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The Biden Administration has prioritized speed in its COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Also, a priority...d
Today, we present a special episode from our colleagues at Code Switch, NPR's podcast about race and
There are lots of misconceptions around urine. Can urine cure athlete's foot? Or really treat a jell
Descendants of trauma victims seem to have worse health outcomes. Could epigenetics help explain why
It's likely there's a magnet wherever you're looking right now. In fact, the device you're using to
James West has been a curious tinkerer since he was a child, always wondering how things worked. Thr
Can people who are vaccinated still carry and transmit the coronavirus to other people? How effectiv
To round out our celebration of Black History Month, we're bringing you a special episode featuring
Today, what happens in your brain when you notice a semantic or grammatical mistake, according to ne
In June 2020, Amazon, Microsoft and IBM announced that they were limiting some uses of their facial
Some of the most prestigious scientists in history advanced racist and eugenicist views, but that is
Author and neuroscientist Theanne Griffith talks with Maddie about her children's book series, The M
In honor of Black History Month, Short Wave is focusing on Black scientists and educators — people d
Happy Valentine's Day from Short Wave! We've got something special for the holiday, Maddie and Emily
Archival records may help researchers figure out how fast the sea level is rising in certain places.
Global Witness documented that 212 environmental and land activists were murdered in 2019. Over half
Why is it so hard to feel the difference between 400,000 and 500,000 COVID-19 deaths—and how might t
Three in 10 people in America have a tattoo, and those in the 18 - 34 age bracket, it's almost 40 pe
We're going "Back To School" today, revisiting a classic at-home experiment that turns lemons into b
People of color experience more air and water pollution than white people and suffer the health impa
