Why scientists played make-believe with an ape

You’re at a pretend tea party, but instead of sitting across from toddlers in tiaras, you’re clinking cups with Kanzi—an ape ...
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This week in science: A Saturn moon's ocean, chameleon eyes and energy used for AI

Time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. And we have the show's two hosts here, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hello. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. EMILY KWONG, ...

This week in science: Mental health and chatbots, ultrarunning and intermittent fasting

NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about how ultrarunning affects the body, the trend of intermittent fasting and how to protect people's mental health when they talk with chatbots.
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The evolutionary history of kissing, moss in space, and the origins of the moon

Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about the evolutionary history of kissing, how moss spores fare in space, and new clues about the collision that created the moon. It is ...

Scientists analyzed bottle residue from ancient Rome. They found human feces

Archeologists found evidence that ancient Romans may have used a medical treatment involving perfume... and human feces.