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Fluoride: Fact vs. Fiction
Episode 1201
Fluoridating the public water supply has been common practice for nearly 80 years in the U.S. It's an acclaimed public health intervention that helps…
1 year, 3 months ago
How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
Episode 1200
Some weapons used by the U.S. military are so powerful they can pose a threat to the people who fire them. Today, we meet two Marines, William Wilcox…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Great Space (Clock) Race
Episode 1199
There are hundreds of atomic clocks in orbit right now, perched on satellites all over Earth. We depend on them for GPS location, Internet timing, st…
1 year, 4 months ago
Jimmy Carter's Triumph Over The Guinea Worm
Funeral services begin today for former President Jimmy Carter. He died Sunday, at 100-years-old. Carter brought attention to global health challen…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Dubious World's Largest Snowflake Record
Episode 1197
Snowflakes. These intricate, whimsical crystals are a staple of magical wintry scenes, but how big can they really get? Well, according to the Guinne…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Trouble With Zero
Episode 1196
Happy New Year, Short Wavers! What better time to contemplate the conundrum that is zero than this, the reset of the year? Zero is a fairly new conce…
1 year, 4 months ago
The Biggest Health Stories of 2024
2024 was full of science news. There was a total solar eclipse, the Paris Olympics, elections in the United States and elsewhere, technological break…
1 year, 4 months ago
Bird Backpacks Could Help This Parrot Bounce Back
Episode 1194
The thick-billed parrot is the only surviving parrot species native to the United States. These brightly colored birds once roamed across the America…
1 year, 4 months ago
Why These Squirrels Are Eating Meat
Episode 1193
In pop culture, squirrels are often seen as jerky, excited critters on the hunt for nuts to stuff themselves with and tuck away for later. But squirr…
1 year, 4 months ago
Will GMOs Bring Back The American Chestnut Tree?
Episode 1192
In the early 20th century, a blight fungus wiped out most of the 4 billion American chestnut trees on the eastern seaboard. The loss was ecologically…
1 year, 4 months ago