
Science
Looking for climate change answers in the melting north
As Arctic ice caps warmed, scientists — believers and skeptics — came together to seek answers.
7 years ago
Listen 5:23Indigenous traditions get science backing
Scientists are learning from farmers and traditional healers — and documenting what powers their success.
7 years ago
Listen 8:22Freshwater mussels function as nature’s water treatment plants. Each animal can filter up to 600 gallons of water per month. And when w ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:57New Horizons: NASA’s mission to Pluto
Guests: Alan Stern, David Grinspoon NASA’s New Horizons spaceship launched in 2006 to visit tiny Pluto at edge ...
Air Date: May 2, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Newly discovered? A purple planet! Actually, the color suggestion is just speculation based on the planet’s expected chemical compo ...
Air Date: April 30, 2018
Listen 06:11Penn State researchers join international effort to study Antarctic ‘doomsday’ glacier
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To treat depression when drugs fail, CHOP researchers begin search for solutions in mice brains
Researchers found that stimulating a specific region of mice’s brains called the entorhinal cortex decreased their symptoms of depression.
7 years ago
Scientists mobilize to account for rise in mange among Pa. bears
Bears in Pennsylvania are struggling with mange they can't seem to kick. Scientists are studying what's unique about the disease in the state.
7 years ago
On the Prowl for Solar Siblings
Our sun, like so many others, was born as part of a cluster of stars. Sibling stars have the same chemical composition and can be discove ...
Air Date: April 24, 2018
Listen 05:53Philly is ‘floating on opioids’: Civic leaders address drug crisis, share solutions
Philadelphia is wrestling with one of the nation’s highest overdose death rates amid a drug crisis that does not appear to be letting up.
7 years ago
Lots of thought for food at ’18 Philly Science Festival
Philadelphia Science Festival brings new perspective to Reading Terminal Market treats.
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Living in Houston with flaring smokestacks in the distance stoked Carrie Feibel’s eco-anxieties. Still, she decided to have a kid... but just one.
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Listen 5:31Carbon indulgences: Pay to lighten your carbon footprint
Some companies offer you the chance to “erase” your carbon sins without making big changes to your lifestyle.
7 years ago
Listen 7:57Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile
You've probably read about concerns over "designer babies," whose DNA is shaped by gene editing.
7 years ago
Scientists at the University of Washington have developed the tech to ‘see’ what could be a low-mass particle responsible for ...
Air Date: April 17, 2018
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