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The Pulse

Why Rejection Hurts So Much — And How to Cope

We explore the experience of rejection — what it feels like, how it functions, and the lessons we can draw from it.

Air Date: April 21, 2023

Listen 50:04
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NPR
Behavioral Health
Biology
Food & Drink
National

An overlooked brain system helps you grab a coffee – and plan your next cup

The act of "reaching for a cup of coffee" has scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis finding previously overlooked active areas of the brain.

2 years ago

An Adélie penguin with two chicks on Ross Island, Antarctica. (Annie Schmidt/Point Blue)
The Pulse
Animals
Environment

One penguin species declines, while another thrives on the western Antarctic Peninsula

Scientists predict that Adélie penguins could disappear from the western Antarctic Peninsula. Researchers at UD and Temple are tracking the changing conditions.

2 years ago

Listen 13:55
I-676 is filled with floodwater in the wake of Hurricane Ida in 2021.
Energy
Environment
Sustainability

WHYY News launches Climate Desk to tackle our changing environment

The newly formed desk reports on how our changing climate affects residents of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware.

2 years ago

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Environment
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly gets poor grade on air quality in new report

The American Lung Association’s findings for the 16-county Philadelphia area give the region a failing grade for a high number of ozone days.

2 years ago

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Economy
Environment
International
Technology

Can capitalism save the planet from a climate crisis?

Many would say capitalism is what drove the climate crisis, and that a solution would depend on a different economic model that prioritizes sustainability and equity.

2 years ago

Listen 6:52
Aerial view of the Lehigh River.
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

Lehigh River one of the most ‘endangered,’ says conservation organization

Warehouses with their massive parking lots threaten the health of the Lehigh River with increased stormwater runoff.

2 years ago

Listen 1:21
Red knots fly and stand on the beach.
Animals
Environment
New Jersey

Newly formed island off the coast in Brigantine serves as a haven for federally listed red knot

A naturally formed island in New Jersey’s Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge has provided a haven for migratory birds. Now, the site is being proposed for federal protection.

2 years ago

A Mapuche Indigenous family uses special glasses to try and observe a total solar eclipse in Carahue, La Araucania, Chile, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. The total eclipse was barely visible from Carahue because of an overcast sky. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix)
NPR
Community Events
Space

Mark your calendars! A total solar eclipse is coming one year from now

Viewers located in a strip of the mainland U.S. stretching from Texas to Maine will be able to see the moon pass directly in front of the afternoon sun.

2 years ago

Solar Eclipse captured above KY
Environment
National
Space

Save the date: One year until total solar eclipse sweeps U.S.

Just one year from now, a total solar eclipse will sweep across North America. The eclipse will slice a diagonal line across 13 states in the U.S., from Texas through Maine.

2 years ago

Pictured: An Adélie penguin nearby Palmer Station, a research facility in Antarctica. Scientists there are studying how climate change is affecting local penguin populations — and why, exactly, Adélies are declining, while Gentoo penguins are thriving. (Matthew Breece/University of Delaware)
The Pulse

Taking the Temperature of Climate Science

We hear about the big picture of climate change almost every day — the threats it poses, the effects on our world and lives, the fight ...

Air Date: April 7, 2023

Listen 51:14
The science party of Expedition 397 arrives at the JOIDES Resolution in Lisbon, Portugal. (Courtesy of Sandra Herrmann, IODP JRSO)
The Pulse
Environment

Drilling for Earth’s climate secrets buried under the sea

A team of scientists on the JOIDES Resolution drill for sediment cores off the coast of Portugal — an area rich with information about earth's history.

2 years ago

Listen 13:43
Image of a Snailfish
NPR
Animals
Environment

Check out the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera

Scientists working off the coast of Japan say they've managed to capture images of the deepest-swimming fish ever caught on camera.

2 years ago

Wind turbines at sunset
Animals
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

NOAA: N.J. wind farm may ‘adversely affect,’ not kill whales

The report comes as opposition to offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast is growing.

2 years ago

Fishing boat in the ocean
Animals
Environment

Report by feds, anglers cites offshore wind impacts on fish

A joint study by two federal scientific agencies and the commercial fishing industry documents numerous impacts that offshore wind power projects have on fish and marine life.

2 years ago

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