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Science

A Plug Power green hydrogen plant. (Courtesy of Plug Power)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s first green hydrogen plant planned for Lancaster County

Green hydrogen is seen as a possible solution for industries with hard-to-cut emissions, like shipping and aviation. 

5 years ago

A laughing man
The Pulse
Behavioral Health

Laughing Matters

There’s not a lot to laugh about right now. But throughout the pandemic, we’ve managed to joke about our shared misery — like makin ...

Air Date: April 2, 2021

Listen 51:21
wind farm offshore
Energy
Environment
Sustainability

Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10M homes

Meeting the target could create jobs for more than 44,000 workers and employ nearly 33,000 others related to offshore wind activity, the White House said Monday.

5 years ago

A path of dogwoods at Mt. Cuba Center Botanical Gardens
Delaware
Environment
Politics

Ban on invasive plants ‘great win’ for Delaware conservation

A new Delaware law outlawed the sale and import of invasive plants to better support native ones. It could also help combat the spotted lanternfly invasion.

5 years ago

Detailed view on the newly installed system to filter out PFAS Forever Chemicals
Environment
Outdoors
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

DEP finds PFAS in one-third of Pa. public water systems; none exceeded EPA limit

Officials plan to finish testing by the end of March and say they will propose regulations this year that would set health limits for some of the chemicals.

5 years ago

Telecommunication equipment for a 5G radio network with radio modules and smart antennas installed on a metal structure against an abstract background
The Pulse
Technology

Sending Signals

The modern world is made possible by a web of electromagnetic radiation. Your phone, computer, TV, cable box, radio — all depend on mil ...

Air Date: March 19, 2021

Listen 48:21
A series of brain scan images against a black background. Brain scans showing MRI mapping for 3 tasks across 2 different days. Warm colors show how the results hold up in groups. Cool colors show how results are less reliable person to person. Photo credit: Annchen Knodt/Duke University.
The Pulse
Biology
Technology

Scientists have used fMRI to study brain activity for years. Now, some question the results’ reliability

Scientists have found that results can change, brain scans from the same person doing the same thing can be different a week or a month later.

5 years ago

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(photo credit, Douglas Sanders/NPR)
Radio Times

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: March 16, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
This rock, called
NPR
Space
Technology

Mapping Máaz: NASA uses Navajo language to name features on Mars

NASA got permission from the Navajo Nation to use their language to name some points of interest on Mars.

5 years ago

File photo: Croda's Atlas Point plant near the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
Delaware
Energy
Environment

More than two years after chemical leak, Delaware Croda plant still making fixes

Croda’s ethylene oxide plant on the Delaware River has been out of commission since a 2018 leak shut down I-295 on the busy Thanksgiving weekend.

5 years ago

Water samples on the banks of Valley Creek.
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

The Delaware River Watershed is full of plastic, as are the rest of Pa.’s waterways, a citizen science study says

Pieces of plastic debris less than 5 millimeters long permeate the state’s waterways, according to a PennEnvironment Research & Policy report. Could they pose a health risk?

5 years ago

(photo credit, John Kleiner)
Radio Times
Environment

Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky”

Can we engineer our way out of the climate crisis? New Yorker's Elizabeth Kolbert on the research and technology that could pull our planet back from the brink.

Air Date: March 2, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
Erich Jarvis joins us for this bonus episode of The Pulse on the language of birds and other animals. (Illustration by Maiken Scott)
The Pulse
Biology
Environment

Bird Talk

When you are walking around in the forest, the park, or even the city, do you ever listen to the songs of birds? Really tune in, and list ...

Air Date: March 2, 2021

Listen 20:19
In this Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 file photo, the morning sun is seen through a blanket of smog on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Energy
Environment
International

UN: Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough

Most countries — especially top carbon polluters China, U.S., and India — missed a deadline for submitting official emission-cutting targets for climate negotiations.

5 years ago

Delta smelt at rearing facility
The Pulse

The Species We Save

Humans have long tried to mitigate their own destructive impact on the planet through conservation efforts. Often, those efforts are atta ...

Air Date: February 26, 2021

Listen 48:51
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