
Health & Science
New Jersey offers ‘Care Cam’ to nursing home patients, families
A state-run program employing hidden cameras to prevent and catch elder abuse in New Jersey is reaching new territory. Attorney Ge ...
6 years ago
Listen 4:05Philadelphia students get dirt under their nails producing fresh fruit for their neighborhoods
In a city where far too many lack access to fresh fruits and vegetables, opportunities for communities to create their own sources of hea ...
6 years ago
Find the positive in feeling negative
When you’re feeling grumpy, or irritated, or sad – the best remedy might be to embrace those negative feelings – that ...
Air Date: August 22, 2017
Listen 00:03:40Historic eclipse turns day into night across the U.S.
Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun
6 years ago
ListenPanic is the biggest enemy for those caught in a rip current
“Don’t Panic.” In Douglas Adam’s brilliant sci-fi comedy “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ...
6 years ago
Trenton Water Works alerts homeowners of high lead levels, warns against drinking water
Dangerously high lead levels have been discovered in water at more than a dozen of nearly 120 homes and buildings tested recently by the ...
6 years ago
First Person: Dr. Kara Odom Walker
First Person this week is the head of Delaware’s Department of Health and Social Services Dr. Kara Odom Walker. We discuss t ...
6 years ago
Delaware astronomer hopes solar eclipse inspires young people
A solar eclipse in the 70s inspired Judi Provencal to study the stars. Now, as the resident astronomer at Mt. Cuba Astronomical Observato ...
6 years ago
The total eclipse of the sun: where, when, how and wow
Guests: Jay Pasachoff, Derrick Pitts, Dave Goldberg The excitement is growing in anticipation of Monday’ ...
Air Date: August 18, 2017
Listen 00:50:00The story behind Philly’s heroin encampment
As the controversial spot closes down, we take a tour of its history. There’s a part of Philadelphia, just a few miles north ...
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Listen 13:03Monday’s eclipse to provide rare research opportunity for scientists
Paul Halpern, physics professor at University of the Sciences explains how scientists use this rare event in their research. The g ...
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Listen 8:38A star-studded trip to witness the 1973 eclipse
Retired Pennsylvania science teacher Stephen Berr made plans two years ago to witness this year’s solar eclipse in Driggs, Idaho. ...
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Listen 3:59New Jersey offers incentives for psychiatrists to set up shop in rural, low-income areas
Amid a national shortage of psychiatrists, residents of rural and low-income areas feel are feeling the pinch more strongly. Ech ...
6 years ago
What’s a cloud forest without clouds?
Scientists say climate change could dry out misty jungles in the Andes of Peru. Along mountainsides in Central and South America, ...
6 years ago
Listen 6:08Returning restaurants’ oyster shells back to the water
Shell recycling keeps them out of landfills and improves ecosystem health. About 120 miles east of Washington, D.C., Delaware’s ...
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