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With parts of the U.S, Canada, Spain and France all ablaze with wildfires, you might be wo... more

Leopard sharks have nearly vanished from the waters in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. The country ... more

There’s the flu vaccine. The covid shot. The RSV shot… What if all of these—and more—could... more

Did you know that when you pick up avocados at the supermarket, make avocado toast at home... more

Synthetic peptides are getting some serious hype, from fitness influencers on your FYP to ... more

What’s small, round and could give you explosive diarrhea? Cyclospora parasites. The diarr... more

A race started by President Trump is leading to the rapid construction of new, experimenta... more

Yamal and Messi aren’t the only stars of the World Cup finals. If you’ve been watching any... more

At Short Wave, we love a good brain. Which is why we’ve had a lot of conversations over th... more

What if there were a great ape species that could live over 1,000 years? That’s basically ... more

In the age of AI, what differentiates humans from robots? What makes humans … human? To fi... more

Maybe you’ve wondered about it late at night as a mosquito buzzes in your ear. Or when you... more

A valuable NASA satellite observatory is falling to Earth faster than scientists expected.... more

Every dog lover’s greatest fear is inevitably losing their pet to time. We want our furry ... more

Taking an air taxi to the airport may become as simple as ordering a ride share today. In ... more

Independence Day is approaching!Imagine if someone has procured illegal fireworks from a c... more

The U.S. generates [292 million tons] (https://www.epa.gov/facts-and-figures-about-materia... more

In the grand scheme of things, Lyme disease is a fairly new scientific discovery. It was f... more

For many, being able to work from home is a boon: saving time on your commute, working in ... more

There’s an object in space 25 times the size of Jupiter that’s stumped scientists for year... more

The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is growing – and is likely larger t... more

One evening in May of 2011, tornado sirens went off in a small Missouri city called Joplin... more

[Janet Jones] (https://janet-jones.com/author) has been fascinated by horses since childho... more

Two tiny transforming robots landed on the moon! These baseball-sized bots accompanied Jap... more

The war in Iran has disrupted the global fuel supply. That has sent airline prices soaring... more

Summer is here, your windows are open and the smell of…car exhaust and the latest wildfire... more

Could standardizing chocolate help small-scale farmers? Chocolate scientist Julien Simonis... more

Until this week, the United States hadn’t approved a new sunscreen ingredient in over 20 y... more

Every year, tens of millions of people in the U.S. get the flu vaccine. That’s because the... more