The world's oldest mummies are decomposing after 7

By Regina G. Barber|Rachel Carlson|Berly McCoy

Here on Short Wave, we're getting into the Halloween spirit a little early with a look at the world's oldest mummies. They

Student activists are pushing back against big

By B.A. Parker|Rebecca Hersher|Courtney Stein|Bilal Qureshi|Dalia Mortada|Neela Banerjee|Arielle Retting

South Baltimore has some of the most polluted air in the country. Local teenagers are fighting polluters back, and slowly

The U.S. needs minerals for green tech. Will

By Julia Simon

As the U.S. plans new mines for copper, lithium and other metals to use in green technologies, mining projects in the West

Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab

By Chiara Eisner

The horseshoe crab bleeding industry is in transition. One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory

To woo a cockatoo, scientists find having your own

By Regina G. Barber|Maria Godoy|Rachel Carlson

Today on the show, All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly joins Regina G. Barber and Maria Godoy for our bi-weekly

To woo a cockatoo, make sure the beat is right

By Regina G. Barber|Maria Godoy|Mary Louise Kelly|Rachel Carlson|Noah Caldwell|Christopher Intagliata|Rebecca Ramirez

Today on the show, All Things Considered co-host Mary Louise Kelly joins Regina G. Barber and Maria Godoy for our bi-weekly

Selling safety in the fight against wildfires

By Alina Selyukh|Darian Woods|Cooper Katz McKim|Kate Concannon

Wildfires are becoming more frequent and serious due to human-caused climate change. This is prompting a new industry

You've likely seen this ranch on-screen \u2014

By Chloe Veltman

The Woolsey wildfire devastated most of Paramount Ranch's Hollywood heritage in 2018. Human-driven climate change is

How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress

By Alejandra Borunda

A new study finds that smoke from massive wildfires has eroded about a quarter of the air quality gains from the last few

Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a

By Eric McDaniel

The White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year. It's much smaller than