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Down the Shore
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.

6 years ago

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A hydrogen fluoride release during PES fire could have been disastrous. Some say the toxic chemical shouldn’t be used

It's used to make cleaner-burning gasoline in about four dozen refineries in the U.S., including two in Philly region.

6 years ago

(July 20, 1969) Astronaut Buzz Aldrin, walks on the surface of the Moon during the Apollo 11 extravehicular activity. Astronaut Neil A. Armstrong took this photograph with a 70mm lunar surface camera.
Radio Times
Science

Walking on the moon

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 49:00
A federally funded study is testing aerobic exercise as a way to prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease.
NPR
Health

Is 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.

6 years ago

The Pulse
Health

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.

6 years ago

Listen 17:08
The Pulse
Science

The Other Side of the Moon

In honor of Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, we’ve been talking a lot about gettin ...

Air Date: July 19, 2019

Listen 53:22
Patty Stoll, senior director and division manager for ILC Dover’s space systems division, stands with a suit made at ILC Dover in Frederica, Delaware for the Apollo mission. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Science

Delaware 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.

6 years ago

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Drexel Medicine on Broad St. in Philadelphia (Google maps)
Health

Major 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.

6 years ago

A large flare burns off fuel at Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery while firefighters battle a fire there. The wind carried the black smoke toward residential areas of South Philadelphia. (Emma lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Science
PlanPhilly

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

6 years ago

When the spring high tides strike, horseshoe crabs know its time to spawn. Tens of thousands of them descend on the Delaware Bay every year for an epic mating ritual. (Steph Yin/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

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.

6 years ago

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(AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam)
Radio Times
Science

Elephant conservation

We 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 49:13
Blue lights bathe the bathroom at a Center City Starbucks MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN
Health
Billy Penn

Philly’s opioid epidemic is so bad Starbucks has blue lights in the bathrooms

The coffee giant also has needle disposals at the ready.

6 years ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks about the Green New Deal in Washington, D.C., on May 13. She has shined a spotlight on a once-obscure brand of economics known as
NPR
Health

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.

6 years ago

The astronauts of Apollo 11 train in various simulations. (NASA)
NPR
Science

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.

6 years ago

MRI scan or magnetic resonance image of head and brain scan. Close up view
Health

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.

6 years ago

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