
Science
Cancer-causing benzene continues to flow from PES refinery complex
In 2020, levels dropped significantly due to the refinery’s shutdown, a recent report showed, but they remain high. The complex is being dismantled.
4 years ago
Listen 1:36‘A.I. Nation:’ artificial intelligence in our lives
A.I. is part of our everyday lives. We'll discuss our relationship with it and look at where the technology is headed.
Air Date: May 7, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:37Energy fuels our lives in ways that seem almost magical. It can transform darkness into light, cold into warmth, water into ice. Of cours ...
Air Date: May 7, 2021
Listen 49:29How close are scientists to developing fusion energy? And what are the roadblocks standing in the way?
4 years ago
Listen 18:51Why it’s so hard to replace a Nissan LEAF battery
Years of research powered electric car batteries, yet questions remain to be answered.
4 years ago
Listen 13:38The report uses a worst-case scenario climate model, with no assumed solutions, to make its projections.
4 years ago
It’s the last of the Delaware River’s shad fisheries, and the fish are scarce
For the American shad, challenges extend far beyond the Delaware River.
4 years ago
“Trust the science!” It’s a phrase we’ve heard a lot during the pandemic. It’s come to mean things like “wear masks” or ...
Air Date: April 23, 2021
Listen 53:06Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Open to new experiences, or comforted by routine? Shy or the life of the party? Figuring out what m ...
Air Date: April 16, 2021
Listen 50:09N.J. offshore wind to connect at 2 former power plants onshore
The northern connection would be at the former Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Lacey Twp; the southern connection would be at the former B.L. England plant in Upper Twp.
4 years ago
Neighbors and anglers cry foul over Sunoco’s pollution of Chester County trout stream
Muddy water from pipeline construction flows at a rapid rate into West Valley Creek in Exton. DEP says no permit violations have occurred.
4 years ago
It is time to destroy spotted lanternfly eggs before they hatch
Philadelphia, consider it your springtime mission to scrape these bugs out of existence.
4 years ago
How a chatbot can motivate people recovering from traumatic brain injuries
MossRehab Research Institute researchers reinterpret a common consumer technology to help with post-injury social isolation and depression.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania’s first green hydrogen plant planned for Lancaster County
Green hydrogen is seen as a possible solution for industries with hard-to-cut emissions, like shipping and aviation.
4 years ago
There’s not a lot to laugh about right now. But throughout the pandemic, we’ve managed to joke about our shared misery — like makin ...
Air Date: April 2, 2021
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