10 breakthrough technologies to expect in 2026

Wanna know where tech is headed this year? MIT Technology Review has answers. They compile an annual list called "10 Breakthrough Technologies". Today, host Regina G. Barber speaks with executive ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...