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President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it

Despite President Trump's efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels in recent weeks.

This week in science: Prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the PNW, and teens' sleep

Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before.
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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, ...
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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 ...
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Experts met to discuss the ethics of using organoids in research

Organoids are bits of neural tissue that model human brain development. Their use in science makes some uneasy, in part because the brain is so closely tied to our sense of self. Research on ...