
Science
U.S. goal to be ‘first’ on devices worries former regulators
Dr. Jeffrey Shuren was adamant: The United States would never cut corners to fast-track the approval of medical devices.
6 years ago
NASA’s InSight Lander is scheduled to set down on the surface of Mars on Monday, November 26th. As a fixed station, InSight will dr ...
Air Date: November 26, 2018
Listen 09:07A gun can change a moment, a life, a family, an entire neighborhood. Like a catalyst in a chemical reaction, guns have a unique ability t ...
Air Date: November 22, 2018
Listen 49:10Our Milky Way has two very well known galactic companions: The Large and the Small Magellanic Clouds, irregular-shaped galaxies both abou ...
Air Date: November 19, 2018
Listen 06:14Take a weight off: Tears, joy as kilo gets historic update
"We put in place a system that doesn't depend on something that is 140 years old."
7 years ago
Next generation of biotech food heading for grocery stores
It's a different technology than today's controversial "genetically modified" foods.
7 years ago
Guest: Judy Melinek A social media fight has broken out between the NRA and physicians over a paper calling for a ...
7 years ago
Listen 13:30This week, astronomers are studying a pair of stars that rotate around their common point once every 3 hours. The stars are buried ...
Air Date: November 10, 2018
Listen 05:25Why put carpets in cars, when they’re so hard to clean?
Leaves, paper, crumbs and other bits of trash cling to auto carpets — don’t even mention the liquid stains and smells.
7 years ago
Listen 7:23Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space
SCOTT KELLY spent 340 days in space, setting the record for the longest space ...
7 years ago
Listen 35:30Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space; Jeff Sessions’ firing
Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...
Air Date: November 8, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller
In one study, the pill provided about the same pain relief to patients as IV morphine.
7 years ago
Enjoy an earlier sunrise starting Sunday morning, when our area reverts to Eastern Standard Time. The earlier sunsets affords oppor ...
Air Date: November 2, 2018
Listen 06:38There is no grid emergency (at least for the next five years)
The grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region released a long-anticipated study.
7 years ago
Our sun, some 865,000 miles in diameter, rotates once every 30-35 days or so; fairly normal for a star like ours. Contrast that wit ...
Air Date: October 29, 2018
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