
Science
To oldly go: Shatner, 90, inspires with real-life space trip
As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first real-life spaceflight, he’s bringing out the awe in people around a rural Texas spaceport.
8 months ago
Climate change is causing problems for puffins
The Gulf of Maine is among the fastest-warming large water bodies on the planet, making the puffins' fate a test-case for how climate change could disrupt marine ecosystems.
8 months ago
Philly environmental filmmaker takes on the issue of Pennsylvania’s acid mine drainage
Pennsylvania has 5,600 miles of dead waterways, polluted by the coal mining industry. Ben Kalina’s "A River Reborn" shows how one was revived.
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Listen 5:29Oxygen levels in Delaware River met standards, commission says
The environmentalists urged the DRBC to almost double its required oxygen standard so that resident and migratory fish would be better able to thrive in the river.
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Princeton professor wins Nobel Prize for climate change studies
Syukuro Manabe’s work ‘laid the foundation for the development of current climate models.'
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2,700-year-old toilet found in Jerusalem was a rare luxury
The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion.
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Oxygen in Delaware River falls as water temperature rises
Although the water is a lot cleaner than it was then, activists say the cleanup is unfinished, as shown by the oxygen numbers for the past three summers.
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Major oil spill off Southern California fouls beaches
The Los Angeles Times reports birds and fish have been killed. Crews have deployed skimmers and booms to try to corral the slick.
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Environmental group sets its hopes high for EPA’s coming PFAS ‘roadmap’
Advocates with the Environmental Working Group want EPA’s plan to set standards for drinking water, groundwater cleanup; limits on industrial discharges.
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U.S. says ivory-billed woodpecker, 22 other species extinct
Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.
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Migraines cause life-disrupting suffering. A Saturday event aims to raise awareness
36 million people in the U.S. have migraines, which bring a host of other symptoms. Miles for Migraines is working to support those who suffer from them.
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DEP seeks public comment on plan to clean up decades-old contamination at Bishop Tube site
The agency proposed to address tainted soil, groundwater, and surface water at the East Whiteland Twp. site, plus affected drinking water supply.
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How animals and plants are responding to climate change; the new greenhouse gas climate rule
Biologist Thor Hanson discusses his book 'Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid' about how the warming climate is forcing animals and plants to move, adapt or go extinct.
Air Date: September 28, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Meet the first two Black women to be inducted into The National Inventors Hall of Fame
The National Inventors Hall of Fame has been around for nearly five decades but hasn't included any Black women in its ranks — until now.
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As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...
Air Date: September 24, 2021
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