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Short Wave

New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes

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It's baseball season! And when we here at Short Wave think of baseball, we naturally think of physic

Tiny, black-capped chickadees have big memories. They stash food in hundreds to thousands of locatio

On April 8, the moon will slip in front of the sun, blocking its light and creating an eerie twiligh

For Guyana the potential wealth from oil development was irresistible — even as the country faces ri

Historic numbers of animals across the globe have become endangered or pushed to extinction. But som

According to the CDC, about one in four adults has a fear of needles. Many of those people say the p

Few humans have had the opportunity to see Earth from space, much less live in space. We got to talk

Across the animal kingdom, menopause is something of an evolutionary blip. We humans are one of the

The number of newborns born with syphilis – a serious sexually transmitted infection – has skyrocket

When Shohini Ghose was studying physics as a kid, she heard certain names repeated over and over. "E

Nuclear fusion could one day change the world by producing energy at lower costs than we generate it

"Long COVID has affected every part of my life," said Virginia resident Rachel Beale said at a recen

Coming down from the buzz of the Oscars, we're taking a look at Christopher Nolan's award-winning fi

Neuroscientist Nathan Sawtell has spent a lot of time studying the electric elephantnose fish. These

The Voyager 1 space probe is the farthest human-made object in space. It launched in 1977 with a gol

Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration approved a first-of-its-kind cancer therapy to treat a

The sci-fi film Dune: Part Two is out in theaters now. The movie takes place on the harsh desert pla

According to the United Nations, about ten percent of the world is undernourished. It's a daunting s

An Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos can be considered "extrauterine children" under

In the green tree canopies of forested areas in Myanmar, you might wake up to the sounds of gibbons