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Cambridge, MA — Ocean waves are easy on the eyes, but hard on the brain. How do they form? How far do they travel? How do they break? Those magnificent waves you see crashing into the shore are ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have detected cosmic waves that sound like birds chirping in an unexpected place. These bursts of plasma, called chorus waves, ripple at the same frequency as human hearing.

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Three years ago, Emily Kwong moved to DC and became the founding reporter for Short Wave, NPR’s Daily Science podcast. Before NPR, she was a reporter at a community radio station in Sitka, Alaska.