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Why Swedish scientists gave salmon cocaine
A recent study caught our eye: salmon on cocaine. Or really, researchers giving salmon cocaine…for science. See, scientists know human drugs pollute …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Without this pill, lots of people would be dead
Episode 1479
25 years ago, the FDA approved a pill that would change the way scientists treat cancer … for good. The pill was called Gleevec; it was designed spec…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Hantavirus: the risks, the science and what you need to know
On May 2, the World Health Organization got an alarming report: People aboard a ship in the Atlantic Ocean were falling ill. The culprit is now confi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How science is taking tripping mainstream
President Trump recently signed an order to speed up the evaluation of psychedelics to treat the brain. That’s coming after decades of strict prohibi…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
This medical condition stumped doctors for years
One morning, Kyla Madonna Kenney woke up and her world was turned upside down: The room was spinning, she had a splitting migraine and one side of he…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The secret behind clownfish stripes and more fishy fascinations
We reeled in science reporter Ari Daniel for this episode who grants us three wishes in the form of three fishes. He takes us on a trip around the wo…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
Coffee is complex. Can science standardize it for the better?
Episode 1474
Ask any coffee aficionado, and they’ll tell you: A good cup is about more than the beans. The flavor is affected by lots of things – the roast and fe…
2 months ago
NASA is practicing moonwalks. When are we going back?
After the success of Artemis II, we at Short Wave definitely have moon fever. So, we brought NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce onto the …
2 months ago
Set up solar, or save a tree? It’s complicated
Episode 1472
To solar or not to solar? That is the question for this latest episode of our monthly series Nature Quest. For listener Darcey Hughes, installing sol…
2 months ago
The mystery that led this family to get their stomachs removed
When Karyn Paringatai learned about a pattern among her family members, it changed the course of her life: A lot of people died young. As Karyn dug i…
2 months ago