
Health & Science
A feud over partially wild landscapes
Some ecologists say celebrating 'novel ecosystems' could encourage polluters.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Navigating the realities of relapse amid recovery
When it comes to recovery, relapse is common. But it doesn't have to be inevitable.
8 years ago
Listen 9:26How does Burning Man leave the desert squeaky clean?
70,000 people, nine days in the Nevada desert, and zero trash.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00As the population ages, more and more people want to stay in their own home as opposed to transitioning to a nursing home facility. There ...
Air Date: October 6, 2017
Listen 51:18UD grad students help children with disabilities be more independent
Work being done at University of Delaware's STAR campus will help children with mobility impairments by creating assistive technologies or clothing with sensors.
8 years ago
Today, Dave and Dr. Pitts are stopping by the ice craters of Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Temperatures on Mercury typically ho ...
Air Date: October 6, 2017
Listen 5:30Pa. offering $5M worth of naloxone to first responders
Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.
8 years ago
Lower Delaware ACA rate hike approved
Delawareans who receive their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will face premium hikes next year.
8 years ago
New phase of Barnegat Bay protection plan features 'pollution budget'
A major component of the plan is the establishment of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) standard, a pollution budget, for nutrients.
8 years ago
Attorney: Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain
The New Jersey Board of Nursing is broken, and the next governor will have to fix it.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Oyster Creek nuclear plant in N.J. may close before planned 2019 shutdown
The Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Ocean County, New Jersey, may be shut down a bit sooner than scheduled.
8 years ago
Housing comes first at Philly program for homeless heroin users
Pathways to Housing Pa. uses what's called a "housing-first" approach. Its program for those with severe opioid addiction is one of the first of its kind in the country.
8 years ago
Listen 5:57Major beach replenishment funding approved for Delaware
More than one million cubic yards of sand will be pumped onto beaches in Bethany, South Bethany and Fenwick Island to repair damage caused by recent storms.
8 years ago
Pallone pushes testing for condition causing sudden cardiac arrest
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone is introducing legislation to combat a condition he said is the leading cause of death at schools.
8 years ago
October to likely feature above average temperatures at the Jersey Shore
Don't pack your warm weather gear away just yet.
8 years ago
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