
Science
Water, Water (Almost) Everywhere
– A total solar eclipse is available to be seen – if you’re willing to travel . . . and if you’re willing to chan ...
Air Date: March 16, 2015
ListenGenetic test maker 23andMe launches drug R&D effort
Google-backed genetic testing company 23andMe is launching its own drug development unit, betting that it can translate its database of c ...
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Google’s safe browsing system targets ‘unwanted software’
Get ready to see more red warning signs online as Google adds ammunition to its technological artillery for targeting devious schemes lur ...
10 years ago
Meetings at The Jet Propulsion Lab last week indicate that a major reason why NASA is pursuing landing on Mars is to protect human existe ...
Air Date: March 9, 2015
ListenThe science of wind tunnels – where and why those harsh winds strike
You may have noticed while walking through Philadelphia that certain spots are windier than others – so much so, that in a split second ...
10 years ago
Listen 4:24Spring Ahead: Spring…or No Spring
Clocks go forward one hour to Daylight Saving Time Sunday morning at 2 a.m. Day length is now 11h20m with sunrise at 6:32 and sunset at 5 ...
Air Date: March 2, 2015
ListenBusy ramp-up at International Space Station; both Russian and SpaceX Dragon resupply craft made deliveries recently in ...
Air Date: February 23, 2015
ListenCalendar offers hints of spring
Fat Tuesday and Ash Wednesday mark the start of Lent, heading toward spring which is now just over 4 weeks away. Yester ...
Air Date: February 17, 2015
ListenNavy debuts robot that can fight fires aboard ships
The Navy has developed a prototype of a man-sized robot to do one of the most dangerous jobs aboard any ship: fighting a fire. The ...
10 years ago
Now someone can manage your Facebook account after you die
Facebook is giving more options to decide what happens to users’ accounts after they die. The world’s biggest online s ...
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SpaceX tries again to launch observatory, land rocket at sea
SpaceX is taking another stab at launching an observatory into deep space and landing the booster that carries it up. The unmanned ...
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A perfect pair for Valentine’s Day
Head out of doors in the evening on Valentine’s Day to observe “a perfect pair” — Venus and Mar ...
Air Date: February 9, 2015
ListenPhilly becomes more powerful magnet for tech jobs
Tech-savvy millennials are moving to Philadelphia in huge numbers, but many of the jobs they want are still out in the suburbs. &n ...
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ListenThe oldest planets ever discovered in our Milky Way have been around 11.2 billion years! Kepler 444 has identified five ...
Air Date: February 2, 2015
ListenNASA launches Earth-observing satellite
A NASA satellite has launched on a three-year mission to measure the amount of water in soil. A Delta 2 rocket carrying the Soil M ...
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