
Science
Watching over the land in Canada’s Great Bear Rainforest
First Nations communities in British Columbia are training indigenous people to manage local natural resources.
7 years ago
Listen 8:53Delaware archaeologists find groundbreaking human remains
Eleven 17th century remains have been found in Rehoboth.
7 years ago
Listen 2:13DEP Eyes New Land For Abandoned Mine Cleanup
7 years ago
Delaware's ecological task force is attempting to eliminate non-native and invasive plant species.
The snowy white Bradford Pear, the vibrant Burning Bush, the ascending English Ivy—they may be eye-catching, but they’re destroying the ecosystem.
7 years ago
Princeton scientists win $3 million for early pictures of the universe
The research uses billion-year-old radiation to confirm the universe's age and how quickly it expanded after the Big Bang.
7 years ago
Listen 1:58Sunset comes at 4:35pm this week, then gradually later and later, though it won’t be until early January before we really start to ...
Air Date: December 4, 2017
Listen 05:37‘The Fear Factor,’ altruism and psychopathy
Guest: Abigail Marsh An heroic act by a stranger during car accident started ...
Air Date: December 4, 2017
Listen 48:59Fracking ban proposed for Delaware River basin; ‘significant risks’ cited
The Delaware River Basin Commission on Thursday proposed a ban on fracking for natural gas in the basin.
7 years ago
Report: Here’s what the Feds can do to cut drug prices
The independent advisory group's report lists dozens of suggestions of what U.S. officials could do to rein in those rising prices. Here's a rundown of key recommendations:
7 years ago
Vanishing insects / Blooming jellyfish
Guests: Scott Black, Juli Berwald If you’ve noticed that bugs aren’t splattering on your windshield like they ...
Air Date: December 1, 2017
Listen 49:00Pa. wants to cut methane emissions, but plans moving slowly
Methane is the main component of natural gas. Compared to carbon dioxide, it’s much more potent as a climate-warming greenhouse gas.
7 years ago
Expanding DNA’s alphabet lets cells produce novel proteins
A team at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, expanded the genetic alphabet, creating two artificial DNA "letters" called X and Y.
7 years ago
What happened to the quest for a universal language?
A century ago, Esperanto seemed poised to solve the problem of "scientific Babel."
7 years ago
Listen 4:02Delaware firm that made spacesuits for Apollo moon crew celebrates 70 years
Delaware company that made the apparel Apollo astronauts wore to the moon celebrates seven decades of operation and innovation.
7 years ago