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This week in science: A new black hole star, exercises for dementia, and winter shrews

NPR Science · August 21, 2026 at 6:19 PM

This week in science: A new black hole star, exercises for dementia, and winter shrews

NPR's science podcast Short Wave talks about a new type of black hole star, the types of exercise linked to lowered dementia risk, and the wintry adaptations of the long-clawed shrew.

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