NPR Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong speaks to neurobiologist André White, assistant professor at Mount Holyoke College, about our senses — the beautiful, intricate system that carries information from the outside world in.

NPR science correspondent Geoff Brumfiel makes the case for why humans should reconsider visiting to Venus.

In today’s episode, host Maddie Sofia talks to producer Thomas Lu about how apple seeds could potentially be toxic to humans but why, ultimately, most people don’t have to worry about eating the whole apple.

Wildlife biologist Suzanne Medina tells us the story of how the Guam Department of Agriculture brought the Ko’Ko’ back, with a little matchmaking and a lot of patience.

Scientists think the world’s oldest ice is hiding somewhere in Antarctica.

Hair scientist Crystal Porter explains the science behind curly hair.

We talk about three cutting-edge CubesSat missions, MarCO, Near-Earth Asteroid Scout, and Lunar Flashlight, and how this satellite technology evolved from university laboratories to deep space.

Hassan speaks to Short Wave’s Emily Kwong about de-stigmatizing sleeping in late, and why a good night’s rest is so important for your immune system.

Josh Smith asks what the science says about this sleep disorder and what he can do to help his son.

NPR correspondent Geoff Brumfiel tells us, so far antimatter has mostly escaped the detection of physicists.

In today’s episode, Short Wave reporter Emily Kwong and Short Wave producer Rebecca Ramirez cook two recipes from Nik’s book and explore the scientific principles at work.

Short Wave producer Thomas Lu and host Maddie Sofia go on a journey to explore what a rainbow exactly is and how we see them…with some help from Kerstin Nordstrom, professor of physics at Mount Holyoke College.

Today, we revisit our conversation with planetary scientist Edgard Rivera-Valentín about the unique role Arecibo has played in both scientific research and popular culture.

Manu Prakash is the co-inventor of the Foldscope, a low-cost microscope aimed at making scientific tools available for everyone.

NPR science correspondent Nell Greenfieldboyce looks at “reflex bleeding” and explores some of the creatures that bleed on purpose.

China and Nepal, on whose borders Everest stands, decided it’s time to re-measure Everest.

Biological anthropologist Kara Hoover explains what’s going on in the brain when we smell, how smell interacts with taste, and why our sense of smell is heightened in the winter.

Raw data, including DNA from human genomes, are a top global commodity. But historically, genomic research has left out minoritized communities. Keolu Fox is a genomics researcher trying to change that.

To get some insight into crows and perhaps set the record straight, Short Wave spoke with Kaeli Swift, a lecturer at the University of Washington who wrote her doctoral thesis on crow behavior.

NPR’s Nell Greenfieldboyce talked to Colin Purrington Purrington and explains to Short Wave how two scientists got involved and started unraveling the mystery of the mummified Twinkie.