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Science and the Fourth of July

Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...

Air Date: June 30, 2017

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StateImpact

Mariner East 2 pipeline protesters face arrest, charges on their own land in Pa.

9 years ago

StateImpact

New Jersey blocks PennEast water permit again; company says it will reapply

9 years ago

Roofer Rob Nolfi applies a reflective topping on a rehabbed roof in North Philadelphia. Cool roofs help keep temperatures down when the city heats up. (Irina Zhorov/The Pulse)
The Pulse
Environment
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Tackling the heat island problem in concrete jungles

Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise. It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s ...

9 years ago

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You Must Remember This – An Eclipse Is Not Just an Eclipse

Kepler scientists this week announced the 219 newest additions to the exoplanet count – 10 of which are identified as “terres ...

Air Date: June 26, 2017

Listen 00:07:13
StateImpact

How one Philadelphia neighborhood battles rising tides

9 years ago

The space suits from '2001: A Space Odyssey' (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
Movies
Space
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‘2001’ came and went, but the movie’s ideas still resonate

The 1968 movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” painted a grand vision of the future — but for lots of us, the real 21st Century has ...

9 years ago

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New Jersey
Technology

Verizon Wireless testing drones for airborne 4G LTE for emergency crews

In a remote corner of South Jersey, a group of emergency first responders entered the woods on Tuesday, June 20, to test a drone-based ce ...

9 years ago

Jana Curtis and two of her children walk past one of many construction sites in their river ward neighborhood. Three-year-old Nolyn Pace, center, was poisoned by lead in the soil in their backyard. (Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Media Network)
NewsWorks Tonight
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Health

How much lead is hiding in Philly’s former industrial neighborhoods?

The construction boom in the so-called “river wards,” once Philadelphia’s industrial hub, has unleashed a “lurkin ...

9 years ago

a binary star
Skytalk
Space

Twice Upon a Time…

Sun’s Original Twin: What happened to it? UC Berkeley astronomer Steven Stahler and Sarah Sadevoy of Smithsonian Astrophysical Obse ...

Air Date: June 19, 2017

Listen 00:06:34
StateImpact

NJ Gubernatorial candidate calls for fracking ban in Delaware River Basin

9 years ago

Nuisance flooding is a part of life in New Jersey's coastal communities.
Environment
New Jersey

NOAA: New Jersey will see an increase in nuisance flooding in 2017

For Jersey Shore residents and regular summer visitors, it’s just part of life. Once in a while, even on a still and sunny day, tid ...

9 years ago

A hot coil in Matt Cline's lab. (Liz Reid/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Energy
Explainers
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Fuel, oxygen, and ignition: the science of fireworks

A childhood pyromaniac grows up, becomes a chemist and makes sparks fly in the lab. Matt Cline, 43, is a chemical engineering lab ...

9 years ago

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Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) finds himself stranded and alone on Mars
The Pulse
Music
Technology
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Science can make blockbuster movies better

Hollywood directors have a direct line to consulting scientists. Let’s say you’re a filmmaker. You want to put a littl ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times

American Eclipse

Guest: David Baron A total solar eclipse will occur on August 21st of this year over the United States ...

Air Date: June 15, 2017

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