Science
This Saturday marks the 94th anniversary of the first public planetarium show given at the German model for The Franklin Institute, the D ...
Air Date: October 16, 2017
Listen 06:04FDA panel backs gene therapy from Philly's Spark Therapeutics
The therapy can help children with a rare genetic eye disorder see better. It comes after two other recent significant developments in gene therapy.
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Listen 0:00Water problems persist along Mariner East pipeline route despite court intervention
Water impacts continue at numerous Pennsylvania sites where Sunoco is building the Mariner East 2 pipeline two months after a court-brokered agreement.
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Designing cardboard hacks to modify wheelchairs
Temple University students create inexpensive adaptive designs for children with cerebral palsy.
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We used to think of nerds as unattractive, pimply or tragically unfashionable — but somehow over the years — the meaning changed.
Air Date: October 13, 2017
Listen 48:34Revoking Clean Power Plan could have a big Pa. impact
EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced the EPA will formally propose to revoke the Clean Power Plan, Obama’s regulation for carbon dioxide from the electricity sector.
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Elon Musk wants to get off this planet
Elon Musk has released a new proposal for becoming a multi-planet species. He is advocating phasing out Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Dragon ...
Air Date: October 9, 2017
Listen 06:01Why Cape May’s monarch butterfly migration population varies so much
“We’re verging on a big year,” says Mark Garland, director of Cape May’s Monarch Monitoring Project.
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Waste becomes Achilles heel in fight over abortion
National waste service provider discontinues contracts with abortion clinics under pressure.
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ListenWhen zoo animals evacuate, where do they go?
Getting 161 animals to safety requires choreography and cooperation.
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Listen 0:00A feud over partially wild landscapes
Some ecologists say celebrating 'novel ecosystems' could encourage polluters.
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Listen 0:00Navigating the realities of relapse amid recovery
When it comes to recovery, relapse is common. But it doesn't have to be inevitable.
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Listen 9:26How does Burning Man leave the desert squeaky clean?
70,000 people, nine days in the Nevada desert, and zero trash.
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Listen 0:00Today, Dave and Dr. Pitts are stopping by the ice craters of Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Temperatures on Mercury typically ho ...
Air Date: October 6, 2017
Listen 5:30New phase of Barnegat Bay protection plan features 'pollution budget'
A major component of the plan is the establishment of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) standard, a pollution budget, for nutrients.
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