Short Wave turns five today! To celebrate, we're answering science questions from 5-year-old Short Wavers. SPOILER ALERT: The questions are brilliant, delightful and span everything from how colors ...

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave discuss new findings about the ocean of Saturn's moon Enceladus, the secrets behind chameleons' eye movements and the energy use behind AI computing.

A team at the University of Stuttgart has engineered a compact short-pulse laser that achieves up to 80% efficiency—far ...

Brogan O’Donnell from the Trident Swimming Club in Carrick-on-Shannon took second place at the ReelLIFE SCIENCE Awards in ...

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...