Science
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
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
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
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
It takes a few dollars and 8 minutes to create a deepfake. And that’s only the start
Wharton professor Ethan Mollick is part of a growing chorus of people worried that this proliferation of what's known as "generative AI" will supercharge propaganda.
3 years ago
PGW’s pipeline replacement plan will cost up to $8 billion and ignores climate impacts, study says
The report has a number of regulatory recommendations, which could help give PGW, the city, and ratepayers a more accurate accounting of the gas main replacement program.
3 years ago
World on ‘thin ice’ as UN climate report gives stark warning
The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change said we must cut carbon pollution by two-thirds in the next dozen years.
3 years ago
9/11 rescue worker chooses to have her body preserved after death
9/11 rescue worker wants the world to see the toll the work took on her body.
3 years ago
Listen 10:52How a med student’s ‘first patient’ created lasting friendships
For more than a decade, a unique gross anatomy course at Indiana University required students to get to know the family of the donated cadaver they worked on.
3 years ago
Listen 11:18What can ChatGPT maker’s new AI model GPT-4 do?
Here's a look at what the latest ChatGPT model can and can't do.
3 years ago
How coconuts protect the Jersey Shore, other eroding coasts
From the sands of the Jersey Shore to the islands of Indonesia, strands of coconut husk are being incorporated into shoreline protection projects.
3 years ago
Bringing Physics from Theory to Practice
Science is all about observing the world. But how do you study something you can’t see, smell, or hear — like the tiniest particles a ...
Air Date: March 10, 2023
Listen 49:19Behind the scenes of a $200 million nuclear fusion experiment
How scientists and engineers make parts for a nuclear fusion experiment at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory in New Jersey.
3 years ago
Listen 8:58The first wiring map of an insect’s brain hints at incredible complexity
Researchers have mapped the more than 500,000 connections in the intricate brain of a fruit fly larva. This map could help scientists better understand the human brain.
3 years ago
Surrounded by Walruses: The Making of ‘Haulout’
In 2018, brother and sister filmmaking duo Evgenia Arbugaeva and Maxim Arbugaev traveled to a beach in the Siberian Arctic — an area in ...
Air Date: March 8, 2023
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