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Golden labrador dog enjoying being stroked by his owner
NPR
Animals
Mental Health

Petting other people’s dogs, even briefly, can boost your health

You don't even have to own one. Research shows just 5 to 20 minutes interacting with other people's pooches can reduce stress hormones and increase well-being.

2 years ago

Dr. Allan Doctor in his lab at the Center for Blood Oxygen Transport and Hemostasis at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore. (Courtesy of University of Maryland
The Pulse
Health Care

A race to create artificial blood: Baltimore lab leads efforts to reshape trauma and wound care

Scientists and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are developing a freeze-dried blood substitute that can be used instantly out in the field.

2 years ago

Listen 8:08
The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa. is competing for billions to build hydrogen hubs. Will they really be green?

The Biden administration wants states to invest in hydrogen production to fight climate change, but regulating the industry is an emerging conflict in Pa.

2 years ago

Toxic algae bloom
New Jersey
Outdoors
Public Safety

Dangerous levels of toxic ‘blue-green algae’ found in South Jersey ponds and lakes

Exposure to toxic blue-green algae can cause organ damage in humans and kill pets.

2 years ago

The Pulse

Searching for Utopia

We explore modern attempts at real-life utopias.

Air Date: July 21, 2023

Listen 49:26
President Biden at the press conference at the shipyard.
Employment
Energy
Environment

Biden touts offshore wind at Philly Shipyard, opens door for turbines in Gulf of Mexico

President Biden visited Philly to stump for new clean energy jobs in the region. He says a new vessel built at the Philly Shipyard will employ about 1,000 people.

2 years ago

Cows on a farm
Animals
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Penn State study aims to help Pa. dairy farmers cut methane — and show carbon offsets are real

Methane is a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide.

2 years ago

Paintings by Diane Burko show climate change data in a painting form.
Environment
Visual Arts

Philly exhibit highlights how art can move the needle in public perception of climate change

A recent study shows fine art can more effectively communicate climate change than data visualization.

2 years ago

A woman uses an umbrella for protection from the sun in Juniata Park
PlanPhilly
Environment
Infrastructure
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly’s summer has been wetter than normal. So what’s with the drought watch?

Drought declarations are not just based on rain. They also consider soil moisture, stream flow, and groundwater, which tends to lag behind rain.

2 years ago

An up-close view of water flowing from a water fountain.
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Philadelphia region among hotspots for PFAS in tap water, study finds

The USGS study is the first to evaluate PFAS in both public and private drinking water nationwide.

2 years ago

A view of a boat with a sign that reads OceanGate.
NPR
Business
Technology

OceanGate suspends its commercial and exploration operations after Titan implosion

OceanGate did not offer additional details about pausing its operations. Its CEO, Stockton Rush, was among the five people killed when the company's submersible imploded.

2 years ago

The Flower Moon is seen through trees in May 2021 in Amesbury, United Kingdom.
NPR
National
Outdoors
Space

The first supermoon of the year will light up the night sky Monday evening

Monday's moon is a so-called supermoon because it will be both full and located close to Earth on its elliptical orbit around our planet.

2 years ago

The Pulse

Degrees of Freedom

We’ll look at freedom from different perspectives.

Air Date: June 30, 2023

Listen 49:00
Idaho National Laboratory builds and tests nuclear reactors that are often housed in silver domes in the high desert area. (Susan Phillips/WHYY)
The Pulse
Energy
Technology

Will climate change force the future of nuclear energy to look smaller and more mobile?

A new microreactor being developed at the Idaho National Laboratory will be small enough to put on a tractor trailer and nimble enough to send to a disaster site.

3 years ago

Listen 8:05
In a photo from the Papers of J. Hartley Bowen Jr. at the Science History Museum, workers load a barrel of contaminated waste into a B-17 aircraft. (The Papers of J. Hartley Bowen Jr. at the Science History Museum)
The Pulse
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

A secret mission to dump radioactive cargo in Atlantic Ocean tells history of nuclear tests

Answer to decades-long mystery uncovered in the archive at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia.

3 years ago

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