Science
Poison hemlock, a toxic, invasive plant, is popping up more and more in Pennsylvania
According to an April article published by Penn State researcher Jeffrey Graybill, the plant has been aggressively spreading across the state.
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NASA’s 2024 return to the moon will go through companies in Pa., NJ.
Fifty years ago, NASA had to design and build everything for the Apollo mission. Now, it will place an order with a private Pennsylvania company for a lunar lander.
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What We Call Things and Why It Matters
How we talk about an issue has ramifications that go far beyond the words. Names, descriptions, and terms lay the foundation for how we t ...
Air Date: July 5, 2019
Listen 48:05Researchers rush to answer questions about newly-legal hemp crops in Pa.
Pennsylvania approved more than 300 permits to farm industrial hemp this growing season after Congress loosened restrictions on the crop last year.
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Inside one of Pennsylvania’s most energy-efficient buildings
In 2018, the building generated 75% more energy than it consumed–thanks to more than 500 solar panels on the roof, a ground-mounted solar array, and 20 geothermal wells.
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After a wet spring, Pa. DEP monitors for West Nile virus. Will this summer be bad?
Last year was one of the worst on record for West Nile in Pennsylvania. The number of cases jumped to 130, from 20 in 2017, and eight people died.
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Facing a Jersey Shore underwater, Stockton proposes coastal resiliency institute in Atlantic City
Rising sea levels threaten to inundate Jersey Shore communities. Stockton University sees an opportunity as towns build their defenses.
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Are we doing severe weather alerts wrong?
It's not all in your head — If you live in the Philadelphia region, you have actually been getting more severe weather alerts on your phone lately. Why?
Air Date: July 2, 2019
Listen 13:01If you want to own a plot of lunar land, there are websites that will sell you one. Are those websites for real?
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Listen 04:24New study finds elevated risk of pollution exposure in some of Philly’s hottest neighborhoods
Some of Philadelphia’s most desirable neighborhoods come with a risk of increased exposure to auto-related air pollution.
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Philadelphia refinery fire investigators to examine potential for release of dangerous chemical
A hydrogen fluoride release could have had deadly consequences.
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Toxic jellyfish now found further south in Barnegat Bay
An expert says toxic clinging jellyfish have been found for the first time south of a popular Barnegat Bay boating area off southern Island Beach State Park.
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Three Pa. med schools tapped for medical marijuana research programs
The Health Department says it plans to approve five more partnerships between marijuana growers and research centers this summer.
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Conservation groups led by New Jersey Audubon are renewing their efforts to persuade the other bay states — Delaware, Maryland and Virginia — to ban the crab harvest.
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