Can Music City and the Volunteer State cooperate again? Plus, the local news for September 29, 2025.
NashVillager Podcast: A waning trust in science
Who do you believe will steer you straight on matters of health, safety and the environment? Plus, the local news for September 26, 2025.
Leniency on lice in schools meets reality
Lice is low down on threats to public health — they don’t carry disease, and they don’t jump or fly. But school systems and parents are still grappling with whether to keep kids with lice in class.
Fossils of chipmunk shark, an ancient species with an adorable name, found in Mammoth Cave
Researchers at Mammoth Cave National Park have unearthed a new-to-science ancient shark species that they say was hiding in plain sight.
‘Like having a newborn at home’: Caring for Nashville Zoo’s new clouded leopard cub requires all hands on deck
One of the Nashville Zoo’s most high-profile conservation efforts involves big cats who are notoriously hard to breed: clouded leopards. The veterinary staff is currently caring for the 44th cub born at the facility.
Behind the story of the return of stuck NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams
On an episode of “The Story Behind the AP Story,” Associated Press space writer Marcia Dunn discusses the space odyssey of NASA’s two stuck astronauts.
A total lunar eclipse is rising on Thursday night
Tonight, a total lunar eclipse will rise over Nashville, making our nearest natural satellite glow red for the first time in three years.
Hundreds gather to protest cuts to medical research funding, crackdowns on DEI
Amid a federal government crackdown on academic and research institutions, hundreds of protesters filled the Tennessee State Capitol steps in downtown Nashville.
Tennessee astronaut faces more time in space with return delayed until at least late March
NASA says a fresh crew needs to launch from Florida before Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams can return from the International Space Station.
NashVillager Podcast: Tennessee’s role in the future of nuclear fuel
Which approach on nuclear fuel will win the latest race at Oak Ridge? Plus, the local news for December 17, 2024.
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