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A few of the great books that our listeners recommend for summer reading.

Code Switch Book Club, summer 2019

Here are a few of the books recommended by our listeners.

A team of specially trained hunting dogs has been helping conservationists and researchers find rare turtles in Iowa.

Good girl! These dogs are helping save habitats by finding rare turtles

Conservationists are taking an unconventional approach to finding and protecting turtles, with an unlikely helper.

The coal plant in Shamokin Dam, Pa., is a local landmark that delivered electricity to this region for more than six decades. It closed in 2014, and the state hopes to lure new businesses to the site.

Finding New Opportunity For Old Coal-Fired Power Plant Sites

Nearly 300 coal-fired power plants have been "retired" since 2010, according to the Sierra Club.

Clare Kelley practices "forest bathing" along the edge of an urban forest on Roosevelt Island, in the middle of the Potomac River. In contrast to hiking, forest bathing is less directed, melding mindfulness and nature immersion to improve health.
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Forest Bathing: A Retreat To Nature Can Boost Immunity And Mood

The aim of forest bathing is to slow down and become immersed in the natural environment.

Professional sports gambler James Holzhauer won $131,127 during a Jeopardy! show that aired Wednesday night, breaking his previous record.

Huge Bets, Fast Buzzer: Sports Bettor Smashes 'Jeopardy!' Records

A new star has risen on a classic game show.

New Mexico Is Divided Over The 'Perfect Site' To Store Nation's Nuclear Waste

A 1,000-acre patch of southeast New Mexico desert may offer a temporary solution to the nation's longstanding nuclear waste problem.

Bob Moore, founder of Bob's Red Mill Natural Foods, inspects grains at the company's facility in Milwaukie, Ore. The pioneering manufacturer of gluten-free products invests in whole grains as well as beans, seeds, nuts, dried fruits, spices and herbs.

How Bob's Red Mill Company Became A Gluten-Free Giant Ahead Of Its Time

Today the company sells more than 100 different gluten-free products.

Willem Ytsma inspects a record at Alexandria’s Furnace Record Pressing, the country’s newest vinyl manufacturing plant. Renewed interest in records has breathed new life into a format long thought dead.

Digital Music Is King. So Why Did A Vinyl Record-Pressing Plant Just Open In Virginia?

Tucked away in an industrial park in Alexandria, Furnace Record Pressing is the country’s newest record manufacturing facility

Some patients have started to seek out an oral treatment for food allergies that's not yet widely offered by clinicians.

A New Treatment Can Relieve Food Allergies, But Few Doctors Offer It

Nearly 6 million U.S. children and teens — about 8 percent, or two per classroom — have food allergies.

Scientists have isolated a molecule with disease-fighting potential in a microbe living on a type of fungus-farming ant (genus Cyphomyrmex). The microbe kills off other hostile microbes attacking the ants' fungus, a food source.

Bugs Vs. Superbugs: Insects Offer Promise In Fight Against Antibiotic Resistance

Insects—long known to spread diseases—could potentially help cure them.

Tucson Police Chief Chris Magnus on March 31 announces that the remains of Isabel Celis have been found. Celis was 6 years old April 21, 2012, when she was reported missing.

Border Wall Isn't High On Our Priority List, Arizona Police Chief Says

NPR Morning Edition host Steve Inskeep talks to Tucson police chief Chris Magnus about border security.

Arizona Sake won an international award last year for being the best sake brewed outside Japan.

Brewing In The Desert: Sake Finds An Unlikely Home In Arizona

"When I did a test batch, I figured out, 'Oh, the Arizona condition is really good to make sake,'" says Sakurai.

In Home Of Original Sriracha Sauce, Thais Say Rooster Brand Is Nothing To Crow About

The original comes from the seaside city of Si Racha, Thailand.

A man bends with a beautiful hip hinge in Puerta Vallarta, Mexico.

10 Health Stories You Don't Want To Miss From 2018

NPR pored over the list of their most widely read posts to bring you these highlights.

Researchers say they've found a way to let queen bees pass on immunity to a devastating disease called American foulbrood. The infectious disease is so deadly, many states and beekeeping groups recommend burning any hive that's been infected. Here, a frame from a normal hive is seen in a photo from 2017.

World's First Insect Vaccine Could Help Bees Fight Off Deadly Disease

Researchers say they've found a way to let queen bees pass on immunity to a devastating bacterial disease.

Different apples need different controlled storage environments. For example, Honeycrisps are sensitive to low temperatures so you can't put them in cold environments right after they've been harvested. And Fujis can't take high carbon dioxide levels.

Thanks To Science, You Can Eat An Apple Every Day

In our globalized economy, we expect nothing less than to be able to consume our favorite fruits and vegetables all year, even when they're not in season locally.

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