Madeline K. Sofia

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.

Oct 20, 2024 | boisestatepublicradio.org | Madeline K. Sofia |Scott Weidensaul

On-air challenge: I'm going to give you two five-letter words. Put the same pair of letters in front of each of them to complete two common seven-letter words. Ex. Dress    Verse    -->   ADDRESS, ADVERSE Voice    Stall Eight    Agile Scene    Serve Grate    Stake Spice    Stile Under    Rearm Brace    Irate Amber    Alice Tempt    Heist Last week's challenge: Last week's challenge comes from listener Mike Selinker, of Renton, Wash.

May 8, 2024 | npr.org | Emily Kwong |Madeline K. Sofia |Brit Hanson |Viet Le

A look at the sea slug utility belt, from solar power to stealing stings Download Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/1198909956/1249847664" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> A. Martin UW Photography/Getty Images A. Martin UW Photography/Getty Images Emily gets super nerdy with former host Maddie Sofia get as they dive into the incredible world of nudibranchs in this encore episode.