COVID-19 Cases Rise In The U.K., U.S. Watches...

Yamal and Messi aren’t the only stars of the World Cup finals. If you’ve been watching any of the games, you’ve probably stared directly at a huge, unsung hero: the turf. Turf grass science is a real thing, and it’s John Sorochan’s area of expertise. He’s a scientist at the Unive ...  Show more

At Short Wave, we love a good brain. Which is why we’ve had a lot of conversations over the years with NPR’s neuroscience reporter, Jon Hamilton. Jon’s been writing about brains for over 15 years, from tiny brain organoids that grow in a dish, to fruit fly brains, mouse brains an ...  Show more

New COVID-19 cases flare up in New Zealand and China, researchers make potential breakthroughs, and President Trump keeps dismissing the danger as U.S. cases surge. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy ...  Show more

As winter begins to fade, COVID-19 maps are changing colors from those ominous dark shades to a more hopeful outlook. Infections are down dramatically in the past few weeks and death and hospitalization rates are dropping too. But there's also reason for caution. NPR corresponden ...  Show more

The United States may be turning a corner in the pandemic as coronavirus cases could be peaking in parts of the country. Today, Dr. Anthony Fauci and the acting FDA commissioner said Omicron is so efficient at spreading that almost everyone in the United States will at least be e ...  Show more

The United States has just shattered a pandemic record for COVID-19 cases. As the Omicron variant sweeps the nation, the number of children hospitalized is skyrocketing as well. The January 6th committee is standing down after the Biden administration convinced the panel to scale ...  Show more