Scientists have found a way to make see-through mice, allowing them to observe their organs as they go about their daily lives. The procedure is being used to observe the insides of mice without ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about "scuba-diving" lizards, a trick to turn a mouse's skin transparent and whether finger counting helps kids' math skills.

Researchers used a yellow food dye used on tortilla chips—specifically, yellow no. 5 food dye otherwise known as tartrazine— to turn the skin of mice transparent. (Photo: Getty) Let’s be completely ...

Thirty years ago, a botanist in Germany had a simple wish: to see the inner workings of woody plants without dissecting them. By bleaching away the pigments in plant cells, Siegfried Fink managed to ...

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Stronger than plastic and tougher than glass, the resin-filled material is being exploited for smartphone screens, insulated windows and more. By Jude Coleman / Knowable Magazine Published Dec 14, ...

For most of us, ice isn’t something we’ve thought about in detail since our high school science classes. For most of us, we pour some tap water into the ice trays, slam it in the freezer, and forget ...

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