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FILE - In this May 6, 2018 file photo, actor William Shatner takes questions from reporters after delivering the commencement address at New England Institute of Technology graduation ceremonies, in Providence, R.I.
Innovation
Space
Technology

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

A puffin on Eastern Egg Rock. (Brian Bechard/Maine Public)
NPR
Animals
Environment

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

A still from “A River Reborn.
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania

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.

8 months ago

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The Delaware River at the Commodore Barry Bridge
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Oxygen 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.

8 months ago

Princeton Professor Syukuro Manabe is part of a trio to be awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in physics. (Princeton University)
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Princeton professor wins Nobel Prize for climate change studies

Syukuro Manabe’s work ‘laid the foundation for the development of current climate models.'

8 months ago

In this photo provided by Israel Antiquities Authority shows a rare ancient toilet in Jerusalem dating back more than 2,700 years Jerusalem, Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2021. The Israeli Antiquities Authority said on Tuesday that the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion overlooking what is now the Old City. ( Yoli Schwartz/ Israel Antiquities Authority via AP)
History
Home & Family

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.

8 months ago

The Delaware River at the Ben Franklin Bridge
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

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.

8 months ago

A seagull flies over oil washed up by the coast in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Sunday., Oct. 3, 2021. A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
Environment
National

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.

8 months ago

Detailed view on the newly installed system to filter out PFAS Forever Chemicals
Environment
Public Health

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.

8 months ago

An ivory-billed woodpecker, now extinct, is seen on a display at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco, Friday Sept. 24, 2021. Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 assorted birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government is declaring them extinct, the Associated Press has learned.
It’s a rare move for wildlife officials to give up hope on a plant or animal, but government scientists say they've exhausted efforts to find these 23. (AP Photo/Haven Daley)
Animals
Environment

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.

8 months ago

Woman Lies On Couch
Biology
Health Care
Public Health

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.

8 months ago

The contaminated Bishop Tube site in East Whiteland Township, Chester County. Environmentalists say DEP has neglected the cleanup over many years
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

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.

8 months ago

Radio Times
Environment

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

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Marian Croak (left) and Patricia Bath
NPR
Architecture & Design
Race & Ethnicity

Meet 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.

8 months ago

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The Pulse

Handmade Tales

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

Air Date: September 24, 2021

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