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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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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

This combination of photos shows, from left, astronauts Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen, Christina Koch, and Reid Wiseman.
NPR
Gender
National
Race & Ethnicity
Space

These are the 4 astronauts who’ll take a trip around the moon next year

The group will fly as part of the Artemis program, which aims to return astronauts to the moon for the first time 50 years and establish a long-term presence there.

2 years ago

Martin Cooper, engineer and inventor, made the first cell phone call on April 3, 1973. (Courtesy of Martin Cooper)
The Pulse
Innovation
Technology

‘Father of cell phone’ reflects on making first call and history 50 years ago

In celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call, Martin Cooper, 94, talks about how his invention changed our lives.

2 years ago

Listen 11:41
Close up rustic vintage mobile phone isolated on white background
The Pulse

Call Me — Maybe?: The 50th Anniversary of the First Cell Phone Call

We mark the 50th anniversary of the first cell call with an exploration of the past, present, and future of mobile communications.

Air Date: March 31, 2023

Listen 49:43
Starlink test satellites on their way to low earth orbit.
The Pulse
Social Justice
Technology

How satellite internet might hurdle Iranian censorship

Satellite communications are evolving quickly, proving to be a potential gateway to connect communities that remain offline.

2 years ago

Listen 10:45
A scientist holds up a water sample at a testing station in a lab.
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly officials say the water is safe. How do we know that?

More than 100 samples of water have been taken in 12 locations in the river, outside the plant, and in the raw water storage basin.

2 years ago

A meatball made using genetic code from the mammoth is seen at the Nemo science museum in Amsterdam
Animals
Food & Drink
International
Technology

Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball

An Australian company has lifted the glass cloche on a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct mammoth.

3 years ago

Jupiter, the brightest spot near the middle of this image, will be a standout this week.
NPR
Outdoors
Space

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a pretty neat planetary viewing!

Over the next couple of nights, five planets are expected to align in the sky. And you won't even need a telescope to see them (although binoculars will help).

3 years ago

A Brita filter on a countertop.
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Will a Brita filter remove the chemicals threatening Philly water? Officially, no

Home pitchers aren’t designed to remove these materials — but that doesn’t mean they don’t.

3 years ago

A close-up of white cherry blossoms on a cherry blossom tree.
Biology
Environment
Philadelphia

Philly’s cherry blossoms are blooming just a bit late despite a warm winter

The blooming trees are a sign it's time to evaluate how well your trees survived the winter, says one local arborist.

3 years ago

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