New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes
Another Olympics, another set of stellar performances by the U.S. women's artistic gymnastics team.
The Rubik's Cube was created 50 years ago by Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik. Since then, over 500 mil
Black holes are one of the most mysterious cosmological phenomena out there. Astrophysicist Priya Na
Generally, we at Short Wave are open-minded to the creepies and the crawlies, but even we must admit
Chimpanzees are humans' closest living relatives. But does much of their communication resembles our
As a kid, Sabrina Imbler loved the ocean. They'd swim and snorkel, following around parrotfish in th
Lower gravity. Higher radiation. No ER access. These are just a few of the challenges that humans fa
Scientists have long studied the relationship between sleep and the brain, and why poor sleep is lin
More than a hundred years ago, a British engineer proposed linking two rivers in India to better irr
Every year for two weeks between mid-May and mid-June, Congaree National Park in South Carolina is h
The universe — everything in existence — is expanding every second! It's only been about a hundred y
The Human Genome Project was a massive undertaking that took more than a decade and billions of doll
TikTok is fuel for many trends, including a skin care craze among teens, pre-teens — okay, and us. T
Some ants herd aphids. Some farm fungi. And now, scientists have realized that when an ant injures i
The universe is so much bigger than what people can see. Visible matter — the ground, the Sun, the s
It's that time of the year again: Shark Week. The TV program is so long-running that if you're under
When's the last time you were in a place that was quiet — really quiet? No roadway noise, constructi
Black Americans have been underrepresented in most genomic studies of neurological disorders. As a r
Before the '3 Body Problem' became a bestselling book and a smash TV show ... it was a physics conce
Perfecting your grilling technique ahead of the Fourth of July? Chefs will tell you that cooking is
