Health & Science
Environmental organization deploys 1 million oysters at N.J. ‘living shoreline’
An environmental organization and the U.S. Navy teamed up Tuesday to deploy one million oysters at a "living shoreline" at Naval Weapons Station Earle on the Jersey coast.
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It's used to make cleaner-burning gasoline in about four dozen refineries in the U.S., including two in Philly region.
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On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, we discuss the mission, what we learned about the moon and space, the evolution of the spacesuit, and the new space race.
Air Date: July 19, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Is aerobic exercise the right prescription for staving off Alzheimer’s?
Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease.
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Does the moon affect bipolar disorder?
Science has largely debunked the idea that the moon influences our behavior — but recent research is questioning that modern wisdom.
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Listen 17:08In honor of Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, we’ve been talking a lot about gettin ...
Air Date: July 19, 2019
Listen 53:22Delaware companies eye a future in space while marking Apollo 11’s anniversary
Two Delaware companies that contributed spacesuits and other materials to the moon landing 50 years ago see a role in future space missions.
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Listen 1:41Major Drexel medical layoffs could jeopardize patient care
Hahnemann Hospital’s owner is due back in U.S. Bankruptcy Court as Drexel lays off physicians and clinicians and St. Christopher’s gets an offer.
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Extreme weather causes fumes to escape fire-stricken PES refinery
Heavy rain shifted the lid of a tank at PES refinery causing fumes to escape. City officials say there is no sign abnormal pollutants were released
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Delaware Bay’s spring sex party
Horseshoe crabs breed along North America’s eastern coast, from Maine to Mexico. And every year, tens of thousands of them hook up on the beaches of Delaware and New Jersey.
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Listen 07:57We discuss the threats to African and Asian elephants, the illegal ivory trade, what we're learning about their minds and social lives, and their relationship with people.
Air Date: July 18, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:13Philly’s opioid epidemic is so bad Starbucks has blue lights in the bathrooms
The coffee giant also has needle disposals at the ready.
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This economic theory could be used to pay for the Green New Deal
Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "Modern Monetary Theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal.
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Seeing Apollo through the eyes of astronauts
NPR spoke to five former NASA astronauts who flew on space missions to learn how they see these photos.
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New clinic plans to treat resistant PTSD with psychedelic drug
The Landing, which plans to open in Wyndmoor in the fall, hopes to get FDA approval to offer psychotherapy assisted by MDMA, also known as ecstacy.
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