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Philadelphia

After months of public feedback and controversy, Philly’s Mütter Museum opens new exhibition

The new exhibit is “intentionally rough around the edges” and asks for more feedback.

2 years ago

Young man sitting in a room divided by brain hemispheres.Creative half and logical half.
The Pulse

How Art and Science Intersect

We explore the hidden architecture of science that often underlies music, literature, and more.

Air Date: May 24, 2024

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The ocean horizon at Long Beach Township
Environment
New Jersey
Public Health
Public Spaces

Water quality at Jersey beaches ‘excellent,’ officials say. But prepare for extreme heat

New Jersey is warming faster than any other state in the Northeast, officials say.

2 years ago

Listen 1:12
a shale gas well drilling site
Energy
Environment
Innovation
Technology

Could Pennsylvania’s fracking wastewater hold the key to the country’s energy transition?

The U.S. will need a lot more lithium to make the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale has a ton of it.

2 years ago

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Shina Smith, 13, left, and Chris Douglass, 13, are two of 50 incoming students participating in Westlake High School's
The Pulse
Kids
Mental Health

Why some researchers are approaching giftedness as a form of neurodivergence - and what that means for ‘gifted burnout’

Research has found that giftedness can look a lot like different types of neurodivergence in the brain.

2 years ago

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Serban Petrescu and Tatyana Roytshteyn’s younger daughter, Alexandra (9) in this photo at a studio recital, with their older daughter Beatrice playing the piano at Widener University. (Courtesy of Serban Petrescu and Tatyana Roytshteyn)
The Pulse
Biology
Music
Performing Arts

For scientists, musical giftedness remains an enigma of human biology

Researcher Dawn Merrett at the International Laboratory for Brain, Music and Sound Research in Montreal is one of many scientists looking for answers.

2 years ago

Listen 9:14
Ben Pascal
Architecture & Design
Economic Development
Innovation
Philadelphia

A French food safety giant is building an innovation center in Philly’s Navy Yard

BioMérieux’s new 32,000-square-foot space will have offices, manufacturing and research and development, plus a warehouse.

2 years ago

Boeing's Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket
NPR
Space

Boeing’s troubled Starliner spacecraft launch is delayed again

The delay comes roughly a decade after NASA awarded Boeing a more than $4 billion contract as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program.

2 years ago

Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, rests during his match against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, of France, in the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The Pulse

When Being ‘Gifted’ No Longer Feels Like a Gift

We take a look at giftedness — how it’s defined, who qualifies as gifted, and how our understanding of giftedness is changing.

Air Date: May 17, 2024

Listen 48:31
wetlands
Delaware
Environment
Government
Public Spaces

Delaware lawmakers revise wetland legislation amid concerns from farmers and developers

The legislation, which would protect nontidal wetlands, comes more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled certain wetlands aren’t protected under the Clean Water Act.

2 years ago

Listen 1:21
Madison Tewey in the lab
Biology
Business
Philadelphia
Technology

Ex-Penn researcher launches a biotech startup to manufacture antibodies in Philly

Antibodies are crucial for scientists and their lab work, but the manufacturing industry has struggled with consistent quality.

2 years ago

Listen 1:05
The beach, ocean and skyline are in Avalon, New Jersey
Studio 2
Environment
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

Trump and Biden’s performance in Pennsylvania, rising sea levels at the shore, restoring the Battleship New Jersey

As beachgoers start heading down the shore, we look at new sea level rise projections that put much of New Jersey's coastline underwater in the coming decades.

Air Date: May 14, 2024 12:00 pm

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Philly's Italian Market
Immigration
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Nearly 20 years after Geno’s ‘Speak English’ fracas, the Italian Market has become a hub of linguistic diversity

A study of more than 3,000 signs shows how immigrants are transforming three Philly neighborhoods.

2 years ago

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The Northern Lights fill the sky at the Bogus Basin ski resort in Boise, Idaho, on Saturday. (Kyle Green/AP)
NPR
Environment
National
Public Spaces

There’s still a chance to see the Northern Lights from lower latitudes

The solar storm that pushed the Northern Lights farther south than normal is expected to continue Sunday night and possibly into the week, but the impact won't be as strong.

2 years ago

Taylor McFarland
Energy
New Jersey
Pennsylvania

One natural gas transport plan killed in New Jersey as another forges ahead

A pipeline that would move natural gas through the state and to N.Y. has been killed. But another plan to transport liquefied gas from Pa. by tanker truck is moving forward.

2 years ago

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