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The number of people that one sick person will infect (on average) is called R0. Here are the maximum R0 values for a few viruses.

The Delta Variant Isn't As Contagious As Chickenpox. But It's Still Highly Contagious

A leaked CDC document compared it to the highly contagious children's disease. Data does not support this claim. Nonetheless, the variant is one of the world's most contagious respiratory diseases.

The Delta Variant Isn't As Contagious As Chickenpox. But It's Still Highly Contagious

A leaked CDC document compared it to the highly contagious children's disease. Data does not support this claim. Nonetheless, the variant is one of the world's most contagious respiratory diseases.

Trevor Noah, Tony Bennett, Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste are all people to keep your eye on Sunday night, all for different reasons.

7 storylines to watch at this year's Grammy Awards

From a possible Olivia Rodrigo sweep to the probability of someone mentioning "The Slap," here's what to expect at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards this Sunday.

President Biden bows his head in a moment of silence as he speaks about the situation in Kabul, Afghanistan from the East Room of the White House on Aug. 26, 2021.

The Evacuations Will Continue In Kabul Despite The Likelihood Of Another Attack

Biden has pledged the U.S. will target the assets, leadership and facilities of ISIS-K, the Islamic State group's affiliate that has reportedly claimed responsibility for the terror attack.

A generation of contemporary artists are drawing on the lessons of the past to reimagine the classic bolero. Left to right: Olga Guillot, La Lupe, and Doris Anahí

Reimagined for a new era, boleros become songs of gendered rebellion

A new wave of artists are reimagining the classic bolero, rising above its gendered tropes and sharpening its quietly feminist rebellion for the contemporary moment.

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during a news conference at the U.N. Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland, on Tuesday.

The U.K. considers its 1st new coal mine in decades even as it calls to phase out coal

A town in northern England wants to open a coking coal mine to create jobs. But while hosting the U.N. climate summit, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is urging countries to slash greenhouse gases.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks at a press conference in December 2021 in Washington, D.C. Comments by Graham about Russian President Vladimir Putin have drawn criticism from other lawmakers.

Sen. Lindsey Graham's apparent call for Putin to be assassinated draws backlash

"The only way this ends is for somebody in Russia to take this guy out," the South Carolina Republican said. Democrats and Republicans denounced the suggestion.

Students eat lunch at Albert D. Lawton Intermediate School in Essex Junction, Vt., on June 9, 2022. The pandemic-era federal aid that made school meals available for free to all public school students — regardless of family income levels — is ending, raising fears about the effects in the upcoming school year for families already struggling with rising food and fuel costs.

As students go back to school, many face a lunch bill for the first time in 2 years

Parents and schools prepare to lose free meals provided as federal assistance during the pandemic at a time when families are feeling the strain of high food, gas, housing and utility costs.

Want to play your own Tiny Desk concert? Enter the 2022 Tiny Desk Contest

Unsigned artists: Starting next week, you can submit your songs to the 2022 Contest. If you win, you'll get to play behind Bob Boilen's desk.

Saba (left), Lizzo (center) and Rosalía have released some of our favorite songs of the year so far.

NPR Music's 36 Favorite Songs of 2022 (So Far)

The songs we love from the first half of the year span a wide emotional and musical range, from wild percussive romps to raw pleas for empathy to Beyoncé's command to leave it all on the dance floor.

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