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New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, every weekday. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. J...
One morning, Kyla Madonna Kenney woke up and her world was turned upside down: The room was spinning, she had a splitting migraine and one s...
We reeled in science reporter Ari Daniel for this episode who grants us three wishes in the form of three fishes. He takes us on a trip arou...
Ask any coffee aficionado, and they’ll tell you: A good cup is about more than the beans. The flavor is affected by lots of things – the roa...
After the success of Artemis II, we at Short Wave definitely have moon fever. So, we brought NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce...
To solar or not to solar? That is the question for this latest episode of our monthly series Nature Quest. For listener Darcey Hughes, insta...
When Karyn Paringatai learned about a pattern among her family members, it changed the course of her life: A lot of people died young. As Ka...
In the mid-1970s, primatologist Jane Goodall witnessed something that changed her opinion of chimpanzees forever: A four-year conflict among...
Earth didn’t always have a moon. In the beginning of the solar system, when the planets were still forming, something happened that would ch...
Eating disorders are complicated illnesses that skyrocketed among teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatrician Eva Trujillo says the...
For residents of Prek Touch, Cambodia — right on the banks of the Mekong River — flooding is a regular part of life. But as those floods wor...
Do you avoid small talk in the office, or with your neighbor in the elevator? If so, you might want to give it a chance. According to a stud...
Neuroscientist Paul Nuyujukian likens the brain to a stadium full of people. To eavesdrop on the crowd you could put a microphone in the mid...
When you go to the doctor’s office, your doctor has to figure out which treatment is best for you. Physicians rely on medical research and c...
Talking about poop can be taboo, and this social norm may be hurting our health. Dr. Trisha Pasricha says around 40% of people in the U.S. h...
How did plastic become so ubiquitous? The answer lies deep beneath the surface of the earth. In her new book Plastic Inc. , environmental jo...
Subatomic particles, gravity wells and the beginning of the universe – these are difficult and mysterious concepts that are better understoo...
In a new National Geographic docuseries, viewers get a look inside a bee hive. The series is called Secrets of the Bees — and since there’s...
Lots of people count on helium. From MRI machines and semiconductor manufacturing to pressurizing rockets and detecting leaks, helium is use...
Scientists estimate somewhere between 5%-35% of people do not get sick from the flu despite being exposed to the virus that causes it. Now,...
NASA’s Artemis II mission is set to launch this week, which could bring humanity close to the moon for the first time since 1972. It’s a mis...
Do you ever wish you could predict the future? The National Park Service in Washington D.C. does it every year when they forecast when the C...
Short Wavers, we hear your requests. You want MORE! SPACE! So this is the first installment of a new segment focusing only on space news. Fi...
Would you drink recycled wastewater? It could be a solution to the global water crisis. But not everyone is ready to jump onboard. They say...
Around the world, the planet’s freshwater is getting saltier. And it’s because of people. For decades, salting roads, fertilizer run-off and...
Groundwater is responsible for about half of the water people use globally. It’s drying up. Hayes Kelman started noticing the family farm in...
In honor of World Water Day, Short Wave is exploring the ways water touches our lives. From increasing water shortages around the world, to...
A multi-year megadrought in the Western U.S. has claimed untold populations of wild plants. Amid the conditions, some have survived. Scienti...
The new food pyramid was released earlier this year. It emphasizes protein, full-fat dairy and what Health and Human Services Secretary Robe...
US-Israeli airstrikes on oil depots culminated in ‘black rain’ in Iran early last week – a phenomenon usually caused by large amounts of soo...
It’s likely you have at least one “guilty pleasure.” Maybe it’s romance novels. Or reality TV… Playing video games… or getting swept into ob...
When producer Berly McCoy was out on her local frozen lake, she saw something she'd never seen before. There were dark spidery, star-shaped...
In 1999 hundreds of gray whales washed up along the west coast of North America. More in 2000. They lost an estimated 25% of their populatio...
Today, guest host Selena Simmons-Duffin is exploring a detail very personal to her: How the number of older brothers a person has can influe...
Paleontologists have often determined how old a dinosaur was by counting the growth rings in its bones. Just like with trees, it was thought...
Teens aren’t getting enough sleep! And a two-decade study suggests it’s getting worse. Scientists found that the number of high schoolers ge...
In his role as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing how the United States approaches vaccines. But thos...
If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen him : a tiny gray-brown monkey dragging a big, stuffed orangut...
Lakes are freezing later, thawing earlier and experiencing dramatic temperature swings in between. And all that throws off the delicate bala...
Over half a billion people live by lakes that freeze over in the winter. But as the climate warms, those lakes are losing whole days of ice...
Folks over 65 are putting in a lot of screen time. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found that people 60 years and older spend more than hal...
Helicopters. Cargo containers. Old washing machines. For years, fishermen dumped this waste into the Gulf of Mexico. But they weren’t just t...
Bring up aliens and a lot of people will scoff. But not everyone is laughing. Around the turn of the century, 3.8 million people banded toge...
Almost 15% of adults suffer from a persistent, often intolerable sound... that is literally just in their heads. Why does the brain do this...
From TikTok and Instagram influencers to celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Kourtney Kardashian, intermittent fasting has gotten a lot of hyp...
The 2026 Winter Olympics are unfolding in Milan and Cortina, and we can’t look away: We’re watching athletes fly down mountains on skis and...
Picture this: You’re at a pretend tea party, but instead of sitting across from toddlers in tiaras, you’re clinking cups with Kanzi—an ape w...
Early last year, a hundred researchers, clinicians and other experts on HIV discussed the development of an innovative vaccine that could pr...
The evolutionary purpose of kissing has long eluded scientists. Smooching is risky, given things like pointy teeth, and inherently gross, gi...
It seems like artificial intelligence is everywhere in our virtual lives. It's in our search results and our phones. But what happens when A...
Watching a ski jumper fly through the air might get you wondering, “How do they do that?” The answer is – physics! That’s why this episode,...