
Health & Science
An acceptable range for the estimated number of galaxies in the universe is between 100 and 200 billion, according to astronomer Mario Li ...
Air Date: March 26, 2018
Listen 07:19About 5% of couples have open relationships – where the partners are committed to staying together, but see other people. In ...
Air Date: March 26, 2018
Listen 03:29N.J. files in federal court to stop PennEast from condemning protected land
7 years ago
Drawing from another perspective, City Hall exhibit features work by artists with autism
The work is part of the 2018 Philadelphia Autism Project Art Show, which called on the autistic community to submit works conveying their experiences of the city.
7 years ago
As milk prices fall, dairy farmers in Pennsylvania seek mental health support
Milk prices have been falling for several years because supply is outpacing demand. Milk prices are so low, some farmers are losing money every day.
7 years ago
Wastewater well opposed by some Pa. residents secures state permit
Marianne Atkinson of Brady Township said her family’s water well is 900 feet from the proposed injection site.
7 years ago
Federal budget includes $5M for Delaware River clean up
The $1.3 trillion spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday unexpectedly brought good news for environmentalists.
7 years ago
Could some Pa. counties scrap the annual vehicle emissions test? A study aims to figure that out
Emission tests are required in 25 of Pennsylvania’s 67 counties.
7 years ago
Spending bill lets CDC study gun violence; but researchers are skeptical it will help
Some worry that rather than freeing up the CDC to fund more research on gun violence, the new language might do the opposite, by seeming to limit CDC funding.
7 years ago
Report: Severance tax proposal could cost Pa. mineral owners millions
“States that levy a natural gas severance tax allow those costs to be treated like a post-production cost,” IFO director Matthew Knittel wrote.
7 years ago
Mother of slain N.J. man blames computer program for his shooting
In New Jersey, there’s a bail algorithm designed to recommend whether you sit behind bars or walk free until your trial. The state’s court system recently abandoned cash bail.
7 years ago
Listen 9:50USciences event considers marijuana as ‘condom of the opioid crisis’
A discussion at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia looked at whether medical marijuana has a place in alleviating Pennsylvania’s opioid crisis.
7 years ago
Groups oppose another coal mining permit in Greene County state park
They argue that longwall mining, the technique Consol would use to mine beneath the stream, can cause ground beneath streams to fall in.
7 years ago
At 92, finding a friend in Amazon Alexa
For some older folks, voice assistants can feel like helpful companions.
7 years ago
Listen 3:16On a break: teens ghost social media
One study found that more than half of teenagers are intentionally spending less time on their phones.
7 years ago
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