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These little microbes may help solve our big problems
Episode 1411
Microbes are little alchemists that perform all manner of chemical reactions. A team of microbiologists co-founded a non-profit to try to harness tho…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Hot galaxies alert!
Episode 1410
Most astronomers agree that young galaxy clusters should be relatively cool compared to older ones. But researchers recently found a very young clust…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Micro Forests: An Emerging Climate Hero?
Episode 1409
Healthy forests help combat climate change, provide humans with drinking water and even improve mental and physical health. But it’s hard to imagine …
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Behold a T-Rex holotype, paleontology's "gold standard"
Episode 1408
What happens behind the scenes of a dinosaur exhibit? Short Wave host Regina Barber got to find out … by taking a trip to the Carnegie Museum of Natu…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Did Earth’s Water Come From Space?
Choose your fighter for the origin of water on Earth! Was it always here or did it come to this planet from somewhere else in space? And, either way,…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
The trouble of zero
What better time to contemplate the conundrum that is zero than the start of a new year? Zero is a fairly new concept in human history and even more …
6 months ago
Science In 2025 Took A Hit. What Does It Mean?
Science in the United States took some big hits this year. The Trump Administration disrupted federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits. A…
6 months ago
Climate Anxiety Is Altering Family Planning
Gen Z and younger millennials are generally the most climate literate generations. As an age cohort that started learning about climate change in sch…
6 months ago
Why Kratom Is At The Heart Of A Big Public Health Debate
Episode 1403
Kratom and 7-OH products are available in many smoke shops. But earlier this year, the FDA recommended certain 7-OH products be scheduled alongside o…
6 months ago
Why Drones Are Catching Whale Breaths
Episode 1402
Scientists in the Arctic are catching the exhaled breaths of whales to better understand their health. How? Drones. Whales breathe through their blow…
6 months, 1 week ago