There are parts of the universe, and of the electromagnetic spectrum, that we’re not covering with our telescopes—but not as ...

Before last year, the longest radio burst from the Sun lasted five days. Now, thanks to multiple spacecraft observing our ...

NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us the stories of how future sunscreens might come from fish, how loving art may impact aging, and a student's quest to build a more sustainable marimba.

For nearly three weeks in late 2022, the sun would not shut up. A single region on its surface belted out radio waves day ...

Astronomers led by the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) have made the first direct detection of ...

NASA has logged a record-breaking solar burst as scientists forecast dangerous space-weather events. The longest solar radio ...

The average person eats 10-15 grams of fiber per day, according to the USDA. The problem? That's WAY under the recommended daily amount. Fiber - a type of carb that our bodies are unable to digest - ...

Fifty years old this month, Kraftwerk's single Radioactivity was a groundbreaking track that morphed into the German ...

As the blockade of the Straight of Hormuz has sent jet fuel costs and airplane seat prices soaring. NPR's Emily Kwong looks at the viability of alternatives such as sustainable aviation fuel.

Here’s how you can hack together a radio transmitter and receiver out of stuff you have at home—and explore the weirdness of wireless.

It’s been over 25 years since the FDA approved a new ingredient for sunscreen in the United States. But a molecule called ...

When NASA scientists first observed a particular radio burst from the sun in August 2025, there was nothing unusual about it. But then the radio burst kept going. Typically, solar radio bursts like ...