
Health & Science
Sweeping study raises questions about who benefits from buyouts of flood-prone homes
Scientists have released the most detailed look yet at how the U.S. government helps residents retreat from flood-prone areas. Climate change is making such questions urgent.
6 years ago
How innovations in fishing technology could save the North Atlantic right whale
Lobstermen and conservationists are finding common ground with ropeless fishing gear, but time is running out.
6 years ago
Listen 08:06Washington County family members tell state to ‘fix’ their cancer study
The families of several people diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in one Pa. county told state health officials to update their data at a public meeting Monday night.
6 years ago
Drive-thru flu shot clinic helps Del. prep for larger public health crises
Hundreds got their flu vaccine at a mobile clinic in Dover but the clinic had another purpose: preparing the state for a bigger health emergency like an anthrax attack.
6 years ago
An app that can catch early signs of eye disease in a flash
It's hard for doctors to do a thorough eye exam on infants. They tend to wiggle around — the babies, that is, not the doctors.
6 years ago
When efforts to eat ‘clean’ become an unhealthy obsession
Whether it's gluten-free, dairy-free, raw food, or all-organic, many people these days are committed to so-called "clean eating."
6 years ago
More than 100 N.J. water systems may have unsafe lead levels
Analysis of state data finds that lead service lines are potentially harmful to more than 5 million area residents.
6 years ago
How Penn State is cutting greenhouse emissions in half — and saving money
This year, with the cost of solar power falling sharply, Penn State signed a deal to buy electricity from a new 500-acre solar farm in Pennsylvania's Franklin County.
6 years ago
We’re pulling tuna out of the ocean at unprecedented — and unsustainable — rates
A study finds that tuna harvests have increased by an astonishing 1,000% in the last 60 years — a rate some scientists warn is unsustainable.
6 years ago
Pa. reports first death from vaping-related illness
The Pennsylvania Health Department says one person in the state has died from lung injuries associated with vaping.
6 years ago
While updating water meters, Philadelphia will develop database of city’s lead pipes
As part of its meter upgrade initiative, the Philadelphia Water Department will look for lead service lines inside homes and log the ones it finds.
6 years ago
Fake vs. Real — And When It Matters
There was a time when seeing was believing — but that’s changing, thanks to new technology that’s elevating fakery to a whole new l ...
Air Date: October 4, 2019
Listen 48:59N.J. should ban flavored e-cigarettes to curb youth vaping, task force urges
The ban was one of several recommendations made by a task force Gov. Phil Murphy created three weeks ago, as officials look for ways to curb youth vaping.
6 years ago
Deepfakes: What are they and should we be worried?
Machine learning is democratizing special effects — and that might be a bad thing.
6 years ago
Listen 13:04Shale gas off-ramp: Pa.’s fracking boom helps fuel plastics production overseas
So much ethane is coming out of the ground in Pennsylvania, and other drilling hot spots around the country, that chemical plants in the U.S. can’t use it all.
6 years ago
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