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History
Medicine

In the Name of Science

Advances in science don’t just happen — sometimes, real progress requires heroic measures. On this show, we explore the lengths peopl ...

Air Date: October 5, 2018

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Claudia Copley begins
 her work collecting insects and spiders on Mt. Whitford, British Columbia. Copley manages the entomology collection at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. (Molly Segal)
The Pulse
Biology
Environment

Discovery science didn’t end with Darwin

In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.

7 years ago

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Astrophysicists Jarita Holbrook, Alphonse Sterling (background) Fana Mulu-Moore, and Hakeem Oluseyi (Jarita Holbrook)
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Changing Communities
Race & Ethnicity

‘Black Suns’ captures rare solar eclipse images

A film documents the work and adventure of African American astrophysicists.

7 years ago

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backhoe works at a construction site
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘Regulatory issues’ delay opening of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline

PUC cites 'numerous ongoing matters' yet to be resolved

7 years ago

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Space

When Push Comes to Shove

Gaia, a galactic surveyor spacecraft, has caught our galaxy doing “the wave!” Studies of one billion stars show a wave-like m ...

Air Date: October 1, 2018

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An aerial view of Mariner East 2 pipeline construction, adjacent to the Fairview Golf Course in Lebanon County August 24, 2018. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
StateImpact Pennsylvania

We’re wired to be wary of certain things. Here’s why pipelines are among them

The science of fear partly explains why some residents dread Mariner East 2.

7 years ago

Smoke from the Lions Fire obscures granite peaks in the Sierra Nevada. (Nathan Rott/NPR)
NPR
Environment

Fire ecologists say more fires should be left to burn. So why aren’t they?

Overgrown forests are one of the biggest contributors to the massive, catastrophic fires that are becoming more common in much of the west.

7 years ago

A computer graphic image provided by Japan's space agency shows two drum-shaped and solar-powered rovers on an asteroid. A Japanese unmanned spacecraft released two small rovers on the asteroid Ryugu last week.
(Jaxa/AP)
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International
Space

You’ve been to Mars and a comet; Japan’s space agency invites you to an asteroid

"Enjoy 'standing' on the surface of this asteroid!" Japan's space agency, JAXA, wrote on their Twitter post containing the video.

7 years ago

An artist's reconstruction of Ledumahadi mafube, which means
NPR
Biology
History

Bones reveal the Brontosaurus had an older, massive cousin in South Africa

The newly discovered dinosaur, Ledumahadi mafube, translates to "a giant thunderclap at dawn."

7 years ago

A conservative think tank said that the Health and Human Services announcement doesn't go far enough and that Secretary Alex Azar
NPR
Biology
Innovation

Health and Human Services says it’s reviewing use of fetal tissue for research

The Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing all medical research involving human fetal tissue.

7 years ago

Thanks to ethylene, one bad apple spoils the lot
NPR
Food & Drink

Science reveals how fruit keeps a lid on ripening until the time is right

If you've ever tried to ripen a piece of fruit by sticking it in a bag with a banana, you've harnessed the power of ethylene.

7 years ago

Robert Gidney wipes away sweat while working in Palisades Interstate Park in Ft. Lee, N.J., Monday, July 2, 2018. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors

Hot, humid summer of discontent comes to an end

The summer of 2018 will be remembered as one of the hottest ever in New Jersey.

7 years ago

Immature human eggs (pink) were created by Japanese researchers using stem cells that were derived from blood cells. (Saitou Lab)
NPR
Biology
Innovation
International

Scientists create immature human eggs from stem cells

A team of Japanese scientists turned human blood cells into stem cells, which they then transformed into very immature human eggs.

7 years ago

Dessa went looking for the source of love in her brain, and then turned to the frontiers of neuroscience to try and heal a broken heart. (NPR's Skunk Bear YouTube)
NPR
Behavioral Health
Sex & Relationships

This rapper tried to use neuroscience to get over her ex

Clinicians have used neurofeedback to try and treat all kinds of mental health issues, and they say they've seen some positive results.

7 years ago

Skytalk
Space

Only Pluto Knows For Sure

A group of researchers, including the Principle Investigator for the New Horizons program, Alan Stern, have found that after a review of ...

Air Date: September 17, 2018

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