The regular Short Wave science roundup covers mysterious red dots in space, the neurons behind optical illusions and a study of octopus arms.

The nation’s ‘report card’ reveals the lowest math scores in 20 years. But we have a road map to a solution. AI Is the New ...

NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications technology has successfully shown that data encoded in lasers can be reliably transmitted, received, and decoded after traveling millions of miles from Earth ...

NASA’s IMAP mission, led by Princeton University’s David McComas, will study the heliosphere — the invisible electromagnetic ...

A highlight of Weinersmith’s visit was the balloon launch on the Quad, followed by a lecture based on the content of A City ...

Federal funding is about to run out for 19 active space missions studying Earth's climate, exploring the Solar System, and ...