
Science
How TikTok’s pupil test works, and what it tells us about love and attraction
A TikTok trend that claims to test if you’re really in love may have some real science behind it.
4 years ago
Listen 6:21Nation’s largest power grid moves to clear logjam of energy projects
If the solar projects held up in the logjam are not cleared, that jeopardizes New Jersey’s own efforts to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.
4 years ago
Geothermal energy lies right beneath our feet. Could Philadelphia tap into it?
Philadelphia’s decarbonization goals run right up against PGW, the gas utility it owns. Some say the solution lies below the city.
4 years ago
Listen 7:19Climate-driven floods will disproportionately affect Black communities, study finds
Flood risk in the United States will increase by about 25% in the next three decades, and Black communities in the South will face disproportionate harm.
4 years ago
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission advances move to harvest female horseshoe crabs
The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has approved a new model for analyzing wildlife that would guide quotas beyond just male crabs.
4 years ago
Philadelphia biomedical research firm granted $250K for workforce training
Officials said the funds will help address the critical need to boost a skilled labor force in Philadelphia as the life sciences industry grows.
4 years ago
Gas stoves leak climate-warming methane even when they’re off
A new study finds tiny leaks from loose fittings added up to more emissions than when stoves were in use. The impact amounts to the same effect as a half-million cars.
4 years ago
Americans’ trust in science now deeply polarized, poll shows
Republicans' faith in science is falling as Democrats rely on it even more, with a trust gap in science and medicine widening substantially during the COVID-19 pandemic.
4 years ago
Controversial proposal would lift limits on horseshoe crab harvesting in the Delaware Bay
Conservationists are concerned the plan would lead to overharvesting, and threaten the endangered red knot bird, which relies on horseshoe crab eggs for sustenance.
4 years ago
Animal rituals and elephant evolution
Elephant researcher Caitlin O'Connell on "Wild Rituals: 10 Lessons Animals Can Teach Us About Connection, Community, and ourselves" and tuskless elephant evolution.
Air Date: January 25, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 48:59To get by in a changing climate, plants need animal poop to carry them to safety
Poop – or more specifically the digestion time of animals – is crucial to the survival of plants around the globe, especially as the climate gets hotter.
4 years ago
Penn State researchers aim to debunk myths surrounding spotted lanternfly
Some misconceptions about the spotted lanternfly came as a result of misunderstandings about the bug soon after it was discovered in Berks County in 2014.
4 years ago
Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says
In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events.
4 years ago
NASA’s James Webb telescope completes its final unfolding in space
Considered the most powerful telescope in space, It will still be five months before NASA can start receiving its images.
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