New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes
Eight states have passed an important milestone: getting 70% of all adults vaccinated with at least
**Heads up. This episode discusses addiction and alcoholism.**Some doctors are seeing a disturbing s
Solar geoengineering--the human attempt to cool the planet by reflecting sunlight away from Earth--i
During the Great Depression, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt created the Civilian Conservation C
In general, there are more men in STEMM fields than women. Representation in science, technology, en
Many Americans are baring their faces in public again, following new CDC recommendations that fully
(Encore.) Drug overdose deaths are on the rise all around the country, including in Chicago, Illinoi
It's the latest installment of our series, "Animal Slander," where we take a common saying about ani
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the proportion of emergency depar
Mud and dirt have often been treated as waste products from excavation or dredging sites. But these
Some colleges and universities have announced that COVID vaccination will be mandatory (with some ex
The Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines are the first authorized vaccines in history to us
The numbers are staggering. India has been reporting more than 300,000 COVID-19 cases each day for t
Katie Clapp and Michael Tranfaglia's son was born with a genetic disorder that affects brain develop
We've been talking a lot about COVID in the US. Now, we want to look at how things are going in some
The rate of vaccination in the U.S. continues to slow. Maddie Sofia talks with NPR health correspond
Today, NPR's mental health correspondent Rhitu Chatterjee guests hosts Short Wave. She talks to Dr.
We at Short Wave are sometimes a little too aware of how difficult it can be to explain science to a
In 2011, villages and towns around the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant in Japan were evacuated becau
Feeling green? If you'd like to do something to slow down climate change, even if it's just a small