
Science
Philadelphia Energy Solutions files Chapter 11, citing renewable fuels program
The largest refiner on the east coast says its operations will not be disrupted by its Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings aimed at restructuring its debt.
7 years ago
Enjoying the wild while acknowledging its past
Ornithologist Drew Lanham says wilderness offers beauty and freedom — but also holds our painful past.
7 years ago
Listen 9:28Continue your lunation observations: The first quarter moon is on Wednesday Jan. 24. Here’s what to look for: a. The line th ...
Air Date: January 22, 2018
Listen 06:05Study: Conventional drilling waste responsible for radioactivity spike in rivers
Treatment plants that handle conventional oil and gas waste water are causing a buildup of radioactive materials at the bottom of three Western Pennsylvania waterways.
7 years ago
Braving the wild for the perfect shot
Wildlife photographer Nick Nichols remembers a close call with a tigress.
7 years ago
Listen 4:10Returning wild animals to wild-ish places
We reintroduce animals to their native habitat as part of an impulse to re-create “wilderness” — a place untouched by man. The result is more like the feeling of wilderness.
7 years ago
Listen 10:37In Banff, design helps critters safely cross the highway
A hidden world of pathways leads wild animals safely across busy roads, keeping ecosystems connected even as human use fragments and disturbs them.
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Listen 6:36Did logging help reclaim Missouri wilderness?
Since the 1950s, a timber company has used conservation-driven logging to balance productive use and wild forests.
7 years ago
Listen 6:21Century after pandemic, science takes its best shot at flu
There's no way to predict what strain of the shape-shifting flu virus could trigger another pandemic or, given modern medical tools, how bad it might be.
7 years ago