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Science

Invasive tick (NJ.com / youtu.be/r5e8_mjxY8Q)

Invasive Asian longhorn ticks found in Pennsylvania, New Jersey

Here's what to do if you find one.

8 years ago

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity took photos from the Vera Rubin Ridge showing the interior and rim of Gale Crater. The full image features 16 photos stitched together.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS)
Skytalk
Space

A Plethora of Planets

Mars’ close approach is Tuesday, July 31. A large subglacial lake of (very salty) liquid water has been found on Mars. This conclus ...

Air Date: July 31, 2018

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Damage caused by traumatic brain injuries isn’t just the result of the physical blow, but it is connected to the release of a neurotransmitter called glutamate. But the brain has a natural defense against damage caused by glutamate — a compound called cypin. (Bigstock/DedMityay)
Biology
Innovation
Medicine

Rutgers study proposes novel approach for treating traumatic brain injury

More than 2 million are hospitalized in the U.S. every year for traumatic brain injuries. Long-term effects can include epilepsy, depression, and impaired cognitive function.

8 years ago

Amyloid plaques accumulate outside neurons
Health Care
Innovation
Medicine

Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug

Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.

8 years ago

Image: Krudller/Wikimedia Commons
The Pulse

Unintended Consequences

In science and medicine, we often fail to predict the outcomes of our experiments and actions. The result: unintended consequences. Somet ...

Air Date: July 27, 2018

Listen 48:59
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment

EPA urged to set national standards to protect public health from PFAS chemicals

8 years ago

This is the south polar cap of Mars as it appeared to the Mars Orbiter Camera on the Mars Global Surveyor on April 17, 2000. An underground lake was found near here. (NASA/JPL/MSSS)
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Space

Underground lake found on Mars beneath a mile of ice

An Italian team of scientists says it has strong evidence of a subsurface lake of liquid water on Mars.

8 years ago

FILE: A natural gas pipeline crosses the Tiadaghton State Forest. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Natural gas development in Pa. state forests has slowed significantly

The build-out of natural gas infrastructure in Pennsylvania’s state forest system has slowed dramatically in recent years, according to a new report.

8 years ago

Waste engineer Jenna Jambeck of the University of Georgia surveys plastic waste in a southeast Asian village, where it will be recycled to make raw material for more plastic products. Jambeck advises Asian governments on how to keep plastic trash out of waterways. (Courtesy of Amy Brooks)
NPR
Environment
International

We’re drowning in plastic trash. Jenna Jambeck wants to save us

If you leave the tap on and bathwater floods your home, bailing water isn't the first thing you do, she points out. You shut off the faucet.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Public Health
Technology

Hang up and drive

Guest: Paul Atchley, Catherine McDonald, Russ Martin Why can’t we just hang up and drive? Most motorists have p ...

Air Date: July 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
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Space

All in the Family

Scientists have discovered 12 more of Jupiter’s moons, bringing the planet’s total count to 79. There are 175 known moons in ...

Air Date: July 23, 2018

Listen 06:29
A peacock butterfly in Hurworth-on-Tees, England, in 2013. Peacock butterflies are one of the species the Big Butterfly Count is tracking, with the help of citizen volunteers. (Chris Golightly/Flickr)
NPR
Environment
International

Britain’s big butterfly count begins, with David Attenborough leading the charge

The United Kingdom is counting its butterflies — and will keep going for the next three weeks.

8 years ago

The Schuylkill river at dusk in Philadelphia. The river is a popular fishing spot. New Jersey DEP has begun testing fish for the family of chemicals known as PFAS and issued fish advisories. New Jersey has stricter limits on PFAS exposure than Pennsylvania. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Environment
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New Jersey issues first advisories for consumption of fish containing PFAS chemicals

State scientists have recommended health limits for 12 species.

8 years ago

This veery songbird can predict the severity of the coming hurricane season more consistently than meteorologists, according to research published this month by Delaware State University professor Christopher Heckscher. (Courtesy DSU)
NewsWorks Tonight
Delaware
Environment

Songbird nesting habits may indicate severity of hurricane season

A Delaware professor is using a migratory bird species that nests in Delaware to predict the severity of the coming hurricane season.

8 years ago

Listen 5:33
The Pulse
Health Care

Make (a) Way

For a long time disability meant one thing — limitations. Think about the word disabled: its literal meaning is broken, not functioning ...

Air Date: July 20, 2018

Listen 49:46
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