
Science
From panic disorders to social phobia, anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the United States. What toll does anxiety ta ...
Air Date: August 17, 2018
Listen 48:36Ahead of climate change projections, some Pa. farmers make adaptations to new weather patterns
For many farmers in the state, last month's intense precipitation is part of a pattern of weather changes of which they are trying to adapt.
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Under the sea, marine heat waves can wreak havoc on wildlife
Even the oceans are breaking temperature records in this summer of heat waves.
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Ambitious ‘Human Cell Atlas’ aims to catalog every type of cell in the body
The Human Cell Atlas Consortium aims to account for and better understand every cell type and sub-type, and how they interact.
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Time to Start Spotting Sunspots
The current (approximately 11-year-long) Solar Cycle is about to come to an end. Several years of long stretches of days without sunspot ...
Air Date: August 13, 2018
Listen 07:40NASA braves the heat to get up close and personal with our sun
Early Saturday morning, if all goes as planned, 91-year-old Eugene Parker will watch a NASA spacecraft named after him blast off on an unprecedented mission to study the sun.
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A missing gene could make marine mammals more vulnerable to common pesticides
Next steps: Figure out how much of the pesticide is in the water, then assess the impact
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U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry salutes fusion work at N.J. lab
Perry visits Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory for a tour and a chance to address hundreds of scientists.
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In the Poconos, a fight simmers over ‘exceptional’ streams
Resort owners worry the greater protections could hamper future development.
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Listen 4:51$4.3M fund to support Delaware River watershed conservation
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation are launching a $4.3 million fund to support conservation efforts in the Del. River watershed.
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San Diego researchers measure highest ocean surface temperature in a century
Wednesday's 78.6 degrees Fahrenheit at the pier surpassed a previous record of 78.4 degrees in 1931.
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NASA announces crew for first commercial space flights
In 2019, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner are both scheduled to blast off on test flights with NASA astronauts on board.
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Which vision of farming is better for the planet?
Farmers face a growing dilemma. Specifically, a food-growing dilemma. How do you feed an increasing number of people without harming the environment?
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DNA technology could help solve decades-old Delaware case
New Castle County Police hope a lifelike composite image of the woman will lead them to family members and eventually solve the decades-old cold case.
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Scientists are ‘Spying On Whales’ to learn how they eat, talk and … walked?
"We live in the golden age of whale science."
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