This week in science: Prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the PNW, and teens' sleep Regina Barber and Katia Riddle of NPR's Short Wave podcast talk about prehistoric cooking, earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest and how teens are sleeping less than before. Regina G. Barber
Colossal Biosciences breeds controversy while trying to revive mammoths A Texas biotech company is trying to bring mammoths and other extinct creatures back to life. The science is as intriguing as the ethical questions are thorny. Rob Stein
Humans' pull toward alcohol may have ancient origins (according to chimp pee) Scientists learned that wild African chimpanzees consume alcohol by eating fermented fruit, suggesting that human attraction to alcohol may have ancient evolutionary origins. Ari Daniel
President Trump aimed to cut science funding. Congress has quietly restored much of it Despite President Trump's efforts to deeply cut science funding from the federal budget in 2026, Congress quietly restored much of the funding to previous levels in recent weeks. Katia Riddle
Scientists make a pocket-sized AI brain with help from monkey neurons A new study suggests AI systems could be a lot more efficient. Researchers were able to shrink an AI vision model to 1/1000th of its original size. Jon Hamilton
If you change the colors of a concert hall, you may change how patrons hear music Does the color of a concert venue change how we hear music? German researchers have an answer. Sarah Handel
Peer pressure can make this clownfish change its stripes Tomato clownfish, in response to an unpredictable world, appear capable of adjusting when they lose their stripes based on cues from other fish and their habitat, a new study in PLOS Biology finds. Ari Daniel
Satellite images provide view inside Iran at war Satellite images from commercial companies show the extent of U.S. and Israeli strikes, and how Iran is responding. Geoff Brumfiel
NASA lost a lunar spacecraft one day after launch. A new report shows what went wrong Why did a $72 million mission to study water on the moon fail so soon after launch? A new NASA report has the answer. Joe Palca
Unlocking the secrets of an ancient plague The first historically recorded pandemic is believed to have struck the walled city of Jirash, in what is now modern-day Jordan, in the 7th century. A new study reveals details about those who died. Durrie Bouscaren
