Short Wave
A podcast by NPR

1232 Episodes
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How Does An Airplane Stay In The Air?
Published: 12/23/2024 -
The First Woman To Get A New Kind Of Kidney Transplant
Published: 12/20/2024 -
This Huge Mining Pit Is About To Be A Lake
Published: 12/18/2024 -
Why Big Tech Wants Nuclear Power
Published: 12/17/2024 -
How Racism – And Silence – Could Hurt Your Health
Published: 12/16/2024 -
What's A Weather Forecast Worth?
Published: 12/14/2024 -
Conan The Bacterium's Superpower: Resisting Radiation
Published: 12/13/2024 -
In The Club, We All ... Archaea?
Published: 12/11/2024 -
Grape Growers' Next Collaborators? Robots
Published: 12/10/2024 -
Who Does Science? Under Trump, That Could Change
Published: 12/9/2024 -
The Comeback Of The Southwest Peach
Published: 12/6/2024 -
The Ambitious Quest To Genetically Map All Known Vertebrates
Published: 12/4/2024 -
These Rats Can Drive. What's Happening In Their Brains?
Published: 12/3/2024 -
Why Your Brain Loves Sales
Published: 12/2/2024 -
This Hazelnut May Help The Land Back Movement In Canada
Published: 11/29/2024 -
This COP29, It's All About The Numbers
Published: 11/27/2024 -
How Do You Preserve An Endangered Language?
Published: 11/26/2024 -
The Battle To Save Monarch Butterflies
Published: 11/25/2024 -
Are Starship Launches Trashing Texas?
Published: 11/22/2024 -
The Mystery of the Dead Coho Salmon
Published: 11/20/2024
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