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A study conducted by Iowa State University researchers, in partnership with the National Animal Disease Center, suggests bird flu could spread among mammals through mammary glands as Iowa continues ...

Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.

Revisit some of our team’s outstanding reporting from this past year, including our investigations into tax foreclosures, a rogue forensics lab, juvenile detention, wrongful convictions, and the ...