Science
NASA InSight kicks off 6-month journey to Mars
NASA's InSight lander is on its way to Mars, after a successful launch on Saturday morning.
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Preserving Our Water: How We Use the Delaware Watershed
Air Date: May 4, 2018
Air Date: May 4, 2018
Listen 49:27Looking for climate change answers in the melting north
As Arctic ice caps warmed, scientists — believers and skeptics — came together to seek answers.
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Listen 5:23Indigenous traditions get science backing
Scientists are learning from farmers and traditional healers — and documenting what powers their success.
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Listen 4:57New Horizons: NASA’s mission to Pluto
Air Date: May 2, 2018 10:00 am
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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.
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NASA Mars mission faces setback after heat shield cracks under pressure
A critical part of NASA's next $2 billion rover mission to Mars broke during testing earlier this month.
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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.
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On the Prowl for Solar Siblings
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.
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