NPR's Short Wave talks about elephants' sniffing abilities, the remarkable migration of painted lady butterflies and a surprising discovery about the early universe.

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In an authoritarian society, it’s free thinkers who are targeted by those in power. A book, a social media post, a private ...

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Plans to install a 13-metre radio mast behind a bungalow in Wroxall have prompted strong objections from local residents.

Based on the life of Helmut Hubener, a seventeen years old who was executed under the Reich's rule, Matt Whittaker’s “Truth ...

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Most astronomers agree that young galaxy clusters should be relatively cool compared to older ones. But researchers recently ...

NASA's Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph (IRIS) mission captured an X1.1-class solar flare. See time-lapse footage of the ...