Daniel Estrin

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Each winning image is a dramatic, intimate portrait of research. In one, a scientist kneels in a forest, beaming at eight tiny frogs in her hands. In another, a researcher crouches atop a foggy mountain as he measures the cloud forming around him. And then there's the riveting photo that Emma Vogel, a spatial ecologist at the University of Tromsø, took aboard a little boat in a Norwegian fjord.

Each winning image is a dramatic, intimate portrait of research. In one, a scientist kneels in a forest, beaming at eight tiny frogs in her hands. In another, a researcher crouches atop a foggy mountain as he measures the cloud forming around him. And then there's the riveting photo that Emma Vogel, a spatial ecologist at the University of Tromsø, took aboard a little boat in a Norwegian fjord.

Behind him is a large fishing boat and hundreds of seagulls. Over his shoulder, you can just make out... A killer whale surfacing.

Behind him is a large fishing boat and hundreds of seagulls. Over his shoulder, you can just make out... A killer whale surfacing.

Vogel studies how whales interact with fisheries. To her, this image captures the patient intensity of fieldwork. Ari Daniel, NPR News.

Vogel studies how whales interact with fisheries. To her, this image captures the patient intensity of fieldwork. Ari Daniel, NPR News.

The Trump administration is leading an effort with Israel's support to resume aid to Gaza using a new organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, run by a US military veteran. The aim is to deny aid to Hamas members, whom Israel and the US say steal it. The group says it has received Israeli approval to take over aid operations in Gaza by the end of the month.

The Trump administration is leading an effort with Israel's support to resume aid to Gaza using a new organization called the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, run by a US military veteran. The aim is to deny aid to Hamas members, whom Israel and the US say steal it. The group says it has received Israeli approval to take over aid operations in Gaza by the end of the month.

and to expand the areas where it will distribute food and supplies. Israeli officials have declined requests for comment. The United Nations and its partner groups have run humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza until now. They have refused to cooperate with the new aid system, calling it a military plan to force civilians into a concentrated zone. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

and to expand the areas where it will distribute food and supplies. Israeli officials have declined requests for comment. The United Nations and its partner groups have run humanitarian aid distribution in Gaza until now. They have refused to cooperate with the new aid system, calling it a military plan to force civilians into a concentrated zone. Daniel Estrin, NPR News, Tel Aviv.

When the Henyos were asked to dunk their faces in cold water, their heart rates dropped more than non-divers, due to a lifetime of training. When it came to the genetics, everyone on the island, Henyos and non-Henyos, basically had the same genes, including two that stood out.

When the Henyos were asked to dunk their faces in cold water, their heart rates dropped more than non-divers, due to a lifetime of training. When it came to the genetics, everyone on the island, Henyos and non-Henyos, basically had the same genes, including two that stood out.

One related to cold tolerance, and one related to blood pressure that may offer protection from preeclampsia and other conditions like stroke.

One related to cold tolerance, and one related to blood pressure that may offer protection from preeclampsia and other conditions like stroke.

Melissa Allardo is an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Utah. She says the extreme diving of the Henyos has changed not just their bodies, but those of everyone else on the island who are descendants of divers. Ari Daniel, NPR News.

Melissa Allardo is an evolutionary geneticist at the University of Utah. She says the extreme diving of the Henyos has changed not just their bodies, but those of everyone else on the island who are descendants of divers. Ari Daniel, NPR News.

I'm in what's known as Hostage Square in downtown Tel Aviv. Israelis are beginning to gather here in front of a large television screen. They're holding signs with the faces of other Israeli hostages still in Gaza. And they are hoping to see imminently the release of Idan Alexander being released from Gaza.

I'm in what's known as Hostage Square in downtown Tel Aviv. Israelis are beginning to gather here in front of a large television screen. They're holding signs with the faces of other Israeli hostages still in Gaza. And they are hoping to see imminently the release of Idan Alexander being released from Gaza.