In President's Trump's tangled science policies, experts see a unifying thread

Heading into the second year of Trump 2.0, when it comes to science, some argue Trump has no consistent ideology for decision ...

The week in science: Ice, parents' disgust and penguins adapting to climate change

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the mysterious structure of ice, parents' heightened ...

The ozone layer is still healing…thanks to science

In the mid-1980s, scientists published a startling finding–a giant hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica. That’s the protective shield that blocks large amounts of harmful UV radiation. And without ...

Images show thousands of newly-identified asteroids. And there's more to come

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks to astronomer Sarah Greenstreet about her team's new discovery of the fastest-spinning large asteroid known to man.
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The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon. It is ...