Science
In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper c ...
Air Date: October 14, 2022
Listen 50:23NASA says its asteroid defense test was a success
NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.
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The scientific race to defeat a deadly virus
'Breathless' tells the story of the worldwide scientific quest to understand and trace the origins of Covid-19 and develop treatments to fight the deadly virus.
Air Date: October 11, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:29The University of Delaware and others are proposing that Brandywine Creek and Red Clay Creek join the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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Some leading robot makers are pledging not to weaponize them
Boston Dynamics and five other robotics companies have signed an open letter saying what many of us were already nervously hoping for anyway.
3 years ago
Philly native among 3 chemists awarded Nobel Prize
Sharpless, a Philadelphia native who attended the Friends Central School, previously won a Nobel Prize in 2001 and is now the fifth person to receive the award twice.
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Move over, Bruce Willis: NASA crashed into an asteroid to test planetary defense
In images streamed as the impact neared, the egg-shaped asteroid, called Dimorphos, grew in size from a blip on screen to have its full rocky surface come quickly into focus.
3 years ago
DEP plan to clean up Bishop Tube site contamination draws criticism from environmentalists
Environmental advocates are speaking out against a Pa. DEP plan to clean up decades-old contamination at the site of the former Bishop Tube facility in East Whiteland Township
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Listen 1:25A Journey into the Minds of Whales
Tom Mustill was sure he was going to die — that was the last thing he thought as he watched a humpback whale arc majestically out of th ...
Air Date: September 16, 2022
Listen 48:36How space exploration has changed, 60 years since JFK’s ‘We Choose the Moon’ speech
On the anniversary of President Kennedy's speech on the race to the moon, we look at dramatic advances in U.S. space science, from commercial flights to the Webb telescope.
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Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...
Air Date: September 9, 2022
Listen 48:35Gender roles, primates and Frans de Waal
In his latest book, primatologist Frans de Waal asks the question, "What can the world of apes and monkeys teach us about gender, sex and biology?
Air Date: September 6, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Fuel leak ruins NASA’s 2nd shot at launching moon rocket
NASA has called off its second launch attempt for its new moon rocket because of yet another fuel leak.
3 years ago
An autobiography of the Milky Way
A new book is written from the witty, sharp, sometimes self-indulgent perspective of our Milky Way galaxy, detailing what it's like to look down on tiny planet Earth.
Air Date: August 30, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15NASA is set to return to the moon. Here are 4 reasons to go back
NASA's Apollo missions already sent astronauts to the moon from 1969 to 1972. But scientists say there's still lots of good science to do there.
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