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Wisdom (center right), a Laysan albatross first banded in 1956, stands with her new partner as they admire their recently laid egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in late November.

She's 74 — and expecting: Wisdom the albatross astounds once again

It started in the Eisenhower era: Every year, Wisdom, a Layan albatross, has returned to her nesting grounds on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

These neurons in the abdomen help form the gut-brain connection

Scientists have identified two types of brain cells in the abdomen that appear to control different aspects of digestion.

Lon Chaney stars in the 1925 silent horror classic "The Phantom of the Opera." The film screens with live organ accompaniment on Oct. 28 at the Balboa Theatre as part of its Silent Movie Mondays. (1925)

5 Halloween-themed things to do in San Diego this fall

Our top picks for Halloween fun in San Diego this season: Lon Chaney, "Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors," and the return of 'Rocky Horror."

The Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, south of Los Osos, Calif. Its life has been extended to 2030.

Critics say Diablo Canyon nuclear plant produces too much power at too high a price

Critics say it’s time to close it or diminish its output.

In this illustration, the two spacecraft of Proba-3 fly in precise formation about about 500 feet apart to form an external coronagraph in space. One spacecraft eclipses the sun to allow the second to study the invisible solar corona.

A pair of satellites will create artificial solar eclipses to study the sun

Astronomers hope the Proba-3 mission will help them get a better view of the corona, the sun's outer atmosphere, which is even hotter than the sun's surface.

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The U.S. conducts some of its most sensitive nuclear weapons research in a laboratory deep underground in Nevada. NPR was recently given a tour.

Step inside the secret lab where America tests its nukes

A thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a live test could come soon.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Trump's nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services testifies during his Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing Wednesday.

RFK Jr., Trump's health secretary pick, grilled about vaccines and abortion

Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on vaccines, abortion and Medicaid in his confirmation hearing to lead HHS. RFK Jr. has another hearing Thursday.

Jared Isaacman at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, earlier this year. The billionaire astronaut with close ties to SpaceX has been nominated by president Trump to run NASA.

Trump chooses billionaire astronaut Jared Isaacman to run NASA

Earlier this year, Isaacman became the first private citizen to conduct a spacewalk. But his longstanding ties with Elon Musk's company SpaceX raise possible conflicts of interest.

Research shows after a break from weight lifting, your strength may return quickly thanks to phenomenon called muscle memory.

After a break from strength training, muscle memory may help you bounce back

If the season or an injury has derailed your gym routine, don't sweat it. New research shows your muscles can regain lost strength faster than you might think.

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