
Science
Will genetic modification help control mosquitoes — or just create different ones?
The EPA has approved testing the new insects in the Florida Keys, stinging some who fought the trial for years.
5 years ago
Listen 13:37We discuss dogs ability to form emotional bonds with humans and learn about research training dogs to sniff out the coronavirus.
Air Date: May 8, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:29Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...
Air Date: May 8, 2020
Listen 49:05Report finds poultry farming sends more pollution to Chesapeake Bay than previously thought
The analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution enter the Chesapeake Bay annually from poultry farming than cleanup programs estimate.
5 years ago
Plastic products designed to be used for a few minutes can take decades or longer to decompose.
5 years ago
They’re back and hungry! First spotted lanternfly nymph found in Philadelphia
Pa. confirmed this spring’s first hatch of a spotted lanternfly nymph in West Philly on Tuesday, prompting calls for residents to take action.
5 years ago
Coronavirus brings PPE waste, clearer skies, and nostalgia for Philly’s first Earth Day 50 years ago
StateImpact Pennsylvania reporter Susan Phillips talks to Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn about COVID-19 waste and the first Earth Day in Philly.
5 years ago
Listen 7:12How modern emissions compare to ancient, extinction-level events
Many of Earth’s most severe extinction crises have coincided with some of its largest volcanic events.
5 years ago
Warmer, wetter weather to bring more chicken farms to Pennsylvania
The Department of Environmental Protection released its recent Climate Change Impact Assessment report, which focuses on livestock and watersheds.
5 years ago
Listen 1:01Philly warns of odors wafting from shuttered refinery this week
Crews are removing mercaptan from the site, the odor used to make natural gas leaks smelly.
5 years ago
It’s how you know the water is safe: the Schuylkill Rivercast turns 15
Pa. officials encourage fishing and boating close to home, with social distancing and no equipment sharing. The Rivercast predicts the water’s quality.
5 years ago
Listen 1:27A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively
While millions of Americans hunker down, work from home, and try to stay busy and entertained amid a pandemic, much of our infrastructure hums along as normal, unseen and unap
5 years ago
Humans stay home because of the coronavirus. Some rats follow
Those restaurant dumpsters aren’t full of food waste anymore, so opportunistic rodents are going the residential route to fill their bellies.
5 years ago
Listen 1:21Unlocking the novel coronavirus
We discuss what makes the novel coronavirus such an effective and dangerous pathogen in the human body and the race to develop a vaccine against it.
Air Date: April 17, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:58This is Your Brain During a Pandemic
Optimizing our brains has become an obsession of the modern world. We meditate, take supplements, read books on productivity — all in t ...
Air Date: April 17, 2020
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