
Science
‘All or nothing’: Scientists search for extraterrestrial intelligence
Humans have long asked the question, “Are we alone?” These SETI scientists are on a quest to find out
3 years ago
Listen 9:47Is trying to recycle plastic a waste? Meet the scientists working to find new solutions
We can design and make amazing things with plastic; it’s much harder to un-make them.
3 years ago
Listen 10:24Willingboro officials break ground on system to remove toxic ‘forever chemical’ from drinking water
Several months after discovering elevated levels of PFOS in a Willingboro well, officials are breaking ground on a new treatment system.
3 years ago
It’s when a dark alleyway makes the hairs stand up on the back of our neck; when a mother just knows that something’s wrong ...
Air Date: July 29, 2022
Listen 49:12Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help
The monarch butterfly was categorized by scientists last week as endangered.
3 years ago
More than 350,000 Atlantic sturgeon once migrated to the Delaware River, but now, there are fewer than 250 adults. A caviar rush depleted stocks in the late 1800s.
3 years ago
Pennsylvania is tracking wild turkeys by GPS to find out why populations are declining
Possible factors in the decline include loss of habitat, weather patterns, predators, and disease.
3 years ago
As AI language skills grow, so do scientists’ concerns
Researchers say they'd be less concerned if the companies developing these systems, known technically as “large language models," were less secretive about the data they use.
3 years ago
Our lives depend on water — not just any water: clean, safe water. We need it for drinking, for cooking, for washing. And very often, w ...
Air Date: July 15, 2022
Listen 48:25Climate change means some coastal groundwater may soon be too salty to drink. What can cities do?
Desalination is a solution for cities on the coast that are running out of freshwater sources—but the process can turn out to be more than cities bargained for.
3 years ago
Listen 13:41The Webb Telescope and the mysteries of the universe
The Webb Telescope is allowing us to look back further into our past than ever before and revealing distant galaxies. exoplanets, cosmic cliffs, dying stars and much more.
Air Date: July 14, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Delaware’s Center for the Inland Bays brings volunteers each spring to count, catch, and tag horseshoe crabs, in order to track their population levels.
3 years ago
Listen 3:55Avian influenza could return to Pennsylvania by fall, despite recent drop in cases
New cases of avian influenza haven’t been detected in Pa. for more than a month, but that doesn’t mean the threat to poultry and wild birds has passed.
3 years ago
Bit by a tick in New Jersey? Rutgers scientists want you to mail it in
Rutgers researchers are on a mission to recruit “citizen scientists” as part of NJ Ticks 4 Science.
3 years ago
Casino boat sunk off Delaware shore becomes latest addition to artificial reef
The 180-foot-long Texas Star is the latest addition to a massive artificial reef system, joining hundreds of New York City subway cars and a Navy destroyer.
3 years ago