This week in science: gravitational waves, nature-inspired robots and Orca attacks

Regina G. Barber
Geoff Brumfiel

June 29, 2023 / 2:24 pm

Hosts of NPR's science podcast Short Wave talk about newly-discovered gravitational waves, a robot designed with inspiration from nature and why Orcas might be attacking boats near the European coast.

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