
Science
Drought in Central Europe reveals cautionary ‘hunger stones’ in Czech river
A lengthy drought in Europe has exposed carved boulders, known as "hunger stones," that have been used for centuries to commemorate historic droughts.
7 years ago
School is a place where kids learn about health — everything from nutrition to avoiding STDs. But increasingly, schools across the coun ...
Air Date: August 24, 2018
Listen 48:51PFAS chemicals showing up in Montco water beyond military bases
Aqua has taken two wells offline due to elevated levels of potentially harmful chemicals.
7 years ago
Listen 1:50The successor to the highly successful Kepler planet-hunting satellite TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) sent the first data d ...
Air Date: August 20, 2018
Listen 05:39Scientists race to improve ‘living drugs’ to fight cancer
The engineered cells are made by extracting T cells — a key part of the immune system -- from each patient's blood and then genetically modifying them in the lab.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
Under the sea, marine heat waves can wreak havoc on wildlife
Even the oceans are breaking temperature records in this summer of heat waves.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
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.
7 years ago
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
7 years ago
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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