
Science
European star survey reveals celestial treasure trove
Astronomers hope to use the data to understand better how stars are born and die, and how the Milky Way evolved over billions of years.
8 months ago
The Future of Embryo Selection
IVF clinics have long tested embryos for genetic disorders and abnormalities — but in recent years, new startups have been pushing the ...
Air Date: June 10, 2022
Listen 48:27For the first time, electricity beat out natural gas to heat homes nationwide
For the first time, electricity beat out natural gas as a home heating source nationwide. Climate activists are pushing to retire fossil fuel in favor of heat pumps.
8 months ago
Grab your binoculars: 5 planets are lined up nicely for you to see at dawn this month
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004.
8 months ago
Emotions are fleeting — they can bubble up seemingly out of nowhere and change quickly. Studying them is challenging, but it’s also i ...
Air Date: June 3, 2022
Listen 49:42How video games could help you keep your emotions in check
Scientists are interested in video games as a potential tool to teach players how to get a handle on their emotions.
8 months ago
Listen 8:58Robotic buoys developed to keep Atlantic right whales safe
A Cape Cod science center and one of the world’s largest shipping businesses are collaborating on a project to use robotic buoys to protect a vanishing whale.
8 months ago
The life and death of daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes
The daredevil known as “Mad Mike” Hughes died in a rocket crash in 2020. He was an amateur rocket builder on a quest to prove that the Earth is flat.
9 months ago
Listen 12:06Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026
The odds are inching up along with the thermometer. Last year, the same forecasters put the odds at closer to 40% and a decade ago it was only 10%.
9 months ago
Hey nature nerds, you could help all of us understand climate change in the Philly area
Since 2019, Philadelphians have competed in the City Natural Challenge by logging species of plants and animals. The records are quite useful for scientists.
9 months ago
Listen 4:00What can human bones, buried beneath a construction site, teach us about 18th century Philadelphia?
Scientists, archaeologists, and historians are documenting stories from those buried and uncovered at the former First Baptist Church cemetery site.
9 months ago
Listen 1:44Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...
Air Date: April 29, 2022
Listen 48:20Conservationists from the New Jersey Audubon Society have worked for nearly a decade to track and conserve the endangered bog turtle.
9 months ago
Listen 5:07Museums aren’t getting as many animal specimens. Scientists say that’s bad
The decline in new specimens is especially noticeable in the study of mammals. One journal article called it a “perfect storm” for the field.
9 months ago
Listen 9:16Finding hope in the legacy of E.O. Wilson
Writer Caleb Johnson visited E.O. Wilson in February of 2020, where he spoke to the late scientist about his views on biodiversity, conservation — and the end of life.
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