
Health & Science
NASA’s 1st asteroid samples land on Earth after release from spacecraft
Scientists expect to get at least a cup of rubble from Bennu. The pristine samples are believed to be leftover building blocks from the dawn of our solar system.
8 hours ago
Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing
One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.
1 day ago
CDC recommends RSV vaccine in late pregnancy to protect newborns
The shot will help shield newborns from RSV in the early months of life, when they're especially vulnerable to severe illness.
1 day ago
A new Pa. program is backing Black- and Indigenous-led groups to find solutions to the opioid crisis
The funding will go toward harm reduction-related projects, including strategies that address racial disparities in overdose deaths.
1 day ago
Boredom in the Age of Information Overload
Boredom is good for your brain. At least that’s what we’ve been told. But how do we achieve boredom in a world of constant stimulation? And is it as valuable as we think?
Air Date: September 22, 2023
Listen 52:12New Jersey professor participates in NASA mission of analyzing asteroid sample
Dr. Harold Connolly Jr. of Rowan University is a mission sample scientist for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return.
3 days ago
Listen 1:18As they prepare to dole out newly updated booster shots, local health workers are trying to incorporate lessons learned from three years’ worth of vaccine campaigns.
4 days ago
Listen 4:03Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
4 days ago
Face Recognition and What it Means for Our Privacy
Inside the company that could ‘end privacy as we know it’
Air Date: September 20, 2023
Listen 41:11OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves — but with early cost and access barriers
Narcan is a well-known brand of naloxone, a medication that can reverse drug overdoses if someone has taken opioid pills, heroin, or fentanyl.
6 days ago
Listen 3:43Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the ‘4th wave’ of the overdose crisis
The mixture of stimulants like cocaine and meth with highly potent synthetic opioids is a fast-growing driver of fatal overdoses in the U.S.
6 days ago
Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world
Scientists expect the dreaded three-leafed vine will take full advantage of warmer temperatures and rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to grow faster and bigger
1 week ago
Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel improving after suffering stroke
The Phillies say the next 24 hours will be crucial for his recovery.
1 week ago
‘Justified Medical Mistrust’ docuseries looks to the past to change the future of clinical trials
The docuseries explores why racial diversity is key to clinical trials, while addressing a history of mistrust among Black Americans.
1 week ago
Listen 1:45We explore the hidden architecture of science that often underlies music, literature, and more.
Air Date: September 15, 2023
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