Why Suicide Prevention is 'Everyone's Business'
Written by Jo Lambert, ‘Hold The Hope’ is now being used as suicide prevention training material by the UK’s National Health Service Mental Health Tru...
No, Raccoons Aren’t Pet-Ready (Yet)
Dogs are man’s best friend. And it’s no secret that we at Short Wave love cats (Regina has four)! Both of these iconic pets have been domesticated – e...
GLP-1 Pills Are On The Way. Here's What To Know
You may have heard of Ozempic, and other GLP-1 drugs. They’re everywhere. And they typically involve weekly injections — which can have a sticker pric...
The Indicator: Take A Penny, Leave A Penny, Get Rid Of The Penny
In November, the U.S. stopped production of the humble penny after 232 years in circulation. On today’s show, Darian Woods and Wailin Wong from NPR's ...
"A Very, Very Big Deal." Countries Take On Fossil Fuels
Many countries are frustrated with U.N. climate conferences. While some countries urgently want to transition away from fossil fuels — the main driver...
Could Architecture In Space Make A Greener Earth?
Humankind has the technology to go to space. Space architect Ariel Ekblaw says the bottleneck now is real estate: getting larger volumes of space stat...
Is The Quantum Future Here?
This year, quantum science and computing came up a lot. There have been broad claims that quantum science and engineering could one day help cure dise...
Could This Exoplanet Harbor Life?
Want to be a top notch candidate for hosting alien life? Then there's a few key requirements you should be aware of: Ideally, you're a large object li...
How Replaceable Are You?
In the 1970’s TV show called Six Million Dollar Man, a test pilot is in a horrible accident. The show’s famous line goes, “We can rebuild him. We have...
The Closest Thing To A Cure For Allergies
More than 100 million people in the U.S. have some allergy each year. That’s about every 1 in 3 adults. For many, the fix is a bandaid: over-the-count...