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• Never had the flu? Scientists may know why

  Scientists estimate somewhere between 5%-35% of people do not get sick from the flu despite being exposed to the virus that causes it. Now, researchers may have figured out why. The team looked at mouthwash samples from 19 healthcare...

  3 apr 2026 613 sec.

• Why is NASA going to the moon again?

  NASA’s Artemis II mission is set to launch this week, which could bring humanity close to the moon for the first time since 1972. It’s a mission that’s over twenty years in the making – and even though it’s not the first venture out to...

  1 apr 2026 782 sec.

• Predicting spring bloom is an art and a science

  Do you ever wish you could predict the future? The National Park Service in Washington D.C. does it every year when they forecast when the Capitol’s cherry blossoms will reach peak bloom. People travel from all over the world to enjoy...

  31 mrt 2026 792 sec.

• Space news: Project Hail Mary, Artemis, data centers

  Short Wavers, we hear your requests. You want MORE! SPACE! So this is the first installment of a new segment focusing only on space news. First, we talk about the new sci-fi film Project Hail Mary and the accuracy of the science in the...

  30 mrt 2026 689 sec.

• What's up with recycled wastewater's PR problem?

  Would you drink recycled wastewater? It could be a solution to the global water crisis. But not everyone is ready to jump onboard. They say it’s not technology that’s keeping more cities from recycling their wastewater, but psychology....

  27 mrt 2026 828 sec.

• The world’s freshwater is getting saltier. Why?

  Around the world, the planet’s freshwater is getting saltier. And it’s because of people. For decades, salting roads, fertilizer run-off and evaporation driven by human-caused climate change have upped the salinity of lakes, rivers and...

  25 mrt 2026 745 sec.

• The world has a groundwater problem. Can we solve it?

  Groundwater is responsible for about half of the water people use globally. It’s drying up. Hayes Kelman started noticing the family farm in western Kansas was slowly getting less water around the time he was in high school. Now, as an...

  24 mrt 2026 764 sec.

• Day Zero: When the wells run dry

  In honor of World Water Day, Short Wave is exploring the ways water touches our lives. From increasing water shortages around the world, to how it’s affecting agriculture and aquifers. We’re starting with “day zero”: the day a city or...

  23 mrt 2026 713 sec.

• How did these flowers evolve to survive a megadrought?

  A multi-year megadrought in the Western U.S. has claimed untold populations of wild plants. Amid the conditions, some have survived. Scientists have produced a stunningly complete picture about how populations of one particular flower –...

  20 mrt 2026 499 sec.

• A dietitian and doctor review RFK Jr's new food pyramid

  The new food pyramid  was released earlier this year. It emphasizes protein, full-fat dairy and what Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. calls “healthy fats.” These guidelines influence the standards for  school...

  18 mrt 2026 752 sec.

• ‘Black rain’ in Iran and the environmental cost of war

  US-Israeli airstrikes on oil depots culminated in ‘black rain’ in Iran early last week – a phenomenon usually caused by large amounts of soot, carbon and other pollutants in the air. Usually, rain leaves the atmosphere cleaner than it...

  17 mrt 2026 770 sec.

• This is your brain on pleasure (even the guilty kind)

  It’s likely you have at least one “guilty pleasure.” Maybe it’s romance novels. Or reality TV… Playing video games… or getting swept into obscure corners of TikTok . Neuroscientists say the pleasure response helps us survive as a...

  16 mrt 2026 821 sec.