New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes
2020 was a year like no other, especially for science. The pandemic has caused massive shifts in sci
For nearly forty years, the Guam Rail bird (locally known as the Ko'Ko') has been extinct in the wil
To kick off the new year right, Maddie fills out a Short Wave mad lib crafted by Emily. It's a littl
Today, something special...an episode of The NPR Politics Podcast we think you might appreciate. Our
Dr. Syed Moin Hassan was riled up. "I don't know who needs to hear this," he posted on Twitter, "BUT
Between the pandemic, protests, the recession — the list goes on — there was big space news in 2020
Maddie and Emily play a quick game of "Fact or Fiction?" with help from Ariela Zebede, our resident
It's a listener questions episode! Josh Smith wrote in to tell us that as a teenager, he was plagued
Nearly tied with 2016 for the hottest year on record, 2020 was hot, hot, hot! NPR climate reporters
Physicists have done the math and there should be as much antimatter as matter in the universe — but
The mirror self-recognition test has been around for decades. Only a few species have what it takes
Millions of doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, just days ago granted emergency use authorization
In 2015, Steffanie Strathdee's husband nearly died from a superbug, an antibiotic resistant bacteria
What is flavor? Is it merely what your nose and tongue tell you? For cookbook author and recipe deve
It's been more than 40 years since rocks from the moon have come back to Earth. But in late November
The 2020 Atlantic Hurricane season broke records and caused enormous damage. NPR climate reporter Re
Manu Prakash is the co-inventor of the Foldscope, a low-cost microscope aimed at making scientific t
The FDA has issued emergency use authorizations for two monoclonal antibody treatments for COVID-19
It's another "Back To School" episode where we take a concept you were maybe taught in school as a k
Like many states in the Midwest, Nebraska was somewhat spared during the early days of the pandemic.
