
Science
Energy fuels our lives in ways that seem almost magical. It can transform darkness into light, cold into warmth, water into ice. Of cours ...
Air Date: August 27, 2021
Listen 49:33‘Huge leap forward’ for preservation of Delaware Bay wetlands
Multiple projects are coming together to protect a key habitat for the Cumberland County oyster fleet from erosion and rising seas.
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The Icepick Surgeon: Dastardly Deeds Perpetrated in the Name of Science
Dr. Walter Freeman performed lobotomies with an ice pick through the eye socket....and other stories about doctors who do evil scientific deeds in the name of medicine.
Air Date: August 25, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00What happened to all the spotted lanternflies? The Philly insect invasion is at a low point
It’s not your imagination — but the bugs aren’t gone. They’re moving north.
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Bats love to babble — just like humans
The researchers believe that bats and humans both evolved babbling as a precursor to more complex vocal behavior such as singing, or, in the case of people, talking.
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Rising seas present hidden dangers to Sandy Hook’s ecology, report says
Sea-level rise threatens old-growth maritime forest at the national recreation area, as well as the region’s freshwater.
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Summer is at its peak. So is the spotted lanternfly
Following the lanternfly’s arrival to New Jersey, the state’s Department of Agriculture issued a quarantine zone that encompassed eight N.J. counties.
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How the beautiful, ultra-rare trillium plant was brought to Delaware
WHYY ‘Morning Edition’ host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Mt. Cuba’s Amy Highland about tracking down the plant.
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Listen 4:53Computer models of civilization offer routes to ending global warming
As the world's top climate scientists released a report full of warnings this week, they kept insisting that the world still has a chance to avoid the worst effects of climate
4 years ago
A big power pack with a goal of sustainability in Philadelphia
A new battery storage system could make the Philadelphia Navy Yard more attractive to businesses by stabilizing power costs.
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We’ve all heard the saying: “Don’t judge a book by its cover.” The problem is that’s not how the world works. Just about everyt ...
Air Date: August 13, 2021
Listen 47:57Got plans for Sept. 24, 2182? This big asteroid might, too
A potentially dangerous asteroid called Bennu has a 1 in 1,750 chance of hitting Earth between now and the year 2300.
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Group cites PFAS chemical concerns at military sites near Chesapeake Bay
They are known as “forever chemicals” because they do not break down in the environment.
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The new IPCC report on the climate change says hotter temperatures and extreme weather are now irreversible. What can still be done to fight the climate crisis?
Air Date: August 11, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Climate change: How could NJ be impacted — and how should it respond?
NJ climate expert says ‘the first priority is to prevent additional warming’.
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