Short Wave

Paleontologists have often determined how old a dinosaur was by counting the growth rings ... more

Teens aren’t getting enough sleep! And a two-decade study suggests it’s getting worse. Sci... more

In his role as secretary of Health and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is changing h... more

If you’ve been on the internet in the past few weeks, chances are you’ve seen him: a tiny ... more

Lakes are freezing later, thawing earlier and experiencing dramatic temperature swings in ... more

Over half a billion people live by lakes that freeze over in the winter. But as the climat... more

Folks over 65 are putting in a lot of screen time. In 2019, the Pew Research Center found ... more

Helicopters. Cargo containers. Old washing machines. For years, fishermen dumped this wast... more

Bring up aliens and a lot of people will scoff. But not everyone is laughing. Around the t... more

Almost 15% of adults suffer from a persistent, often intolerable sound... that is literall... more

From TikTok and Instagram influencers to celebrities like Hugh Jackman and Kourtney Kardas... more

The 2026 Winter Olympics are unfolding in Milan and Cortina, and we can’t look away: We’re... more

Picture this: You’re at a pretend tea party, but instead of sitting across from toddlers i... more

Early last year, a hundred researchers, clinicians and other experts on HIV discussed the ... more

The evolutionary purpose of kissing has long eluded scientists. Smooching is risky, given ... more

It seems like artificial intelligence is everywhere in our virtual lives. It's in our sear... more

Watching a ski jumper fly through the air might get you wondering, “How do they do that?” ... more

In 1928, a chance contaminant in Scottish physician Alexander Fleming’s lab experiment led... more

Rhythm is everywhere. Even if you don’t think you have it, it’s fundamental to humans’ bio... more

Olympic sliding sports – bobsled, luge and skeleton – are known for their speed. Athletes ... more

Autism has a long history of misinformation that continues to today. The Trump administrat... more

PFAS make pans nonstick, clothes waterproof and furniture stain resistant. They're so ubiq... more

On Jan. 28, 1986, NASA’s 25th space shuttle mission, Challenger, left the launchpad in Cap... more

This past weekend, Winter Storm Fern struck the States. Sleet, snow and ice battered Ameri... more

Listener Shabnam Khan has a problem: Every time she works in her garden, she’s visited by ... more

There’s an ongoing, near-total blackout of the internet in Iran. The shutdown is part of a... more

A new study shows penguins are [breeding earlier than ever] (https://besjournals.onlinelib... more

Cloud 9 is a failed galaxy. It’s a clump of dark matter, called a dark matter halo, that n... more

Medical drama [The Pitt] (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31938062/) is winning Golden Globes... more