
Health & Science
Invasive tick species found last year in New Jersey survived winter
The longhorned tick is known to transmit diseases in East Asia, but no disease has been detected in the ones found in Hunterdon County.
7 years ago
Anxiety relief without the high: New studies on CBD, a cannabis extract
As more states legalize marijuana, there's growing interest in a cannabis extract — cannabidiol, also known as CBD.
7 years ago
Amid Pa. opioid disaster, lacking ID still a barrier to treatment
It's not easy to hold onto your possessions when you're living on the street, and that also goes for your license or birth certificate.
7 years ago
When teens cyberbully themselves
They're anonymously posting mean and derogatory comments about themselves on social media.
7 years ago
After air accidents, survivors grapple with flying again
Plane crashes are rare, but when they happen, people often survive them.
7 years ago
Philly is ‘floating on opioids’: Civic leaders address drug crisis, share solutions
Philadelphia is wrestling with one of the nation’s highest overdose death rates amid a drug crisis that does not appear to be letting up.
7 years ago
Lots of thought for food at ’18 Philly Science Festival
Philadelphia Science Festival brings new perspective to Reading Terminal Market treats.
7 years ago
The current political atmosphere has many people feeling distressed. What’s the best way to cope with our emotions when we’re outrage ...
Air Date: April 20, 2018
Listen 51:18SpaceX launches NASA satellite to search for alien worlds
Tess — short for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — will spend two years searching for planets.
7 years ago
Thirty-four-year-old Meghan Adorno says being vegan is about keeping herself healthy, protecting animals, and saving the planet.
7 years ago
Listen 2:40Living in Houston with flaring smokestacks in the distance stoked Carrie Feibel’s eco-anxieties. Still, she decided to have a kid... but just one.
7 years ago
Listen 5:31Carbon indulgences: Pay to lighten your carbon footprint
Some companies offer you the chance to “erase” your carbon sins without making big changes to your lifestyle.
7 years ago
Listen 7:57What brings a mosquito in for the bite?
Here's what you learn when you put smelly socks in front of mosquitoes.
7 years ago
Parenting of the future: Many embryos, each with DNA profile
You've probably read about concerns over "designer babies," whose DNA is shaped by gene editing.
7 years ago
Debate over Philly’s safe injection site plan gets personal
Evan and Darlene love each other. But they do not see eye to eye on safe injection sites. The debate has infused their conversations, in all hours of the day and night.
7 years ago
Listen 5:26Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.