
Science
Pennsylvania adds 12 counties to lanternfly quarantine zone
The invasive spotted lanternfly is continuing its westward march across Pa., with state agriculture officials nearly doubling the number of counties in a quarantine zone.
6 years ago
N.J. crossing guards protect amphibians making deadly trek for love
The Sourland Conservancy has operated an amphibian crossing guard program for five years — with a focus on the spotted salamander.
6 years ago
Listen 3:49Pa. state lab can now test for coronavirus, but its capability is limited
Pa.'s Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine said getting test results from the state-run lab in Exton is reducing the turn-around time significantly.
6 years ago
Sadness seemingly comes out of nowhere sometimes: a song, a photo, a movie scene, a memory, and there it is. Your heart seems heavy. Tear ...
Air Date: February 28, 2020
Listen 49:33Constitution Pipeline project ends as builder cites ‘diminished’ return on investment
A pipeline builder has dropped a controversial project that would have routed fracked natural gas from Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale into New York.
6 years ago
EPA makes long-awaited start to setting health limits for two PFAS chemicals
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday took its first, and long-awaited, step toward regulating the presence of two toxic PFAS chemicals in drinking water
6 years ago
What’s fueling the rise of AITA — an online community dedicated to calling out jerks?
How a subreddit dedicated to strangers’ problems taps into our human desire for fairness
6 years ago
Listen 11:37“It’s not fair!” That’s a common refrain anyone with kids is familiar with. From the time they learn to talk, kids begin protesti ...
Air Date: February 21, 2020
Listen 48:56Can algorithms help judges make fair decisions?
Is taking away the human factor the key to more just rulings?
6 years ago
Listen 11:45How warming winters are affecting everything
Temperatures continue to steadily rise around the globe, but that trend isn't spread evenly across the map or even the yearly calendar.
6 years ago
What is love? Is it that warm and fuzzy feeling, that crazed obsession, that deep sentiment of trust and good will? It’s all of those t ...
Air Date: February 14, 2020
Listen 49:12Marine experts investigate manatee death in N.J.
Officials on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused the death of a manatee in southern New Jersey.
6 years ago
When bias is coded into our technology
Facial recognition systems from large tech companies often incorrectly classify black women as male, including Michelle Obama, Serena Williams and Sojourner Truth.
6 years ago
From the laboratory to the screen: How science inspires horror movies
Think of some of the iconic movie monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, Godzilla. What do they have in common?
6 years ago
Listen 07:11Movies may not be real — but in a lot of ways, they’re real to us. Great films help us understand the world, history, and one another ...
Air Date: February 7, 2020
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