctica celebrating a frozen Midwinter’s Day, with the monarch praising their work in understanding climate change. This…

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