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Short Wave's scientist in residence Regina Barber talks with NASA astronaut Josh Cassada about daily life on the International Space Station.

When Amiens, France, was bombed during World War I, a painting was believed to have been destroyed — until it was spotted behind pop star Madonna when she appeared in Paris Match magazine.

More than eight years on, the families of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa teachers college in Mexico are no closer to getting answers — or any version of the truth about the students' fate.

China announced for the first time in nearly six decades that deaths outnumbered births last year. A shrinking Chinese population will have dramatic economic and social effects over the long term.

President Biden met Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Tuesday, as the administration lobbies the Netherlands to join tough restrictions on China's ability to acquire microchips and equipment.

Shakira's new single is a full-on diss track, aimed at her ex. It also went straight to the top of the Spotify Top 50 Global chart and hit 100 million views on YouTube in under 3 days.

Are you having a polycrisis? Can the world reduce the number of zero-dose children? Experts shared their views about global buzzwords that will be big this year. Here's the list and the definitions.

Roe author Mary Ziegler has chronicled the legal, political and cultural battles around abortion, and says the debate is far from over: "We're at the very beginning of something very confusing."

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.