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The show digs in with seven families to show how past traumas can trickle down through generations.

Each year 84,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with melanoma. About 90% of these skin cancers are linked to the ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Sunscreen does protect the skin, but dermatologists have found six very common mistakes people make when it comes to using it. NPR science correspondent Allison Aubrey talks to host Regina G. Barber about the science behind sunscreen and how to avoid making these mistakes this summer. They also get into which sunscreens may be better than others. Have other science stories you want us to cover? Email us at shortwave@npr.org.

The global "Infrared Sensors Market" is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.1% during the forecasting period (2023-2030)

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about biodegradable plastic, simulating growing crops on Mars, and how deer are disrupting caribou populations.

Chad Lampe left PRX to become director of radio investments for CPB.