Emily Kwong
Stories
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81 years later, the Battle of Guam still resonates there
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In 'Blessings and Disasters,' Alexis Okeowo honors their home state of Alabama
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Israel's war expansion draws fire from all sides
Israel says it will take control of Gaza City, where hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering
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Two years after wildfires, how is Lahaina rebuilding?
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'Essential Salt' podcast tells stories about life in Maine
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80 years after the Hiroshima bombing, how is nuclear war depicted in film?
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How the ocean's 'twilight zone' impacts climate change
The oceanic "twilight zone" lies deep, and teems with life. We look at how this mysterious zone affects climate change.
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This week in science: ocean spiders, baby planets and the odds of having a boy or a girl
The Short Wave team talks about spider origins, why the odds of having a girl or a boy aren't 50-50, and what the Orion constellation reveals about the life cycles of stars.
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NPR's Short Wave explores how climate change is shifting ocean currents in new series
In this first glimpse of the "Sea Camp" series from NPR's Short Wave podcast, hear how climate change will significantly shift three-quarters of the ocean's surface currents by the end of the century.
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This week in science: a comet, plastic-eating bugs, and how altitude changes smell
Emily Kwong and Regina Barber of NPR's Short Wave talk about a comet visiting from interstellar space, caterpillars that eat and break down plastic, and how animals' sense of smell varies by altitude.