
Health & Science
WHYY presents film tracing vets’ cross-country quest for peace of mind
WHYY will host a screening Monday of a documentary that follows two Iraq War veterans on a journey to find peace years after they left the battlefield.
7 years ago
Gov. Wolf doesn’t recall campaign pledge to join climate initiative
Gov. Wolf said Friday he never made a campaign pledge to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative —a market-based effort among northeastern states to limit carbon emissions
7 years ago
Coal company, watershed group reach settlement over new mine
A proposed coal mine is moving forward in southwestern Pennsylvania after its operator reached a settlement with an environmental group.
7 years ago
UV light could be a ray of hope for bats with white-nose syndrome
Scientists might have found a new way to combat white-nose syndrome, a disease caused by a fungus killing millions of bats in the U.S. and Canada.
7 years ago
Mariner East 2: Texts raise questions about Wolf administration role in permitting process
“I don’t know if there’s a smoking gun here but there sure is a lot of smoke,” said Eric Friedman, a Delaware County landowner.
7 years ago
Philly’s homeless count program taps help from people who can relate
This year, the city paid some volunteers to help with the count — those who have experience with substance abuse issues, mental health diagnoses or homelessness.
7 years ago
Listen 2:02Delaware River Basin fracking ban hearings center on environment, economy
7 years ago
There’s no right way to grieve
Guests: Megan Devine, Julia Cooper All of us will experience the death of a loved one in our lives, yet many of u ...
Air Date: January 26, 2018
Listen 49:29Feds cite Sunoco for Mariner East 2 violation during construction in Ohio
7 years ago
Facing her fears to keep playing music
Chrissy Tashijan of the band Thin Lips had paralyzing agoraphobia. Music prevented her world from getting smaller and smaller.
7 years ago
Listen 4:16Flu outbreak causing a drop in N.J. blood donations
Officials are urging anyone who is feeling well to consider donating blood to prevent the shortage from getting worse.
7 years ago
A biological debate: is birdsong music?
Biologists and musicians are still wondering a question that goes back more than a century.
7 years ago
Listen 5:41Is Todd Simpson’s musical talent a gift, or does science explain it?
Blues guitarist Todd Simpson has a genetic disorder. His family calls his innate musical talent a gift from God. Some scientists wonder if it came from a tiny blip in his DNA.
7 years ago
Listen 12:35Lawmakers question agencies’ use of special funds for environmental programs
Rep. Curtis Sonney (R- Erie) said he’d like more transparency from DEP and DCNR about how the special fund money is being committed.
7 years ago
Delaware County Council looks into risk assessment of Mariner East 2 pipeline
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