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Science

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The Pulse
Technology

When DNA Research Doesn’t Benefit All of Us

There’s long been an idea that sharing our DNA for research benefits the greater good — that it leads to new insights, new medication ...

Air Date: May 21, 2021

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Amari Gilmore (second from the right) and her extended family. (Photo courtesy of Amari Gilmore)
The Pulse
Race & Ethnicity
Technology

For African Americans, DNA tests offer some answers beyond the ‘wall of slavery’

For decades, slavery created challenges for Black Americans trying to trace their roots. DNA ancestry tests might reveal new answers.

5 years ago

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Cicadas loom large over Philly in illustration form
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Are the cicadas coming to Philly or not? What to know about Brood X

As if the spotted lanternfly invasion weren't bad enough.

5 years ago

(photo credit, Douglas Sanders/NPR)
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Books
Explainers
Mental Health

Shankar 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: May 19, 2021

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Katherine Evers, assistant park superintendent, said the work has helped the native seed base return. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware
Environment
Outdoors

‘I kill plants so others may thrive’: Removing invasive species one painstaking patch at a time

A crew of dedicated volunteers removes wineberry and other invasive plants that choke out native species and harm the ecosystem in White Clay Creek State Park.

5 years ago

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An adult cicada is seen, in Washington, Thursday, May 6, 2021. Trillions of cicadas are about to emerge from 15 states in the U.S. East. The cicadas of Brood X, trillions of red-eyed bugs singing loud sci-fi sounding songs, can seem downright creepy. Especially since they come out from underground only ever 17 years.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Radio Times
Biology
Environment

The Brood X cicada emergence

Trillions of Brood X cicadas will be emerging in the coming weeks in our region after 17 years underground. We'll talk about cicada science, their music, and how to eat them.

Air Date: May 14, 2021 10:00 am

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In this Sept. 8, 2008 file photo traffic on I-95 passes oil storage tanks owned by the Colonial Pipeline Company in Linden, N.J. A major pipeline that transports fuels along the East Coast says it had to stop operations because it was the victim of a cyberattack. Colonial Pipeline said in a statement late Friday that it “took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems.” (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
Crime
Energy
Infrastructure

Colonial pipeline shutdown leads to small jump in gasoline prices for the region

It’s not time to panic-buy gasoline as the East Coast is supplied by imports and other pipelines.

5 years ago

The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Health

Cancer-causing benzene continues to flow from PES refinery complex

In 2020, levels dropped significantly due to the refinery’s shutdown, a recent report showed, but they remain high. The complex is being dismantled.

5 years ago

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National
Space

What goes up must come down — including a giant Chinese rocket plunging toward Earth

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around Saturday.

5 years ago

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner)
Radio Times
Race & Ethnicity
Technology

‘A.I. Nation:’ artificial intelligence in our lives

A.I. is part of our everyday lives. We'll discuss our relationship with it and look at where the technology is headed.

Air Date: May 7, 2021 10:00 am

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Glowing neon line Car battery icon isolated on brick wall background
The Pulse

The Magic of Energy

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: May 7, 2021

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A drawing of the ITER tokamak and integrated plant systems shows the complexity of the ITER facility now under construction in France. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
Energy
Technology

A fusion experiment promised to be the next step in solving humanity’s energy crisis. It’s a big claim to live up to

How close are scientists to developing fusion energy? And what are the roadblocks standing in the way?

5 years ago

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FILE- In this file photo made May 26, 2010, people look over the battery array of an all-electric Nissan Leaf in Smyrna, Tenn. Nissan North America, Inc. held its ground-breaking ceremony Wednesday for a lithium-ion battery plant as part of its plan to start building electric cars and eventually create up to 1,300 jobs in Tennessee. The auto industry calls it range anxiety: Drivers want electric cars but worry they won't have enough juice to make long trips. After all, what good is going green if you get stranded with a dead battery? It's a fear that automakers must overcome as they push to sell more battery-powered cars. So government and business are taking steps to reassure drivers by building up the nation's network of electric charging stations. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
The Pulse
Energy
Technology

Why it’s so hard to replace a Nissan LEAF battery

Years of research powered electric car batteries, yet questions remain to be answered.

5 years ago

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Old Forge Road in Chanceford Township
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. climate report predicts nearly 6-degree temperature rise, more heatwaves, and intense storms by 2050

The report uses a worst-case scenario climate model, with no assumed solutions, to make its projections.

5 years ago

Tia Tate is a computational biologist currently working in a postdoctoral position at a federal agency in North Carolina. (Cornell Watson for NPR)
NPR
Environment
Race & Ethnicity
Sustainability

Why having diverse government scientists is key to dealing with climate change

Decades of underfunding, political interference and systemic race and gender bias have undercut trust among many government scientists.

5 years ago

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