Science
‘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
Groups to share $11.5M in federal funding to clean up, boost access to Delaware Watershed
More than 40 different projects in Pa., Del., N.J., and N.Y. will get a share of $11.5 million in new federal grants for work in the Delaware River Watershed.
4 years ago
Celebrate the end of summer with Monday’s Harvest Moon
The harvest moon is the last full moon of the summer. This year it will appear to be full for three days with peak illumination occurring at 7:54 p.m. ET Monday.
4 years ago
Criminology Under the Microscope
It’s one of the first questions we hear on detective shows after a heinous crime has occurred: “What’s the motive?” For hundreds ...
Air Date: September 17, 2021
Listen 49:00The Covid-19 vaccine & personal choice
What's behind the decision of a quarter of Americans who haven't been vaccinated? And, with a shortage of ICU beds and ventilators in several states, who gets treated?
Air Date: September 10, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Enough with the climate jargon: Scientists aim for clearer messages on global warming
People are likely to be confused by common terms like "mitigation" and "carbon neutral," according to a recent study.
4 years ago
Climate change is the greatest threat to public health, top medical journals warn
With the global pandemic still in the spotlight, more than 200 leading health journals say climate change is an even more urgent threat.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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.
4 years ago
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