The world's oldest mummies are decomposing after 7
By Regina G. Barber|Rachel Carlson|Berly McCoyHere 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 RettingSouth 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 SimonAs 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 EisnerThe 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 CarlsonToday 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 RamirezToday 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 ConcannonWildfires are becoming more frequent and serious due to human-caused climate change. This is prompting a new industry
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By Chloe VeltmanThe 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 BorundaA 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 McDanielThe White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year. It's much smaller than