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Princeton Professor Syukuro Manabe is part of a trio to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics. (Princeton University)
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Princeton professor wins Nobel Prize for climate change studies

Syukuro Manabe’s work ‘laid the foundation for the development of current climate models.'

4 years ago

In this photo provided by Israel Antiquities Authority shows a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The Israeli Antiquities Authority said on Tuesday that the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion overlooking what is now the Old City. ( Yoli Schwartz/ Israel Antiquities Authority via AP)
History
Home & Family

2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem was a rare luxury

The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion.

4 years ago

The Delaware River at the Ben Franklin Bridge
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Oxygen in Delaware River falls as water temperature rises

Although the water is a lot cleaner than it was then, activists say the cleanup is unfinished, as shown by the oxygen numbers for the past three summers.

4 years ago

A seagull flies over oil washed up by the coast in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sunday., Oct. 3, 2021. A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Environment
National

Major oil spill off Southern California fouls beaches

The Los Angeles Times reports birds and fish have been killed. Crews have deployed skimmers and booms to try to corral the slick.

4 years ago

Detailed view on the newly installed system to filter out PFAS Forever Chemicals
Environment
Public Health

Environmental group sets its hopes high for EPA’s coming PFAS ‘roadmap’

Advocates with the Environmental Working Group want EPA’s plan to set standards for drinking water, groundwater cleanup; limits on industrial discharges.

4 years ago

An ivory-billed woodpecker, now extinct, is seen on a display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Friday Sept. 24, 2021. Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 assorted birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct, the Associated Press has learned.
It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they've exhausted efforts to find these 23. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Animals
Environment

U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct

Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.

4 years ago

Woman Lies On Couch
Biology
Health Care
Public Health

Migraines cause life-disrupting suffering. A Saturday event aims to raise awareness

36 million people in the U.S. have migraines, which bring a host of other symptoms. Miles for Migraines is working to support those who suffer from them.

4 years ago

The contaminated Bishop Tube site in East Whiteland Township, Chester County. Environmentalists say DEP has neglected the cleanup over many years
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

DEP seeks public comment on plan to clean up decades-old contamination at Bishop Tube site

The agency proposed to address tainted soil, groundwater, and surface water at the East Whiteland Twp. site, plus affected drinking water supply.

4 years ago

Radio Times
Environment

How animals and plants are responding to climate change; the new greenhouse gas climate rule

Biologist Thor Hanson discusses his book 'Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid' about how the warming climate is forcing animals and plants to move, adapt or go extinct.

Air Date: September 28, 2021 10:00 am

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Marian Croak (left) and Patricia Bath
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Race & Ethnicity

Meet the first two Black women to be inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame

The National Inventors Hall of Fame has been around for nearly five decades but hasn't included any Black women in its ranks — until now.

4 years ago

Save Download Preview Hands of woman baker kneading dough on table
The Pulse

Handmade Tales

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

Air Date: September 24, 2021

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Vehicles are under water during flooding in Norristown
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. won’t hit climate goals without increasing efforts now, report says

The Wolf Administration says a new plan can help the commonwealth reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2050 and help avoid the worst effects of climate change.

4 years ago

A bald eagle perches on a tree at Sunset Park in Rock Island, Ill., in March. A new study says that many species of birds increasingly moved in to urban areas as human activity waned during the pandemic. (Joel Lerner/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images)
NPR
Animals
Environment
Outdoors
Public Health

Birds thrived where humans feared to tread during the pandemic, scientists say

As people remained indoors, stopped commuting to work or hopping on passenger jets, the birds increasingly flew into urban areas they had previously shunned.

4 years ago

This Sept. 18, 2021 photo shows a boat near the Barnegat Inlet in Barnegat Light, N.J. The inlet is included in a $16 billion flood control plan that would build storm gates that could slam shut across the waterway, a proposal on which the government is seeking public input. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Environment
New Jersey

Questions on $16B plan to ease back bay flooding at N.J. shore

The plans would be one of the most ambitious and expensive flood control efforts any U.S. state has yet taken to address back bay flooding.

4 years ago

A spotted lanternfly at a vineyard in Kutztown, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Animals
Environment

‘Squash it, smash it … just get rid of it’: Spotted lanternfly continues to spread in Pa.

The invasive species known as the spotted lanternfly is spreading across Pennsylvania. 

4 years ago

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