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This week in science: sea monsters, long COVID patients' microbiome, elephant carcasses

NPR Science · October 15, 2026 at 5:33 PM

This week in science: sea monsters, long COVID patients' microbiome, elephant carcasses

NPR's science podcast Short Wave brings us stories about the hunting habits of ancient sea monsters, the microbiome of long COVID patients, and how elephant carcasses replenish the savannah.

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