NPR's Juana Summers talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong of Short Wave about "scuba-diving" lizards, a trick to turn a mouse's skin transparent and whether finger counting helps kids' math skills.

This mild-mannered, rhyming counting book punctuates its full-bleed spreads with half-page panels. For example, an opening spread introduces a mouse in a yellow dotted dress who sits dwarfed by weeds, ...

It's time now for our science news roundup from Short Wave, NPR's science podcast. I'm joined by the show's two hosts, Regina Barber and Emily Kwong. Hi, all. REGINA BARBER, BYLINE: Hey. EMILY KWONG, ...