An artist's impression of Praearcturus gigas. (Franz Anthony) This week in science: A world record, a world first, and much ...

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Emily Kwong and Berly McCoy of NPR's Short Wave talk about why swearing might improve physical performance, how birds' bills changed during the pandemic and why scientists are sampling whale breath.