Short Wave
New discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines — all in about 10 minutes, every weekday. It's science for everyone, using a lot of creativity and a little humor. Join host Maddie Sofia for science on a different wavelength.
The First Woman To Get A New Kind Of Kidney Transplant
Towana Looney became the first living person in the world to get a kidney from a new kind of genetically...
EscucharThis Huge Mining Pit Is About To Be A Lake
Old mines leave behind a a pressing problem: Huge holes that make the landscape look like a chunk of...
EscucharWhy Big Tech Wants Nuclear Power
AI uses a lot of power. Some of the next generation data centers may use as much power as one million...
EscucharHow Racism – And Silence – Could Hurt Your Health
Racism is often covered as a political, cultural, or news story. But how is it affecting people's health?...
EscucharWhat's A Weather Forecast Worth?
The federal government has been tracking the weather for more than 150 years. Yet over the last few...
EscucharConan The Bacterium's Superpower: Resisting Radiation
In the 1950s, scientists exposed a tin of meat to a dose of radiation that they expected would kill...
EscucharIn The Club, We All ... Archaea?
Thor. Loki. Heimdall. They're not just Norse gods or Marvel characters. They're also the names of various...
EscucharGrape Growers' Next Collaborators? Robots
If you crossed WALL-E with a floor lamp, it might look a little like the PhytoPatholoBot. These robots...
EscucharWho Does Science? Under Trump, That Could Change
The next four years may be challenging for foreign-born scientists who want to work in the United States....
EscucharThe Comeback Of The Southwest Peach
Centuries ago, Southwest tribal nations tended vast orchards of peach trees. But in 1863, thousands...
EscucharThe Ambitious Quest To Genetically Map All Known Vertebrates
The Vertebrate Genomes Project: It's an ambitious effort by an international group of scientists to...
EscucharThese Rats Can Drive. What's Happening In Their Brains?
In neuroscientist Kelly Lambert's lab at the University of Richmond, rats hop into cars, rev their engines...
EscucharWhy Your Brain Loves Sales
This Cyber Monday, a meditation on holiday sales. A quick trip to pick up presents can turn into an...
EscucharThis Hazelnut May Help The Land Back Movement In Canada
Beaked hazelnuts are a wild food native to North America. Indigenous peoples in British Columbia have...
EscucharThis COP29, It's All About The Numbers
This year's United Nations climate talks, COP29, wrapped Saturday. Throughout the talks, it was all...
EscucharHow Do You Save An Endangered Language?
By the end of the century, more than 40% of the world's estimated 7,000 languages are in danger of disappearing....
EscucharThe Battle To Save Monarch Butterflies
Monarch butterfly populations have plummeted due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change....
EscucharAre Starship Launches Trashing Texas?
SpaceX's Starship rocket took off again Tuesday for its sixth test flight. Crowds, including President-elect...
EscucharThe Mystery of the Dead Coho Salmon
For decades, Coho salmon were turning up dead in urban streams the Pacific Northwest. The salmon would...
EscucharHow To Have Hard Conversations
Many people are gearing up for holiday conversations with loved ones who may disagree with them —...
EscucharDon't Let Jet Lag Ruin Your Holiday Plans
Getting enough sleep regularly can be tough — and even harder when you're traveling for the holidays....
EscucharThe Mystery Mollusk Roaming The Midnight Zone
This critter lurks in the ocean's midnight zone, has a voluminous hood, is completely see through and...
EscucharShould Humans Live On Mars?
As global warming continues and space technology improves, there is more and more talk about the growing...
EscucharThese Drones Could Help Keep Your Lights On
One in four U.S. households experiences a power outage each year. Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory...
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