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A view of the Earth from a balloon device
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During total solar eclipse, Drexel researchers will send a balloon into the stratosphere to measure ozone

The project is part of an initiative from NASA and the National Science Foundation to collect data and give students a chance to learn about scientific ballooning.

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The Pulse

Atomic Angst and the Teenage Spy

How did a brilliant teenage physicist working on the Manhattan Project get away with spying for the Soviets? And why did he do it?

Air Date: March 1, 2024

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Skeletons of a human and a monkey await installation at the Steinhardt Museum of Natural History in Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday, Feb 19, 2018. Around 20 or 25 million years ago, when apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. In a paper published in the journal Nature on Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, researchers identify at least one of the key genetic tweaks that led to this change.
Animals
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Our ancient animal ancestors had tails. Why don’t we?

When apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. From Darwin’s time, scientists have wondered why — and how — this happened.

1 year ago

Kitchen sink
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

New federal funding to speed clean up efforts at Montgomery County superfund sites

Residents with private wells in parts of Montgomery County have relied on bottled water or filtration systems since the 1990s.

1 year ago

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Animals
Biology
Environment
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Outdoors
Sustainability

Eco-Friendly Burials on the Rise, Learning to ‘Speak’ Whale

Eco-friendly funerals are popular. We'll talk about composting, green burial and the death industry. Plus, do you speak whale? Exploring new research on whale communication.

Air Date: February 27, 2024 12:00 pm

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Intuitive Machines' Odysseus lunar lander was carried into orbit by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Feb. 15. Gregg Newton/AFP via Getty Images
NPR
Business
Space
Technology

Private company Intuitive Machines is set to land on the moon. Here’s what to know

The Houston-based company hopes to make the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It would also be America's first soft landing in decades.

2 years ago

An image taken by the Mars Perseverance rover.
NPR
Innovation
Space
Technology

NASA is looking for people to test out its Mars simulator for a year

Applications are live for a four-person cohort to live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

2 years ago

Rabbit R1 device
NPR
Technology

First there were AI chatbots. Now AI assistants can order Ubers and book vacations

A slate of tech startups are developing products that use AI to complete real-world tasks.

2 years ago

Angry customer complaining about barista in coffee shop. (Bigstock/tonefotografia)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Mental Health

Can de-escalation strategies help angry customers stay calm?

Staff at restaurants, shops, airlines, faced much more anger during the pandemic. Many organizations offer de-escalation training. But does it work?

2 years ago

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Rage Room Philly is a recreation center where customers can pay to deal with their anger, by smashing objects. (Billy Penn)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Mental Health

Rage rooms invite people to ‘engage’ with their anger, but do they actually work?

‘Rage’ rooms have become a popular catharsis for people desperate to release pent up anger, but some psychologists are cautious about the hype.

2 years ago

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A registered scavenger walks in a landfill in Indonesia.
NPR
Business
Environment
Sustainability

Reduce, reuse, redirect outrage: How plastic makers used recycling as a fig leaf

For more than 30 years, industry leaders knew recycling couldn't deal with increasing amounts of waste, according to documents uncovered by the Center for Climate Integrity.

2 years ago

Artist Stephen Talasnik stands within his sculpture, a glacier made of wood and bamboo
Environment
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

An artist who grew up on the streets of Philadelphia returns with an ‘optimistic’ climate exhibit

Artist Stephen Talasnik’s bamboo sculpture tells the story of melting glaciers.

2 years ago

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Animals
Community Events
Environment
Philadelphia

‘Long Live Sturgeon!’: WHYY, Academy of Natural Sciences host discussion on endangered fish

Scientists discussed the importance of protecting endangered species during an event hosted by WHYY and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

2 years ago

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Horseshoe crabs along the shoreline at the beach
Animals
Delaware
Environment
National
New Jersey

‘Living fossils’: Horseshoe crabs survived several mass extinctions but may now need federal protections

Environmental groups want NOAA to protect horseshoe crab habitats, and restrict how the species are harvested.

2 years ago

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A photo of the Philadelphia skyline taken in October, 2021
Delaware
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

New EPA soot standard could bring healthier air to parts of the Philly region

Officials predict Delaware County, Pa., and Camden County, N.J., will fail to meet the new standard without further action to reduce pollution.

2 years ago

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