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Why This Gravitational Waves News Is A Big Deal
Episode 918
New gravitational waves, why orcas might be attacking boats and a new robot prototype inspired by animals: it's all in our latest roundup of science …
3 years, 4 months ago
An unexpected forest in the ocean
Episode 917
Salomé Buglass discovered an unexpected kelp forest while studying underwater mountains in the Galapagos. Kelp—a type of seaweed—usually grows in sha…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Smarter Way To Use Sunscreen
Episode 916
Sunscreen: we should all be using it, but we might not all be using it the right way. In fact, the type of sunscreen you use may not be nearly as imp…
3 years, 4 months ago
Rethinking The Lab Rat
Episode 915
For generations, scientists have leaned on seven key species, including rats and mice, for research. They're called model organisms and they've been …
3 years, 4 months ago
This Satellite Could Help Clean Up The Air
Episode 914
In pockets across the U.S., communities are struggling with polluted air — often in neighborhoods where working class people and people of color live…
3 years, 4 months ago
New Star Trek Season, Same Ol' Sci-Fi
Episode 913
Season 2 of the critically acclaimed Star Trek: Strange New Worlds premiered June 15 (streaming on Paramount+). So today, Short Wave Scientist in Res…
3 years, 4 months ago
A Newly-Discovered Asteroid And What's Beneath The Ice On Enceladus
Episode 912
All Things Considered host Ari Shapiro returns to nerd-our with Short Wave hosts Emily Kwong and Regina G. Barber on three science headlines from spa…
3 years, 4 months ago
Give Rivers Space: The Simple Flood Risk Fix
Episode 911
With much of California's massive snowpack yet to melt, downstream communities remain on high alert for flooding. Hundreds of homes were destroyed or…
3 years, 4 months ago
Life Lessons From Supernovae
Episode 910
For many scientists, science isn't something they check in and out of — it permeates their whole lives. That's true for Sarafina El-Badry Nance, an a…
3 years, 4 months ago
How To Stay Safe Amid Wildfire Smoke
Episode 909
Smoke from Canadian wildfires is causing poor air quality in parts of the U.S. This smoke can have dangerous health effects because it carries fine p…
3 years, 4 months ago