
Science
Science and the Fourth of July
Rebroadcast: Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, ...
Air Date: June 29, 2018
Listen 48:59New stormwater basin reduces flows into Philadelphia sewer system
The new facility will capture 60 million gallons a year of runoff from 20 commercial properties in Northeast Philadelphia.
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Unlike last late June, ocean temperatures are comfortable — for now
New Jersey beachgoers can swim comfortably as of early this week, a striking contrast to this time last year.
7 years ago
Dave Heller and Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, discuss efforts to peer all the way back in time and space wit ...
Air Date: June 25, 2018
Listen 13:0530 years of data show how much the U.S. has warmed. Now the race is on to adapt
Eastern Pa., New Jersey and Delaware have seen a rise of about 2 degrees.
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Dangerous jellyfish now found in northern Barnegat Bay
A dangerous invasive jellyfish continues to move south along internal Jersey Shore waterways. The clinging jellyfish, packing a po ...
7 years ago
Study: Methane emissions cancel near-term climate benefits of natural gas
A new study finds climate-damaging methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry are nearly 60 percent higher than Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
7 years ago
Some DNA dismissed as ‘junk’ is crucial to embryo development
A study published Thursday finds that some of these snippets may actually play a vital role in the development of embryos.
7 years ago
‘Microearthquake’ occurred early Thursday in South Jersey
A minimal earthquake occurred in South Jersey early Thursday morning, According to the United States Geological Survey, the 1.7 ma ...
7 years ago
State and local authorities could use standards to set their own rules.
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Kyrie Irving and the politics of cynicism
According to a 2016 survey, a third of American teachers are open to the idea that climate change might be naturally occurring instead of something caused by humans.
7 years ago
Study: Bradford County water quality improving despite shale gas drilling
Using big data, research shows water impacts near well sites is rare.
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Study: 251,000 N.J. homes at risk of chronic tidal flooding by 2100
A new study released by a science advocacy organization paints a sobering picture of the sea level rise threat to New Jersey.
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Who wants to be an astrophysicist?
Tomorrow evening at the University of Pennsylvania’s David Rittenhouse Laboratory, Derrick is moderating a panel discussion for asp ...
Air Date: June 18, 2018
Listen 06:43Global warming cooks up ‘a different world’ over 3 decades
We were warned. On June 23, 1988, a sultry day in Washington, James Hansen told Congress and the world that global warming wasn't approaching — it had already arrived.
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