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Ed Guinan, a professor of astrophysics and planetary sciences at Villanova University, has been experimenting to see what could grow on Mars. (Courtesy of Ed Guinan)
The Pulse
Space

What will humans eat on Mars? Earthbound researchers are cultivating menu choices 

If or when humans get to the red planet, one of the next big questions is: What will they eat there? Would it even be possible to have a healthy or tasty diet?

5 years ago

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Offshore wind farm under construction.
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Two companies tapped to build second massive offshore-wind farm in N.J.

The project is expected to triple the electricity coming in from the coastline.

5 years ago

Elon Musk has named his expanding rocket factory and launch complex in South Texas
NPR
Space
Technology

SpaceX’s new rocket factory is making its Texas neighbors mad

Environmentalists from Brownsville to Washington D.C. are protesting Elon Musk's ambitious vision to build, test and launch next-generation rockets in this fragile ecosystem.

5 years ago

In an image from video footage from 2015, an unexplained object is seen at center as it soars among the clouds, traveling against the wind.
NPR
Space
Technology

UFO report: No sign of aliens, but 143 mystery objects defy explanation

This could have been the day that finally answered the burning question: Are there aliens out there? Sadly, we'll still have to wait.

5 years ago

An illustration shows a pair of adult tyrannosaurs and their young living in the Arctic during the Cretaceous Period. (James Havens /Courtesy University of Alaska Fairbanks)
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Animals
Biology
History

A new study suggests dinosaurs might not have been as cold-blooded as we thought

A key piece of evidence behind the research is a new collection of bones and teeth from infant dinosaurs dating back to more than 70 million years ago.

5 years ago

The White House
Energy
Environment
Social Justice
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania youth trek to White House to support climate justice initiative

About a dozen young Pennsylvanians are on their way to the White House to advocate for a climate and economic justice initiative.

5 years ago

Damaged houses are shown in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma
NPR
Environment
Infrastructure

More than half of U.S. buildings are in places prone to disaster, study finds

Buildings are concentrated in places that are likely to be hit by a disaster such as a hurricane, flood or wildfire, researchers found. That includes urban and rural hotspots.

5 years ago

A nearly 900-pound, 11-foot-long great white shark pinged off the coast of Atlantic City as she made her way north last weekend. (6ABC)
Animals
New Jersey

Massive 883-pound great white shark recently tracked off South Jersey coast

Her name is Freya, and she was tagged and continues to be tracked by OCEARCH, an ocean research organization.

5 years ago

The exterior of The Pennsylvania Capitol
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Poll shows Pennsylvanians support climate action amid pandemic

Forty-two percent of the 444 registered voters surveyed said that Pennsylvania should “definitely” do more to combat climate change and its impacts.

5 years ago

Washington State Department of Agriculture entomologist Chris Looney displays a dead Asian giant hornet, a sample sent from Japan and brought in for research last year in Blaine, Wash. (Elaine Thompson /AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Animals

The first ‘murder hornet’ of 2021 has been discovered in Washington state

Authorities in Washington state have announced that they've confirmed the first U.S. report this year of an Asian giant hornet, or Vespa mandarinia, in a town north of Seattle

5 years ago

Illustration of two heads smelling foods and objects floatting around their heads
The Pulse
Biology

How the Nose Knows

Our sense of smell can bring us quick bursts of joy, like a whiff of bread baking, that freshly brewed cup of coffee, or your favorite pe ...

Air Date: June 18, 2021

Listen 49:54
Astronaut Jack R. Lousma, STS-3 commander, wearing communication kit assembly mini headset, gathers three freefloating plastic trash bags filled with empty containers, paper towels, straws, etc. Lousma will stow them in a designated stowage volume. (NASA)
The Pulse
Space
Technology

Exploring the space-time-stench continuum, where no nose has gone before

Why NASA is creating — and then sniffing out — some of the foulest smells known in the universe.

5 years ago

Listen 10:23
(Sergio Mazurini /Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Animals
Biology

Is an irresistible human pheromone possible?

Cultural preferences play a huge role in determining what and who smells good to some and bad to others. Factors other than fragrance are involved.

5 years ago

Listen 7:56
WISA Woodsat, seen in an artist's rendering, is billed as the world's first wooden satellite. It's set to be launched from New Zealand before the end of the year.
Arctic Astronautics/ESA
NPR
Space
Technology

Where no plywood has gone before: A space agency will launch a tiny, wooden satellite

Since it became widely available about a century ago, plywood has been prized for its strength, rigidity and durability — three things that are good in a spacecraft.

5 years ago

Close-up of a wall-mounted digital thermostat, reading 71 degrees Fahrenheit
NPR
Energy
Social Justice

Tackling ‘energy justice’ requires better data. These researchers are on it

Biden's climate plans call for spending big on energy efficiency. New research could help make sure it actually targets the poor and minority households that most need it.

5 years ago

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