Christopher Intagliata

Cuba's Internet Blackout Is The Country's Latest Attempt To Quiet Protests

By Audie Cornish, Christopher Intagliata, Brianna Scott & Lee Hale • Jul 15, 2021

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After Sunday's massive protests in Cuba, the government there employed a common authoritarian tactic. It blocked the internet.

A 51,000-Year-Old Bone Carving Supports Neanderthals' Creativity

By Mary Louise Kelly, Ari Shapiro, Christopher Intagliata & Adriana Tapia • Jul 6, 2021

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Beneath the pine and birch forest of northern Germany lies Unicorn Cave, named for the bones found by medieval treasure hunters.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky On Coronavirus Variants And Vaccinations

By Audie Cornish, Lauren Hodges & Christopher Intagliata • Jun 25, 2021

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A New Study Suggests Dinosaurs Might Not Have Been As Cold-Blooded As We Thought

By Audie Cornish, Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata & Karen Zamora • Jun 24, 2021

Dinosaurs are often depicted as large beasts roaming through tropical forests or across hot deserts — and the humid jungle of Jurassic Park may have gone a long way to solidify those images.

But a study out today in the journal Current Biology contradicts those ideas. It suggests that these creatures also lived year-round in what's now northern Alaska, where they endured freezing winters, snow, and months of darkness.

Nearly 500 State Legislators Sign Letter Pleading Congress To Pass For The People Act

By Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata & Elena Burnett • Jun 22, 2021

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Delta Variant Drives New Cases, Hospitalizations In Southwest Missouri

By Ari Shapiro, Alejandra Marquez Janse & Christopher Intagliata • Jun 18, 2021

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Vice President Harris May Be 'The Busiest Woman In Washington'

By Ari Shapiro, Christopher Intagliata & Alejandra Marquez Janse • Jun 3, 2021

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On the campaign trail last summer, candidate Joe Biden promised to make his running mate, Kamala Harris, the last voice in the room before he made important decisions. And in March of this year, he joked about what he meant by that.

Good Beer Doesn't Just Taste Better, It Sounds Better Too

By Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro, Anna Sirianni & Christopher Intagliata • May 27, 2021

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Beer.

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SHAPIRO: That sound can mean summer, picnics, barbecues, concerts, and now researchers have found that the sound a beer makes as you open it and pour it can influence our perception of its quality.

U.S. Gold Gymnast Simone Biles Keeps Rewriting The Record Book

By Ailsa Chang, Ari Shapiro, Christopher Intagliata & Adriana Tapia • May 25, 2021

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Simone Biles, already the most decorated gymnast in history, has surpassed expectations again. On Saturday, she performed a move considered so dangerous that no other woman has ever attempted it in competition.

U.S. Restrictions On Ethiopia And Eritrea Aim To Boost Pressure As Conflict Continues

By Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata & Alejandra Marquez Janse • May 24, 2021

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Biden And Bibi Go Way Back: The Fraught Friendship Between 2 Leaders

By Ari Shapiro & Christopher Intagliata • May 21, 2021

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A fragile cease-fire is still in place in the Middle East. After 11 days of explosive conflict between Israel and Hamas, President Joe Biden yesterday made his first major remarks about the fighting.

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The U.S. Must Expedite Visas For Afghans Who Helped The U.S., Congressman Says

By Ari Shapiro, Carol Klinger, Elena Burnett, Christopher Intagliata & Casey Morell • May 18, 2021

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The U.S. Is Headed Away From The Ideals Of Democracy, Says Author Masha Gessen

By Ari Shapiro, Christopher Intagliata & Mia Venkat • May 13, 2021

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Gov. Kate Brown On Oregon's COVID-19 Spike

By Mary Louise Kelly, Karen Zamora, Carol Klinger, Ayen Bior & Christopher Intagliata • May 12, 2021

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Black Americans And The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership

By Ailsa Chang, Christopher Intagliata & Jonaki Mehta • May 8, 2021

This story is part of an NPR series, We Hold These Truths, on American democracy.

Last summer, DonnaLee Norrington had a dream about owning a home. Not the figurative kind, but a literal dream, as she slept in the rental studio apartment in South Los Angeles that she was sharing with a friend.

At around 2 a.m., Norrington remembers, "God said to me, 'Why don't you get a mortgage that doesn't move?' And in my head I knew that meant a fixed mortgage."

The Racist Architecture Of Homeownership: How Housing Segregation Has Persisted

By Ailsa Chang, Jonaki Mehta & Christopher Intagliata • May 4, 2021

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Beneath The Santa Monica Freeway Lies The Erasure Of Sugar Hill

By Ailsa Chang, Jonaki Mehta & Christopher Intagliata • May 4, 2021

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Here's What 'All Things Considered' Sounds Like — In Blackbird Song

By Mary Louise Kelly, Ailsa Chang & Christopher Intagliata • Apr 16, 2021

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Julie Fisher, First U.S. Ambassador To Belarus Since 2008, Awaits Travel To Minsk

By Mary Louise Kelly, Christopher Intagliata & Elena Burnett • Apr 16, 2021

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Mummified Parrots Reveal 'Sophisticated' Trade In Ancient South American Desert

By Mano Sundaresan, Christopher Intagliata & Emma Bowman • Apr 2, 2021

A recent study of mummified parrots found in a high-altitude desert region in South America suggests to researchers that, as far back as some 900 years ago, people went to arduous lengths to transport the prized birds across vast and complex trade routes.

The remains of more than two dozen scarlet macaws and Amazon parrots were found at five different sites in northern Chile's arid Atacama Desert — far from their home in the Amazon rainforest.

So how did they get there?

Scientists Get Closer To Redefining The Length Of A Second

By Christopher Intagliata • Mar 29, 2021

Scientists are inching one step closer toward redefining the length of a second.

To do that, they're using atomic clocks.

Atomic clocks, which look like a jumble of lasers and wires, work by tapping into the natural oscillation of atoms, with each atom "ticking" at a different speed.

Modern conveniences including cellphones, the Internet and GPS are all made possible through the ticking of atomic clocks.

The Evolutionary History Of Penguins Is Far From Black And White

By Christopher Intagliata & Vincent Acovino • Aug 18, 2020

Penguins are known for huddling on Antarctic ice, or marching across windswept expanses of the frozen continent. But there are at least 18 species of penguins populating the Southern Hemisphere — and many don't fit that frigid stereotype.

There are actually only two species of penguin that really love ice, says Grant Ballard, chief science officer of Point Blue Conservation Science in Petaluma, Calif. Other species, like the Galapagos penguin, perch on dark volcanic rock, and can endure blasting hot air temperatures of 100 degrees.

Everyone Needs A Buddy. Even Sharks

By Christopher Intagliata & Apoorva Mittal • Aug 13, 2020

Sharks are often maligned as Hollywood monsters, the lone wolves lurking in the deep, hunting for prey. (Cue Jaws theme song).

But that caricature of sharks is increasingly out of step with what scientists are learning about the animals. Instead, they say, some species of sharks are social creatures who return day after day to a group of the same fellow sharks.

Scientists Discover A New Material For Cleaning Up Oil Spills

By Christopher Intagliata • Jul 16, 2020

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Oil spills are often sopped up with synthetic, spongy materials, but researchers are looking to nature for more sustainable alternatives. NPR's Christopher Intagliata has more.