
Science
Stories of the science that shapes our world and news on the environment and energy policy in Pennsylvania
How a med student’s ‘first patient’ created lasting friendships
For more than a decade, a unique gross anatomy course at Indiana University required students to get to know the family of the donated cadaver they worked on.
6 days ago
Listen 11:18What can ChatGPT maker’s new AI model GPT-4 do?
Here's a look at what the latest ChatGPT model can and can't do.
1 week ago
How coconuts protect the Jersey Shore, other eroding coasts
From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.
2 weeks ago
Bringing Physics from Theory to Practice
Science is all about observing the world. But how do you study something you can’t see, smell, or hear — like the tiniest particles a ...
Air Date: March 10, 2023
Listen 49:19Behind the scenes of a $200 million nuclear fusion experiment
How scientists and engineers make parts for a nuclear fusion experiment at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey.
2 weeks ago
Listen 8:58The first wiring map of an insect’s brain hints at incredible complexity
Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map could help scientists better understand the human brain.
2 weeks ago
Surrounded by Walruses: The Making of ‘Haulout’
In 2018, brother and sister filmmaking duo Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev traveled to a beach in the Siberian Arctic — an area in ...
Air Date: March 8, 2023
Listen 17:24Novel method will help restore Delaware and New Jersey salt marshes
Climate change threatens to “drown” Delaware’s salt marshes. New funds from the National Wildlife Foundation will use a novel method to restore them.
2 weeks ago
Pennsylvania ranks near bottom of states in renewable energy generation
Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom of states when it comes to generating renewable energy.
2 weeks ago
Pests: We know them when we see them. The mice that lurk in our kitchens, the squirrels that steal our tomatoes, the mosquitoes that bite ...
Air Date: March 3, 2023
Listen 49:30How we decide which animals are pests, and why
Even for the most devoted animal lover among us, there are animals that we hate and try to avoid, or kill: rats, mice, pigeons, invasive snakes. We call these animals pests.
3 weeks ago
Listen 22:01What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?
Since the COVID pandemic began three years ago, its origin has been a topic of much scientific — and political — debate.
3 weeks ago