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Short Wave Can planting more trees make allergies worse?

By: Rebecca Ramirez, Juan Diego Ramirez, Lauren González, Elana Gordon, Nathan Rott

Planting more trees is good for cities, but they can pose risks to people living with asthma. Juan Diego Ramirez/NPR hide caption

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< Can planting more trees make allergies worse?

By: Juan Diego Ramirez, Rebecca Ramirez, Nathan Rott, Lauren González, Elana Gordon

Transcript NATE ROTT: Hey, Nate Rott here. I have a request for you. Please share this episode with a friend.

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Short Wave The dormant viruses in all of us may help explain long COVID

By: Nathan Rott, Rebecca Ramirez, Berly McCoy, Elana Gordon

Most people have dormant viruses inside of them. Mustafa Hacalaki/Getty Images hide caption

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< The dormant viruses in all of us may help explain long COVID

By: Rebecca Ramirez, Berly McCoy, Nathan Rott, Elana Gordon

Transcript ANNOUNCER: You're listening to Short Wave from NPR. NATE ROTT: Hey, you. Yeah, you. Listen, I've got news.

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We all need sleep. Even spiders

By: Nathan Rott

New research suggests that spiders reach an active REM-like sleep state, similar to humans.

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< We all need sleep. Even spiders

By: Nathan Rott

New research suggests that spiders reach an active REM-like sleep state, similar to humans.

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We all need sleep. Even spiders

New research suggests that spiders reach an active REM-like sleep state, similar to humans.

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< Scientists think they've found ancient remnants of dinosaur blood

By: Nathan Rott

Scientists have studied plenty of dinosaur bones, eggs and footprints. Now, some think they've found their strongest evidence yet of dinosaur blood.

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How this year's record El Niño could hit your wallet

By: Hannah Chinn, Rebecca Ramirez, Nathan Rott

The Peruvian anchoveta is one of the most commercially important fish species in the world. But the industry could be upended by this year's super El Niño.

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< How this year's record El Niño could hit your wallet

By: Nathan Rott, Hannah Chinn, Rebecca Ramirez

Transcript SPEAKER: You're listening to Short Wave from NPR. NATE ROTT: Hundreds of years ago-- it's hard to say exactly when-- fishermen in South America started to pick up on a trend.