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 ...

With the lightest touch, scientists search da Vinci's art for DNA

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Science correspondent Richard Stone about recent developments in the search for Leonardo da ...

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.

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 ...
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This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And we have the show's two hosts here, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. EMILY KWONG, ...

'Edward Scissorhands of dinosaurs' and more cool dino discoveries from 2025

Paleontologists Susannah Maidment and Chinzorig Tsogtbaatar share details about some of the cool dinosaurs discovered last year.
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This week in science: Smoking and memory, reading to premies, and an urban mystery

Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of NPR's Short Wave talk about the brain benefits of quitting cigarettes, language development in premature babies, and a mysterious imprint in a Chicago sidewalk. Time ...