Science
It is time to destroy spotted lanternfly eggs before they hatch
Philadelphia, consider it your springtime mission to scrape these bugs out of existence.
5 years ago
How a chatbot can motivate people recovering from traumatic brain injuries
MossRehab Research Institute researchers reinterpret a common consumer technology to help with post-injury social isolation and depression.
5 years ago
Pennsylvania’s first green hydrogen plant planned for Lancaster County
Green hydrogen is seen as a possible solution for industries with hard-to-cut emissions, like shipping and aviation.
5 years ago
There’s not a lot to laugh about right now. But throughout the pandemic, we’ve managed to joke about our shared misery — like makin ...
Air Date: April 2, 2021
Listen 51:21Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes
Meeting the target could create jobs for more than 44,000 workers and employ nearly 33,000 others related to offshore wind activity, the White House said Monday.
5 years ago
Ban on invasive plants ‘great win’ for Delaware conservation
A new Delaware law outlawed the sale and import of invasive plants to better support native ones. It could also help combat the spotted lanternfly invasion.
5 years ago
DEP finds PFAS in one-third of Pa. public water systems; none exceeded EPA limit
Officials plan to finish testing by the end of March and say they will propose regulations this year that would set health limits for some of the chemicals.
5 years ago
The modern world is made possible by a web of electromagnetic radiation. Your phone, computer, TV, cable box, radio — all depend on mil ...
Air Date: March 19, 2021
Listen 48:21Scientists have found that results can change, brain scans from the same person doing the same thing can be different a week or a month later.
5 years ago
Listen 11:23Shankar Vedantam on why we lie to ourselves
Host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book about why we lie to ourselves and the risks and benefits of self-deception.
Air Date: March 16, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Mapping Máaz: NASA uses Navajo language to name features on Mars
NASA got permission from the Navajo Nation to use their language to name some points of interest on Mars.
5 years ago
More than two years after chemical leak, Delaware Croda plant still making fixes
Croda’s ethylene oxide plant on the Delaware River has been out of commission since a 2018 leak shut down I-295 on the busy Thanksgiving weekend.
5 years ago
Pieces of plastic debris less than 5 millimeters long permeate the state’s waterways, according to a PennEnvironment Research & Policy report. Could they pose a health risk?
5 years ago
Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky”
Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis? New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on the research and technology that could pull our planet back from the brink.
Air Date: March 2, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:30When you are walking around in the forest, the park, or even the city, do you ever listen to the songs of birds? Really tune in, and list ...
Air Date: March 2, 2021
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