
Science
SpaceX launches 60 little satellites, with many more to come
SpaceX has launched 60 little satellites, the first of thousands that founder Elon Musk plans to put in orbit for global internet coverage.
6 years ago
Could the future be built out of trash? A plan to turn plastic, paper into wallboard
Continuus Materials, a Texas-based company with a Northeast Philadelphia plant, will begin producing wallboard out of recycled flexible plastic and paper.
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Alabama historians say the last known slave ship to U.S. has been found
The Alabama Historical Commission says a wrecked ship off the Gulf Coast is the Clotilda, the last known vessel to bring people from Africa to the United States into bondage.
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Scientists modify viruses with CRISPR to create new weapon against superbugs
Locus is one of several companies that are trying to use CRISPR to fight health problems by targeting only bad bacteria in the body and leaving the good ones alone.
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Speedy reactor cleanups may carry both risks and rewards
Companies specializing in the handling of radioactive material are buying retired U.S. nuclear reactors from utilities and promising to clean them up in less time than usual.
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Trying to keep Pa.’s bats flying in the face of an epidemic
Researchers hope treatment can help endangered bats hang on in the face of white-nose syndrome
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Today marks the 50th anniversary of the lunar landing dress rehearsal flight Apollo 10. Astronauts Tom Stafford, John Young and Ge ...
Air Date: May 17, 2019
Listen 07:06Poll finds most Pennsylvanians think climate change is major public health risk
A majority of Pennsylvanians view the warming climate as a major public health risk, according to a new poll from the Muhlenberg College Public Health Program.
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University begins studying year-round bacteria pollution at N.J. surfing beaches
A research study is underway at surfing beaches in three New Jersey municipalities to better understand the linkage between rainfall and bacteria pollution.
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New Jersey gets official state microbe: Streptomyces griseus
A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognized as New Jersey's state microbe.
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Two researchers suggest a small amount of Earth’s heaviest elements were created in the collision of two neutron stars 4.6 billion ...
Air Date: May 11, 2019
Listen 06:21Will gene-edited food be government regulated?
If you just take a snippet out of a gene without inserting anything new, the product falls into a gray area.
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With new lookout towers, Pennsylvania goes old-school to detect wildfires
Pa. has decided one of the best ways to spot small wildfires in places like the Moshannon State Forest is to go old-school.
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Native fungi found to be deadly to invasive pest in Pa.
Nature appears to be fighting back against a destructive, invasive insect in Pennsylvania, according to new research.
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1 million animal and plant species are at risk of extinction, U.N. report says
"Protecting biodiversity amounts to protecting humanity," says UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, who warns that species are being lost at an alarming rate.
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