Emily Kwong

1 week ago | npr.org | Brit Hanson |Madeline K. Sofia |Viet Le |Rachel Carlson |Emily Kwong |Rebecca Ramirez

Why seasonal allergies are getting worse and how to manage symptoms : Short Wave Plants are blooming right now – and so are people's allergies. And if it feels like those pesky symptoms are getting worse ... you're probably right. Wednesday, a review published in the journal The Laryngoscope looked at the link between climate change and increasing rates of allergic rhinitis, or hay fever.

1 week ago | npr.org | Emily Kwong |Kimberly McCoy |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez

A bug that jets pee? These comics illustrate nature's real-life superpowers Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1244690932/1269090490" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> This panel is from the "Slingshot Spiders" comic that describes the manuscript "Ultrafast launch of slingshot spiders using conical silk webs", published in the journal Current Biology.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Emily Kwong |Kimberly McCoy |Rachel Carlson |Rebecca Ramirez

Curious Kids: If you scoop a bucket of water out of the ocean, does it get lower? If you scoop a bucket of water out of the ocean, does it get lower? –Ellis, 6 and a half, Hobart This is a great question Ellis! The short answer is …

3 weeks ago | wfdd.org | Mansee Khurana |Patrick Jarenwattananon |Emily Kwong

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3 weeks ago | wvia.org | Emily Kwong

By Emily Kwong, Avery Keatley, Rebecca Ramirez, Megan Lim Published March 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM EDT