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Air Pollution May Be Increasing Superbugs

Today on the show, All Things Considered co-host <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/2101154/ari-shapiro">Ari Shapiro</a> joins <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1082524708/aaron-scott">Aaron Scott</a> and <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1082526815/regina-g-barber">Regina G. Barber</a> for our science roundup. They talk about how antibiotic resistance may spread through particulate air pollution, magnetically halted black holes and how diversified farms are boosting biodiversity in Costa Rica. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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