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My Octopus Teacher's Craig Foster dives into the ocean again in 'Amphibious Soul'

Nature's healing power is an immensely personal focus for Foster. He made his film after being burned out from long, grinding hours at work. After the release of the film, he suffered from insomnia.

May 13, 2024
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  • Barbara J. King
Lauren Hill, a graduate student at Cal State LA, holds a bird at the bird banding site at Bear Divide in the San Gabriel Mountains.

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  • Animals

On this unassuming trail near LA, bird watchers see something spectacular

At Bear Divide, just outside Los Angeles, you can see a rare spectacle of nature. This is one of the only places in the western United States where you can see bird migration during daylight hours.

May 13, 2024
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By:
  • Kai McNamee
Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling has named the mosquito as the world's scariest animal. He has a point.

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  • Global Health

Ryan Gosling has the correct answer to Colbert's question about the scariest animal

Spoiler alert: It's a bug. It flies. And it bites. There's no "Ken-fusion" about the fear factor of a mosquito's bite.

May 10, 2024
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By:
  • Marc Silver
Traveling internationally with a dog — or adopting one from abroad — just got a bit more complicated. The CDC issued new rules intended to reduce the risk of importing rabies.

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  • Health

The CDC issues new rules for bringing dogs into the U.S., aimed at keeping out rabies

The CDC announced stricter regulations for importing dogs from abroad — or traveling internationally with your furry companions.

May 09, 2024
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  • Rob Stein

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  • Science

A look at the sea slug utility belt, from solar power to stealing stings

Emily gets super nerdy with former host Maddie Sofia get as they dive into the incredible world of nudibranchs in this encore episode. Not only are these sea slugs eye-catching for their colors, some of them have evolved to "steal" abilities from other organisms — from the power of photosynthesis to the stinging cells of their venomous predators. These sea slugs are going to blow your mind!

You can email Short Wave at shortwave@npr.org.

May 08, 2024
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By:
  • Emily Kwong,
  • Madeline K. Sofia,
  • and 2 more
File photo of a loggerhead sea turtle nesting at dawn on Ossabaw Island, Georgia.

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  • Environment

Sea turtle nesting season underway in Georgia, after ‘three-island rush’ of sightings

One researcher is “cautiously optimistic” about 2024's sea turtle turnout.

May 07, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
Earl The Elusive Peacock of Middle Georgia.

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  • News

Social media is abuzz with an 'elusive peacock' on the loose in Houston County

They say the chicken crossed the road to get to the other side, but folks in Houston County are asking about why a different bird is wandering about. Wandering the streets is a peacock, leaving onlookers surprised, social media delighted — and animal control on the hunt.

May 07, 2024
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  • WMAZ
Holstein cows are seen after being milked at Alfred Brandt's dairy farm, which has been in his family since 1840 and has been affected by the industry's supply chain disruptions created by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Linn, Missouri, U.S. April 28, 2020. Brandt, along with other U.S. dairy farmers, has seen a drop in milk prices and has been forced to dump excess milk as a result of the closure of schools, restaurants and coffee shops. REUTERS/Whitney Curtis

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  • Health

Bird flu risk in Georgia remains low. But state agencies have ongoing plans to manage it anyway

There have been no reported cases of HPAI in Georgia among people or dairy cows since traces of the virus was found in pasteurized milk last month.  

May 06, 2024
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  • Sofi Gratas
This illustration depicts a washed-up <em>Ichthyotitan severnensis </em>carcass on the beach.

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  • Research News

Largest-ever marine reptile found with help from an 11-year-old girl

A father and daughter discovered fossil remnants of a giant ichthyosaur that scientists say may have been the largest-known marine reptile to ever swim the seas.

May 06, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
When hobbyist photographer Michael Sanchez snapped this picture of a blue rock-thrush subspecies on the coast of northern Oregon last week, he didn't know how rare the bird was until he posted it to social media.

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  • Animals

Hobbyist photographer snaps photo of extremely rare bird in 1st U.S. sighting

Michael Sanchez was testing out his new camera when he happened upon a feathered subject. The blue rock-thrush he photographed on the coast of northern Oregon last week has excited the birding world.

May 04, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman
Weliton Menário Costa (center) holds a laptop while surrounded by dancers for his music video, "Kangaroo Time." From left: Faux Née Phish (Caitlin Winter), Holly Hazlewood, and Marina de Andrade.

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  • Science

'Dance Your Ph.D.' winner on science, art, and embracing his identity

Weliton Menário Costa's award-winning music video showcases his research on kangaroo personality and behavior — and offers a celebration of human diversity, too.

May 04, 2024
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  • Ari Daniel
Sea lions sunbathe on a raft along Pier 39, on Thursday.

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  • Animals

A seafood bounty lures sea lions to S.F.'s Pier 39 in numbers not seen in 15 years

It's a popular rest stop for sea lions, but the docks at the tourist hot spot these days are unusually packed out with the slippery residents. Conservationists are buoyed by the surge in visitors.

May 04, 2024
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  • Emma Bowman

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  • Science

Deer are expanding north. That could hurt some species like boreal caribou

Wildlife ecologists have seen white-tailed deer expanding their range in North America over many decades. And since the early-2000s these deer have moved north into the boreal forests of western Canada. These forests are full of spruce and pine trees, sandy soil and freezing winters with lots of snow. They can be a harsh winter wonderland. And ecologists haven't known whether a warmer climate in these forests or human land development might be driving the deer north. A recent study tries to disentangle these factors – and finds that a warming climate seems to play the most significant role in the movement of deer.

Read more in the journal Global Change Biology.

Curious about more wildlife news? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

May 03, 2024
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  • Regina G. Barber,
  • Emily Kwong,
  • and 3 more
Researchers in a rainforest in Indonesia spotted an injury on the face of a male orangutan they named Rakus. They were stunned to watch him treat his wound with a medicinal plant.

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  • Research News

Orangutan in the wild applied medicinal plant to heal its own injury, biologists say

It is "the first known case of active wound treatment in a wild animal with a medical plant," biologist Isabelle Laumer told NPR. She says the orangutan, called Rakus, is now thriving.

May 03, 2024
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  • Bill Chappell
Joie Henney says his emotional support alligator, Wally, is missing in Georgia after being kidnapped, found and released into a swamp with some 20 other gators.

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  • Animals

Have you seen this emotional support gator? Wally's owner says he's lost in Georgia

Wally has many fans in Pennsylvania and across social media. His owner is enlisting their help, saying Wally was kidnapped, located by a trapper and released into a swamp while vacationing in Georgia.

May 03, 2024
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  • Rachel Treisman
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