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DRBC says it’s still weighing gas drilling rules, but no decision on the horizon
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Troubled oil recycler cited for hazardous waste violations
A Wilmington oil recycling plant fined last month by a federal judge for environmental crimes was issued a cease and desist order Monday ...
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This week, Derrick focuses attention on the contributions of minorities and women to the field of astronomy. There are many birth ...
Air Date: March 13, 2017
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Daylight Saving Time kicks in at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney ...
Air Date: March 6, 2017
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As more and more planets are being discovered, it’s not a bad idea to come to a consensus on answering the question, “What ...
Air Date: February 27, 2017
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The pinelands pipeline, exoplanets, and the Oscars
Guests: Joe Hernandez, Eric Jensen, Hillary Busis First up on today’s show: New Jersey green-lit a natural gas ...
Air Date: February 27, 2017
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An aspiring astronaut’s life on fake Mars
Ross Lockwood spent four months on top of a volcano in Hawaii. He lived in an inflatable dome the size of a two-bedroom apartment with fi ...
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Exoplanets in the neighborhood
The twin 10m Keck telescopes at Mauna Kea in Hawaii have identified 100 more exoplanet candidates. On ...
Air Date: February 20, 2017
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Let’s explore the most complex computer system on Earth: the brain. On this episode, we’ll examine this wondrous organ — wh ...
Air Date: February 17, 2017
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We celebrate two giant birth anniversaries this week: Wednesday is the 453rd anniversary of Galileo and Sunday is the 544th anniversary o ...
Air Date: February 13, 2017
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Artificial pancreas could mean “freedom” for diabetic patients
For years, people have been frustrated with the slow pace of innovation in diabetes care. About one million Americans have Type 1 d ...
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Synchronized defense: How animals move as one to avoid predators
When watching these birds move, it looks like they're one giant organism with a centralized brain. But an ornithologist explains it's not one brain so much as one thought.
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February 6th is the 46th anniversary of the first space sport. On this day in 1971, golf enthusiast-turned-astronaut Alan Shepard hit a g ...
Air Date: February 6, 2017
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Dr. Derrick Pitts and Dave Heller recap some important dates in space exploration this week. On February 1, 13 years ago, the Space ...
Air Date: January 30, 2017
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