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Temperatures in Longyearbyen, Norway above the Arctic Circle hit a new record above 70 degrees Fahrenheit in July 2020. The Arctic has warmed nearly four times faster than the planet as a whole since 1979, a new study finds.
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Environment

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

The findings are a reminder that the people, plants, and animals in polar regions are experiencing rapid, and disastrous, climate change.

4 years ago

(Courtesy of Philadelphia Department of Public Health)
Philadelphia
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Philly health department launches new lab to sequence, track COVID variants

The new lab will help health officials learn more about variants that are circulating in the region.

4 years ago

People walk in view of the city skyline in Philadelphia.
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Philly’s life sciences real estate market has cooled. Brokers hopeful for recovery

A precarious stock market and record inflation have contributed to some companies hitting the pause button on their search for space in Philly.

4 years ago

A mural with butterflies is visible on the side of a building.
Animals
Philadelphia

A ‘heist’ that never happened? Inside years of strife at the Philadelphia Insectarium

After dealing with the aftermath of a supposed “heist,” the museum's recent financial troubles and internal strife are fueling further problems, including ongoing lawsuits.

4 years ago

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Study connects climate hazards to 58% of infectious diseases

A new study finds climate hazards aggravate 58% of known infection diseases in people.

4 years ago

PFAS are toxic chemicals commonly found in clothing and non-stick cookware like teflon. (Wallace McKelvey/PennLive)
Environment
Public Health
Public Safety

Delaware Valley experts, residents call ‘forever chemical’ health screening recommendations a ‘bold step’

For decades, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have tainted the water, air, and soil — in the Delaware Valley region and across the country.

4 years ago

U.S. Department of Energy
The Pulse

Chasing Scientific Holy Grails

Science is all about discovery — tackling the big questions that define our world, and hopefully our future. But some of these question ...

Air Date: August 5, 2022

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Philadelphia

Philadelphia bidding for new federal research agency headquarters

Joining places like Chicago, Boston, and Texas, Philadelphia is vying for the chance to house the headquarters of a new federal health research agency.

4 years ago

The Allen Telescope Array at SETI Institute. (Seth Shostak/SETI Institute)
The Pulse
Space
Technology

‘All or nothing’: Scientists search for extraterrestrial intelligence

Humans have long asked the question, “Are we alone?” These SETI scientists are on a quest to find out

4 years ago

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Workers sort items that require different recycling processes at a TerraCycle facility in New Brunswick. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Environment
Sustainability

Is trying to recycle plastic a waste? Meet the scientists working to find new solutions

We can design and make amazing things with plastic; it’s much harder to un-make them.

4 years ago

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Vehicles are seen in floodwaters downtown in Jackson, Kentucky
NPR
Environment
Public Safety

How climate change drives inland floods

As the Earth heats up, heavy rain is getting more common across the United States. That means more severe floods happen more often.

4 years ago

Willingboro officials break ground for a $5.3 million water treatment plant that will remove PFOS contaminants from the township's drinking water. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Environment
New Jersey
Public Safety

Willingboro officials break ground on system to remove toxic ‘forever chemical’ from drinking water

Several months after discovering elevated levels of PFOS in a Willingboro well, officials are breaking ground on a new treatment system.

4 years ago

A yellow street sign with arrows directing towards logic and intuition
The Pulse

When to Trust Your Intuition

It’s when a dark alleyway makes the hairs stand up on the back of our neck; when a mother just knows that something’s wrong ...

Air Date: July 29, 2022

Listen 49:12
A monarch butterfly perches on a flower.
Biology
Environment
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Monarch butterflies are in trouble; Here’s how you can help

The monarch butterfly was categorized by scientists last week as endangered.

4 years ago

(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Animals
Environment
Outdoors

Fewer than 250 adult Atlantic sturgeon remain in the Delaware River. Shipping could be its biggest threat

More than 350,000 Atlantic sturgeon once migrated to the Delaware River, but now, there are fewer than 250 adults. A caviar rush depleted stocks in the late 1800s.

4 years ago

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