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Fruit fly brains are smaller than a poppy seed, but that doesn't mean they aren't complex. For the f
Lightning: It happens all the time, and yet the exact details of how it's made has long eluded scien
Years ago, astronomy professors started noticing something that troubled them: Many of their student
Over six million fungal species are believed to inhabit planet Earth. Outsmarting them is the work o
Most viruses that become epidemics in humans begin in other animals. It's how scientists suspect COV
Governors across the southeastern United States have declared statewide states of emergency as Hurri
Around 2% of the global population struggles with obsessive compulsive disorder, or OCD. That's roug
At the beginning of the universe, annihilation reigned supreme. Equal amounts of matter and antimatt
Electric vehicle batteries will all, eventually, reach the end of their lives. When that happens, th
Hey, Short Wavers! Today we're sharing an excerpt of the new NPR podcast How To Do Everything. How T
What's scaly, striped and breathes underwater like a scuba diver? Water anoles! These lizards can fo
Evolution keeps making crabs. In fact, it's happened so often that there's a special scientific term
Patrick Anderson is widely recognized as the greatest wheelchair basketball player of all time. He's
Hurricane season is heating up: Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana last week and dumped rain across th
We close out Climate Solutions Week with a look at the final step in the food system: waste. Roughly
Climate change is contributing to erratic weather where cocoa beans are grown and threatening the gl
Since the height of the pandemic, there has been a boom in the use of food delivery services. Day 2
In California's Napa Valley, the nation's unofficial wine capital, one varietal reigns supreme: cabe
Hey, Short Wavers! Today, we have a special present for all of you: An episode from our good friends
Last year, a dog named Bunny went viral on TikTok for pressing buttons with words on them to "commun
