Short Wave
New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — in just under 15 minutes. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join hosts Emily Kwong and Regina Barber for science on a different wavelength.If you're hooked, try Short Wave Plus. Your subscription supports the show and unlocks a sponsor-free feed. Learn more at plus.npr.org/shortwave
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The Latest On Bird Flu
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Moths, Owls And Fungi With Over 20,000 Sexes...Oh My!
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Peeing Is Contagious!
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Where Are We In The Quest To Find Alien Life?
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How Will Future Forests Survive Climate Change?
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The Science Behind The FDA Ban On Food Dye Red No. 3
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All Of Life Has A Common Ancestor. What Was LUCA?
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Some Dinos Had Feathers. Did They Fly?
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Bone Marrow Cells: Key To Vaccine Longevity?
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The Science Behind Wildfire Smoke
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What Are California's Santa Ana Winds?
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Fluoride: Fact vs. Fiction
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How Two Veterans Developed The Same Rare Brain Condition
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The Great Space (Clock) Race
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Jimmy Carter's Triumph Over The Guinea Worm
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The Dubious World's Largest Snowflake Record
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The Trouble With Zero
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The Biggest Health Stories of 2024
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Bird Backpacks Could Help This Parrot Bounce Back
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Why These Squirrels Are Eating Meat
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Will GMOs Bring Back The American Chestnut Tree?
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Hear Christmas Carols And Talk To Santa On Ham Radio
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How Does An Airplane Stay In The Air?
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The First Woman To Get A New Kind Of Kidney Transplant
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This Huge Mining Pit Is About To Be A Lake
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Why Big Tech Wants Nuclear Power
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How Racism – And Silence – Could Hurt Your Health
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What's A Weather Forecast Worth?
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Conan The Bacterium's Superpower: Resisting Radiation
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In The Club, We All ... Archaea?
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Grape Growers' Next Collaborators? Robots
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Who Does Science? Under Trump, That Could Change
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The Comeback Of The Southwest Peach
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The Ambitious Quest To Genetically Map All Known Vertebrates
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These Rats Can Drive. What's Happening In Their Brains?
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Why Your Brain Loves Sales
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This Hazelnut May Help The Land Back Movement In Canada
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This COP29, It's All About The Numbers
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How Do You Preserve An Endangered Language?
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The Battle To Save Monarch Butterflies
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Are Starship Launches Trashing Texas?
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The Mystery of the Dead Coho Salmon
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How To Have Hard Conversations
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Don't Let Jet Lag Ruin Your Holiday Plans
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The Mystery Mollusk Roaming The Midnight Zone
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Should Humans Live On Mars?
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These Drones Could Help Keep Your Lights On
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Eating Breakfast? You Can Thank Fermentation
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Picking Up Cosmic Vibrations
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A Better Life For Trafficked Turtles
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