Science
Camden scrap metal facility completes new fire suppression system
The new heat sensors and water cannons were part of an agreement EMR signed with the city after a four-alarm blaze at its facility in 2025.
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Listen 1:02Conservationists launch plan to protect Wissahickon Valley Park and Creek
During the aftermath of Hurricane Ida in 2021, water rushed down the creek, flooding Forbidden Drive.
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Listen 1:26Delaware lawmakers aim to make data centers pay higher rates
The legislation would require data centers to take financial responsibility for their impact on the grid.
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Listen 1:15The FDA is considering adding bemotrizinol as an ingredient for U.S. sunscreens. Experts say it could lead to stronger skin cancer prevention options.
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Listen 1:12The Strange Science of Color — And Our Quest to Understand It
We explore the world of color — from how we perceive it, to efforts to describe and differentiate its many shades.
Air Date: May 21, 2026
Listen 49:28Launched with NSF funding this year, Penn’s AIRFoundry boasts the potential to radically speed up drug development.
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Listen 1:11What It Takes to Survive a Disaster
When disaster strikes and the chips are down, who makes it out alive?
Air Date: May 15, 2026
Listen 49:34Puberty field trip? Philly-area students get a front-row seat to health education
Lankenau Medical Center’s health education center provides free interactive programs on nutrition, exercise, drugs and alcohol, puberty and more.
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Listen 2:08PECO signs agreements with data centers requiring them to pay for their own grid upgrades
The utility says its transmission security agreements ensure data centers pay their “fair share” of the infrastructure costs required to serve them.
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Listen 1:19Philadelphia Gas Commission rejects PGW’s expanded Port Richmond LNG plant until further study
The Philadelphia Gas Commission tabled the $182 million proposal but agreed to fund $5 million for engineering and environmental studies.
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Listen 1:25At Penn’s DumoLab, researchers work to solve multiple problems: how to keep food waste out of landfills, make healthier building materials and tackle climate change.
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Listen 6:37Gardener’s guide: How to convert your home lawn into a meadow
Meadows and native plants have a number of benefits, including soaking up stormwater and attracting pollinators.
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The carts are designed for older children and even adults with special needs. A national advocacy group recently started an effort to promote them.
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Listen 4:20Philadelphia launches real-time flood monitoring to help Eastwick residents prepare for storms
Newly installed flood gauges will detect rainfall and water levels to help inform Eastwick residents of potential risks.
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Listen 1:03Delaware City Refinery to emit toxic gas as it repairs machinery
The Delaware City Refinery has a history of releasing sulfur dioxide while fixing equipment issues.
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