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  • Tennessee Flooding Update
    By Chris TaylorClarksville, TN – Tennessee Emergency Management officials have added another confirmed fatality to the list of victims killed in…
  • Kentucky Lake swimmer identified
    By Rebecca FeldhausBenton, KY – The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife have identified a weekend drowning victim as Eric J. Kelly of Benton.…
  • KY Free Fishing Weekend
    By Caleb CampbellFrankfort, KY – Kentuckians can fish this weekend without a license or trout permit. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife…
  • Skeletal Remains Identified
    By Chris TaylorPaducah, KY – Kentucky State Police have identified human skeletal remains recently discovered near the Clark's River National Wildlife…
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    Rebecca Hersher
    Rebecca Hersher (she/her) is a reporter on NPR's Science Desk, where she reports on outbreaks, natural disasters, and environmental and health research. Since coming to NPR in 2011, she has covered the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, embedded with the Afghan army after the American combat mission ended, and reported on floods and hurricanes in the U.S. She's also reported on research about puppies. Before her work on the Science Desk, she was a producer for NPR's Weekend All Things Considered in Los Angeles.
  • Protected Ospreys Complicate Construction at Soon-to-Be Demolished Bridges
    Federally-protected osprey nests have led to the temporary furlough of more than 30 construction jobs on the new bridge being built over Kentucky Lake.The…
  • McConnell Says Reducing Asian Carp His Number One Issue In West Kentucky
    Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says reducing the population of invasive Asian carp is the number one issue he wants to accomplish in west Kentucky…
  • Kentucky Officials Search For Solutions To Asian Carp Infestation
    Kentucky wildlife officials say the state needs to combat Asian carp, an invasive species that is disturbing the ecosystem in Kentucky’s western…
  • [Audio] 1850s Homeplace Hosts 18th Annual Pickin' Party
    The Land Between the Lakes Homeplace 1850s Working Farm hosts the 18th annual Pickin’ Party Old-time Music Festival June 11 and 12. From 10:00 a.m. to 5…
  • "This parasite detaches the fish's tongue, attaches itself to the fish's mouth, and becomes its tongue," the Galveston Island State Park says, describing the parasitic tongue-eating louse.
    The tongue-eating louse does exactly what its name suggests
    It's the stuff of nightmares, or science fiction: a parasite that wants to get inside an animal's mouth, where it attacks — and replaces — the tongue.
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