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Bats Carry Many Viruses. So Why Don't They Get Sick?

The winged mammal has a unique ability to carry viruses and not get sick from them. This tolerance may be a unique adaptation to flying.

Nipsey Hussle is part of a mural painted by Moses Ball featuring other local notable people on the wall of a bank in the rapper's Hyde Park neighborhood. In the wake of Hussle's March 2019 death, many murals of the beloved Los Angeles musician were painted in the Hyde Park neighborhood near his Marathon Clothing store.

Caught In The System

When rapper Nipsey Hussle was killed in 2019, he was known as an advocate for the people in the neighborhood where he grew up and made his name. But the LAPD couldn't let his gang affiliation go.

Also: President Trump hints three Americans could be freed in North Korea; students walk out of class in support of gun rights; and it's World Press Freedom Day.

Solar Orbiter, seen in this artistic rendering, is a collaboration between the European Space Agency and NASA to study the sun and what drives the solar wind that creates space weather that affects Earth.

Polar Express: New Spacecraft Will Explore Elusive Parts Of The Sun

The Solar Orbiter, a new mission from the European Space Agency and NASA, was designed to give us our first look at the sun's poles and to gather data that might help predict space weather.

An aerial view of the Plinian eruption column, Mount St. Helens, on May 18, 1980.

'It Seemed Apocalyptic' 40 Years Ago When Mount St. Helens Erupted

Howard Berkes covered the 1980 eruptions of Mount St. Helens for NPR and has returned to the volcano for multiple stories over the years. He recalls the massive blast and its aftermath.

A Record Number Of Women Will Serve In Congress (With Potentially More To Come)

A record-breaking year of female candidates and nominees will culminate in a record-breaking number of female legislators on Capitol Hill next year.

A scene from the Moria refugee camp on the island of Lesbos, Greece, in January.

Opinion: Refugees Are Especially Vulnerable To COVID-19. Don't Ignore Their Needs

While there are no known cases yet of coronavirus infection in refugee camps, the disease may hit these communities hard and it's urgent to mitigate risk, warns Muhammad H. Zaman of Boston University.

An outdoor thermometer shows the temperature well over 100 degrees at Cowles Mountain on June 10, 2019.

Extreme Heat Expected In San Diego County Deserts This Weekend

High pressure will continue to build over the southwest Thursday, then center itself over the Four Corners region this weekend and usher in monsoonal moisture through Wednesday, forecasters said.

Nightlife in London's Leicester Square is one of dozens of light installations on display around the city this week.

PHOTOS: To Brighten Dreary Winter Nights, A Festival Lights Up London

Winters in London can be damp and dreary, and it gets dark early. The "Lumiere London" light festival features more than 50 outdoor installations by artists from Europe and North America.

A worker with Haiti's Ministry of Public Health and Population checks the temperature of a Haitian man coming from the Dominican Republic on March 5.

'The Dread Of Responsibility' — Paul Farmer On The Pandemic And Poor Countries

The co-founder of Partners in Health talks about the challenges facing already challenged health-care systems as coronavirus spreads.

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