AM/FM, NOAA weather band, solar and hand-crank charging, and a power bank - this tech is what actually works when the grid ...

Astronomers searching for signs of extraterrestrial intelligence may have been missing alien signals in part of the radio spectrum that has not recently been explored.

Just because you probably shouldn’t make a DIY X-ray machine, doesn’t mean nobody would. [mircemk] shows off his DIY unit, ...

These days, it is easy to think you always have access to the Internet. But some wonder if — in spite of its ARPANET, nuclear ...

Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is sending air quality indexes to record levels, posing a hazard for millions of ...

In this roundup of space news, we talk about sugar molecules in space, a call for volunteers for a simulated Moon/Mars mission and next steps for NASA's New Horizons probe.

It's time now for our science news round up from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I am joined by the show's hosts, Regina Barber and Nate Rott. Hey to both of you. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. NATE ...

Lionel Messi is 39 years old. He is 1.70 metres tall – shorter than almost every defender he plays against. He was never astoundingly quick, and he is slower now. And yet, watching this World Cup, you ...

After more than a century, an era comes to an end as the world's longest-running long-wave radio service shuts down. On June 27, 2026, the BBC switched off its Radio 4 long-wave broadcast for good, ...

DOWN, IT IS GOING TO BE SO HOT ALL WEEK LONG. SLOAN TODAY COULD BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR SO FAR. YES, YOU’RE RIGHT JODI REALLY, THAT HEAT AND HUMIDITY HAS SET IN TODAY. I KNOW WHEN I STEPPED OUT ...

What would happen tomorrow if all communications went down? We're talking about cell phones, the internet, regular land lines and more. There's one form of communications that's been there since the ...