Hosts from NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about an exoplanet with pink, salty clouds, the surprising social structure of ancient human relatives and the origins of laughter.

This week in science: A world record, a world first, and much more! We start with a scorpion you absolutely don't want to meet. Thankfully, you probably won't have to worry about running into this ...

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It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast, And I'm joined in the studio by Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi to both of you in person. EMILY KWONG, BYLINE: Hi.

This Week In Science: A sleep apnea pill has been fast-tracked for FDA approval; the earliest evidence of surgical anesthetic detected on tools from more than 600 years ago; strange spacetime ...

A sleep apnea pill has been fast-tracked for FDA approval; the earliest evidence of surgical anesthetic detected on tools ...