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Science

A rendering shows a southern view of the planned 30-acre marshalling port for the New Jersey Wind Port on Artificial Island in Lower Alloways Township and 130+ acres of adjacent manufacturing space.
Energy
Environment
New Jersey

Planned New Jersey wind port will help meet strong demand from a growing offshore industry

Set for 200 acres along the Delaware River, the port will be a staging ground for the manufacture, assembly, storage, and shipment of giant wind turbines.

5 years ago

Dr. Katalin Karikó is pictured holding a vase of flowers
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by UPenn, yet she persisted

Dismissed by many, Dr. Katalin Karikó remained passionate about mRNA therapeutics.

5 years ago

Researches have learned a lot in 2020 about how the coronavirus spreads through the air. (Francesco Carta fotografo/Getty Images)
NPR
Biology
Public Health

For scientists who study virus transmission, 2020 was a watershed year

The emergence of COVID-19 started scientists on a year-long, crash course to learn how this virus travels through the air and how to stop it. They learned a lot, and quickly.

5 years ago

The Nittany 1 Solar Farm, seen here from outside protective fencing in Lurgan Township, Franklin County on Nov. 24, 2020. (Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania is on the cusp of a solar energy boom. Some communities want to fight it

Solar developers proposed more than 200 projects in Pennsylvania in 2020. Many are slated for rural townships, which haven’t traditionally hosted energy projects.

5 years ago

Gov. Phil Murphy announces a $250 million investment in a manufacturing facility in Paulsboro.
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

Paulsboro port to host $250M plant for building offshore wind towers

The facility will complement a wind port planned for nearby Salem County.

5 years ago

Saturn (center, left) and Jupiter (center, right) share a night sky earlier this year near Vantage, Wash. Already this past summer, the two planets were growing closer in the night sky. (Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Space

Jupiter and Saturn will be together again for the holidays

Jupiter and Saturn — which are actually separated by more than 400 million miles — are expected to appear closer to each other in the night sky than they have for centuries.

5 years ago

Rep. Deb Haaland, D-N.M., listens as President-elect Joe Biden announces her as his nominee for Secretary of Interior at The Queen Theater in Wilmington Del., Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Politics
Public Health

Biden introduces his climate team, says ‘no time to waste’

Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.

6 years ago

Herman Termeer, 54, stands on the roof of his home as the Blue Ridge Fire burns along the hillside in Chino Hills
Environment
International
Preservation

UN calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature,’ go carbon-free

The head of the United Nations is calling on countries to end what he calls a war on nature and instead embrace a future without carbon pollution triggering global warming.

6 years ago

Fisherman on the Susquehanna River. It supplies half the freshwater flowing into the Chesapeake Bay. (Chris Gardner / AP Photo)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Sustainability
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Central Pa. counties get $6M to help reduce pollution headed to the Chesapeake Bay

The grants will go to Adams, Bedford, Centre, Cumberland, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York counties.

6 years ago

A personality test showing options for extrovert and introvert
The Pulse
Biology

The Puzzle of Personality

Are you an introvert or an extrovert? Open to new experiences, or comforted by routine? Shy or the life of the party? Figuring out what m ...

Air Date: November 27, 2020

Listen 48:47
Radio Times
Mental Health

Pandemic dreams

People are reporting having more vivid and bizarre dreams during the pandemic. We'll discuss what they mean and the science of dreaming.

Air Date: November 27, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:44
A brick of solid waste remains after frack water is recycled.
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Dimock residents worry about planned fracking waste well

Plans are in the early stages, but people weary of water contamination are on edge.

6 years ago

An illustration picture shows vials with COVID-19 vaccine stickers attached and syringes with the logo of U.S. biotechnology company Moderna on November 17.
NPR
Innovation
Public Health

What it was like to participate in the clinical trial for Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

PBS Newshour's John Yang reflects on his experience participating in Moderna's vaccine trial. "It started off with self-interest — I wanted to get the vaccine sooner."

6 years ago

Pumpkin with a Medical Face Mask
The Pulse

A 2020 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice the size bird we could possibly eat; more side dishes than the t ...

Air Date: November 20, 2020

Listen 49:24
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The Pulse

Our Favorite Rabbit Holes

We’ve all been there — you start out Googling local pharmacy hours, and all of a sudden you find yourself reading about how to constr ...

Air Date: November 13, 2020

Listen 48:50
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