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Short Wave producer Hannah Chinn has adult-onset eczema. They're not the only one. Up to ten percent
Humans hallucinate. Algorithms lie. At least, that's one difference that Joy Buolamwini and Kyle Cha
Just in time for the return of the school year, we're going "Back To School" by revisiting a classic
From Indonesia to Wisconsin, farmers all over the world struggle with a huge problem: pests. On top
At first glance, the whole narrative of aquatic invasive species may seem straightforward: A bad non
Human beings are hardwired for social connection – so much so that we think of even the most basic o
New York: The city that never sleeps, the concrete jungle where dreams are made of and more recently
Have you ever scrolled through a TikTok without finishing it? Switched between YouTube videos halfwa
U.S. health officials now say COVID-19 is an endemic disease. That means it's here to stay – circula
All summer long, we've been on a 10-episode odyssey through the changing universe (check out the ser
For blind and low vision adults, the ability to read braille can be life-changing. Braille literacy
Some weapons used by the United States military are so powerful, they can pose a threat to the peopl
Over the next week, forecasts project extreme heat across much of the South, Midwest and parts of th
Today, we're bringing you the final installment of our space summer series ... with the end ... of E
Grizzly bears in the contiguous United States have been taken off — then put back on — the endangere
We at Short Wave have been following all things Olympics, from the medals and new records to the ugl
How do you study unmapped areas of the ocean and identify critical habitat for an endangered species
In the last week, we've seen swimmers diving headfirst into the 2024 Paris Olympics pool, limbs grac
The Big Bang: The moment when our universe — everything in existence — began....Right? Turns out, it
Rates of depression and anxiety have risen among teens over the last decade. Amid this ongoing menta
