WEST ORANGE, NJ — Seven science educators from across the country are being honored for their efforts to promote compassionate classroom instruction without the use of animals. Animalearn, a nonprofit ...

About 80% of orange cats are males, including the four orange cats owned by the Short Wave team: Zuko, Benny, Tang and Dorito. Scientists have long suspected that their orange color was a sex-linked ...

If you've been lucky enough to share a home with an orange cat, you know just how special they are. Orange cats have a way of standing out from other cats. Maybe it's their brightly colored fur, their ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined here in studio by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, y'all. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi, ...