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Space news: Project Hail Mary, Artemis, data centers
Short Wavers, we hear your requests. You want MORE! SPACE! So this is the first installment of a new segment focusing only on space news. First, we t…
1 month ago
What's up with recycled wastewater's PR problem?
Would you drink recycled wastewater? It could be a solution to the global water crisis. But not everyone is ready to jump onboard. They say it’s not …
1 month, 1 week ago
The world’s freshwater is getting saltier. Why?
Episode 1453
Around the world, the planet’s freshwater is getting saltier. And it’s because of people. For decades, salting roads, fertilizer run-off and evaporat…
1 month, 1 week ago
The world has a groundwater problem. Can we solve it?
Groundwater is responsible for about half of the water people use globally. It’s drying up. Hayes Kelman started noticing the family farm in western …
1 month, 1 week ago
Day Zero: When the wells run dry
In honor of World Water Day, Short Wave is exploring the ways water touches our lives. From increasing water shortages around the world, to how it’s …
1 month, 1 week ago
How did these flowers evolve to survive a megadrought?
Episode 1450
A multi-year megadrought in the Western U.S. has claimed untold populations of wild plants. Amid the conditions, some have survived. Scientists have …
1 month, 2 weeks ago
A dietitian and doctor review RFK Jr's new food pyramid
The new food pyramid was released earlier this year. It emphasizes protein, full-fat dairy and what Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Ken…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
‘Black rain’ in Iran and the environmental cost of war
US-Israeli airstrikes on oil depots culminated in ‘black rain’ in Iran early last week – a phenomenon usually caused by large amounts of soot, carbon…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
This is your brain on pleasure (even the guilty kind)
It’s likely you have at least one “guilty pleasure.” Maybe it’s romance novels. Or reality TV… Playing video games… or getting swept into obscure cor…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
An icy mystery: What are lake stars?
When producer Berly McCoy was out on her local frozen lake, she saw something she'd never seen before. There were dark spidery, star-shaped patterns …
1 month, 3 weeks ago