Science
Amnesia, Opioids and Why We Forget
In 2018, Owen Rivers woke up in a hospital bed after a fentanyl overdose — and could no longer form new memories. It was a terrifying e ...
Air Date: December 10, 2021
Listen 49:32State report shows strong natural gas production growth in 2021
After a bruising year in 2020, natural gas production and prices in Pennsylvania are on the rise this year.
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The human brain has an incredible capacity for processing information, from sensory data, to casual conversations, to everything we hear ...
Air Date: November 26, 2021
Listen 48:10Trouble understanding, but your hearing checks out fine. What’s at play?
Researchers are strategizing ways to discover whether auditory processing disorders are at play.
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Listen 12:24Why do we love the way autumn smells? It’s not about pumpkin spice
That brisk, crisp, slightly sharp scent we associate with the fall is the smell of leaves, trees, and plants decaying through the season.
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One farm tried to make sustainable food affordable. Here’s what happened
At Sylvanaqua Farms, Chris Newman tried to address two big problems with U.S. agriculture. But as some workers saw it, he was a problem too.
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Listen 17:57How you can see the nearly total lunar eclipse Friday morning
West Coast night owls and East Coast early risers will have the best view of the upcoming lunar eclipse this Friday.
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For thousands of years, humans have obsessed over Mars from afar. At first, maybe it was the fact that Mars stands out in the night sky b ...
Air Date: November 12, 2021
Listen 49:28Glasgow climate pledges are ‘lip service’ without far more aggressive plans
A new analysis finds that of the many pledges to zero out climate emissions, just four — Chile, Costa Rica, the E.U. and the U.K. — have concrete plans to achieve that.
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How a lab works to seek and destroy the harmful chemicals known as PFAS
With about 4,700 different PFAS, these "forever chemicals" are a formidable issue to tackle. The Center for PFAS Solutions can test for 40 of them.
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Listen 4:08This is what the world looks like if we pass the crucial 1.5-degree climate threshold
Despite new pledges to cut emissions, the world is not on track to hit a key climate change target. Scientists warn a planet hotter than that will look very different.
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In Pa., poll shows many people aren’t confident in knowledge of climate change or its effects
Less than a third of poll respondents said they feel “very well informed” about the consequences of global warming.
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UN: Greenhouse gas emissions hit a new record in 2020
The United Nations climate office warns that the world remains off target for meeting its goal of cutting emissions as part of international efforts to curb global warming.
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