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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.
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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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This Nov. 21, 2019 photo shows a dead Chinese pond mussel that was found in a network of ponds in Franklin Township, N.J. Federal wildlife officials and a New Jersey conservation group believe they have successfully wiped out the first known infestation of the Chinese mussels in North America. The mussels have taken over waterways in dozens of European and Asian countries by crowding out native species. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
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New Jersey
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Shell shock: Giant invasive mussels eradicated from U.S. ponds

The mussels, in larvae form, hitched a ride to this country inside the gills of Asian carp that were imported and quickly began reproducing.

6 years ago

The collection at the Samson Center contains hundreds of mortar and pestle sets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Pharmacist, know thyself: University of the Sciences discovers its own history

The University of the Sciences hired a pharmacy historian to comb through its 200-year-old archive.

6 years ago

David Hlubik, 23, inspects the branch of a hazelnut tree, one of thousands at a Rutgers University research center in Cream Ridge, N.J. (Grant Hill for WHYY)
Environment
New Jersey

Are hazelnuts New Jersey’s next big cash crop?

One Rutgers researcher brought his work home in the hopes of preserving his family farm for years to come.

6 years ago

Workers bring in the harvest at Pine Island Cranberry farm in Chatsworth, New Jersey. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Environment
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New Jersey

Love N.J. cranberries? Thank the resilience of the Pinelands

Commercial cranberry farming can be rough on the environment, but there's new research finding New Jersey's industry might not be so bad.

Air Date: November 27, 2019

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Solar panels at Chile's Quilapilún energy plant are part of a joint venture by Chile and China. China has been investing heavily in renewable energy technology. (Esteban Felix/AP Photo)
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Environment
International

Greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, U.N. report says

Greenhouse gas emissions have risen steadily for the past decade despite the current and future threat posed by climate change, according to a new United Nations report.

6 years ago

A tanker carrying liquified natural gas unloads its cargo at the port of Yokohama, Japan.  Exports of Pennsylvania shale gas began in the spring of 2018, and are expected to increase.  (Hiroo Saso)
Energy
International
Sustainability

Pennsylvania’s LNG export boom heads to Japan

Abundant drilling of the Marcellus and Utica Shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.

6 years ago

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In this photo made on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, a worker walks on top of a container of chemicals used in the making of a brine water that is then pumped below the surface in a hydraulic fracturing process to release natural gas from shale deposits at a gas well site in Zelienople, Pa. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Environment
Pennsylvania

Pa. to fund research into fracking health dangers

The research, he said, is meant to address “the concern that there is a relationship between hydraulic fracturing and childhood cancers.”

6 years ago

Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner With All The Sides
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Environment
Mental Health

Science and Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice as much turkey as we could possibly eat; more side dishes than ...

Air Date: November 22, 2019

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Part of the Perseid meteor shower, seen in Salgotarjan, Hungary, on Aug. 13. Two astronomers predict the Alpha Monocerotids showers will be a more intense showing. (Peter Komka/AP Photo)
NPR
Space

A rare meteor shower may grace the skies tonight

Some scientists predict the Alpha Monocerotids meteor shower will be visible at 11:50 p.m. ET. However, one NASA expert is skeptical of the forecast.

6 years ago

They're a Thanksgiving favorite, but cranberries come at an environmental cost. Third-generation cranberry grower Bill Cutts (pictured here) says his farm uses far fewer insecticides today, compared with 30 years ago. (Image courtesy of Dave Smith)
The Pulse
Environment
Food & Drink
New Jersey

How farmers in New Jersey’s Pinelands grapple with the environmental toll of Thanksgiving cranberries

Cranberry farmers in the Pine Barrens must strike a balance between productive farming and protecting a beloved ecosystem.

6 years ago

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An image from neuroscientist Glenn Fox's study on the neural correlates of gratitude. (Image courtesy of Glenn Fox)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Biology
Mental Health

Your brain on gratitude: How a neuroscientist used his research to heal from grief

Gratitude journaling, it turns out, transformed the neuroscientist’s grief — and likely his brain

6 years ago

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The Shale and Public Health Conference in Pittsburgh. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Energy
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Johns Hopkins researcher: Pa. should ban fracking

A scientist at Johns Hopkins University told a public health conference that Pennsylvania should ban fracking because of its impact on public health and climate change.

6 years ago

From NASA: Apollo 12 commander Charles
NPR
Space

50 years ago, Americans made the 2nd moon landing… Why doesn’t anyone remember?

Everyone knows about Apollo 11, the first moon landing. And about ill-fated Apollo 13. Between them is the forgotten mission — Apollo 12.

6 years ago

This May 26, 2009 file photo shows a printout from an electrocardiogram machine in Missouri. Doctors are reporting that novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. One new study found that heart attack survivors benefited from a medicine long used to treat gout. Gene-targeting medicines also showed promise in studies discussed Monday, Nov. 18, 2019,  at an American Heart Association conference in Philadelphia. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo)
Health Care
Medicine

New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease

Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey addresses the city's sworn and civilian personnel on his new crime-fighting strategy, he wants to move more officers into high crime areas. (Matt Rourke/ AP Photo)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

The police experiment that changed what we know about foot patrol

What works in policing high-crime areas, and what doesn't?

6 years ago

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