The sludge in your shower drain? That could be scientists’ next big find

Microbes are little alchemists that perform all manner of chemical reactions. A team of microbiologists co-founded a ...

The dinosaur secrets found in the archives of a natural history museum

What happens behind the scenes of a dinosaur exhibit? Short Wave host Regina Barber got to find out … by taking a trip to the ...

This week in science: elephant trunks, butterfly migration and a hot galaxy cluster

NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a ...

It’s been a difficult year for science. Here’s what researchers say about the future

Science in the United States took some big hits this year. The Trump Administration disrupted federal funding for all kinds of scientific pursuits. Administration officials say those changes were a ...
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An exoplanet, how ant colonies deal with disease and a volcanoes-Black Death link

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello, hello. REGINA BARBER AND EMILY KWONG: Hey, Ailsa ...