Health & Science
To bark is divine: The contest that the National Dog Show is not going to televise
Before the National Dog Show taped in Philadelphia, it held an off-book barking contest. Here’s what barking tells us about dogs.
3 hours ago
Federal funding freeze stalls New Jersey beach replenishment projects
The stalled beach nourishment projects come after a new study found that coastal flooding could become the norm in the near future.
2 days ago
Sea-level rise accelerates in New Jersey, raising coastal flooding risk, study says
Landmark report forecasts water levels and temperature gain but avoids policy prescriptions.
5 days ago
What Science Says About How Much Our Food Choices Matter
Ahead of Thanksgiving, we take a look at new nutrition research, and what we should — and shouldn’t — be eating.
Air Date: November 21, 2025
Listen 49:34After 47 years and 16,000 babies, a Bryn Mawr birth center will close its doors early next year
The Lifecycle Wellness and Birth Center will stop delivering babies by Feb. 15 and wind down all other services by late March.
6 days ago
Listen 1:07How not to be mistaken for a chatbot
Top signs from researchers that something was written by AI, and how to avoid sounding like a chatbot yourself.
1 week ago
Listen 14:01A flurry of funding cuts are threatening resources for those struggling with HIV.
1 week ago
Parent company Tower Health will lay off 131 people at Pottstown Hospital by January and close the facility’s ICU, cancer center and endoscopy suite.
1 week ago
Listen 1:11‘Consequential decision’: PJM electrical grid to decide who pays bill for massive data centers
Delaware and Maryland state lawmakers say ratepayers should not pick up the tab for energy-hungry data centers.
1 week ago
Listen 1:05In rooftop solar, advocates see a ‘missed opportunity’ for clean energy in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania lawmakers have been at an impasse on clean energy legislation for years.
1 week ago
How to 'Engineer' Your Dreams and End Nightmares
Researcher Michelle Carr explores “dream engineering” in her new book “Nightmare Obscura: A Dream Engineer's Guide Through the Sleeping Mind."
Air Date: November 17, 2025
Listen 31:33Millions of gallons of raw sewage spill into Camden County’s waterways each year
The Cooper and the Delaware rivers often contain fecal bacteria levels that make it unsafe to swim, fish or even kayak in.
1 week ago
Listen 1:19About 3 in 4 Pennsylvanians will still qualify for some tax credits, but the amounts will, on average, be smaller. Others face paying for plans at full price.
1 week ago
Listen 2:48The mission of the campaign is to spread educational messaging and conversation points about heart health and what additional factors lead to risk conditions.
1 week ago
Listen 0:56An exploration of how AI is changing the way we feel — about ourselves and everything else.
Air Date: November 14, 2025
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