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In this photo taken by Salem Township Supervisor Kerry Jobe, flames erupt during a natural gas explosion at a pipeline complex in Greensburg, Pa., Friday, April 29, 2016. The explosion, which burned one person, caused flames to shoot above nearby treetops in the largely rural Salem Township, about 30 miles east of Pittsburgh, and prompted authorities to evacuate businesses nearby. The cause of the blast wasn't immediately clear. (Kerry Jobe via AP)
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StateImpact Pennsylvania

Mariner East 2: What are natural gas liquids, and what happens if they leak?

In 2017, about 1,000 gallons of natural gas liquids leaked from the Mariner East 1 in Morgantown, Berks County. It was discovered by a resident who noticed discolored grass.

8 years ago

Alyssa Collins, Director of the Penn State Southeast Agricultural Research and Extension Center, holds hemp seeds grown as part of a research crop. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
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Research in Pa. could inform future hemp production in Mid-Atlantic

Farmers and researchers in 23 Pennsylvania counties have been studying industrial hemp in trial crops this year.

8 years ago

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The Pulse
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In the Name of Science

Advances in science don’t just happen — sometimes, real progress requires heroic measures. On this show, we explore the lengths peopl ...

Air Date: October 5, 2018

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Claudia Copley begins
 her work collecting insects and spiders on Mt. Whitford, British Columbia. Copley manages the entomology collection at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. (Molly Segal)
The Pulse
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Discovery science didn’t end with Darwin

In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.

8 years ago

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Astrophysicists Jarita Holbrook, Alphonse Sterling (background) Fana Mulu-Moore, and Hakeem Oluseyi (Jarita Holbrook)
The Pulse
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‘Black Suns’ captures rare solar eclipse images

A film documents the work and adventure of African American astrophysicists.

8 years ago

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Antibiotics are widely overprescribed for the common cold. Doctors' concern for patient satisfaction ratings may be one reason. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Patients give doctors high marks for prescribing antibiotics for common sniffles

Doctors are often rated on Yelp or other online platforms.

8 years ago

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Sexual assault and harassment may have lasting health repercussions for women

The trauma of sexual assault or harassment is not only hard to forget; it may also leave lasting effects on a woman's health.

8 years ago

Delaware's Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Kara Odom Walker outlines the state's new effort to connect victims of substance abuse with social services provided by the state. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Health

Delaware trying to connect those struggling with substance use to social services

The effort launches as just 38 percent of Delawareans who are diagnosed with substance abuse make it into treatment.

8 years ago

The blue vending machine on display Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018 in Head House Square in Philadelphia. (Nine Feldman/WHYY)
Health

Publicity stunt promotes medical marijuana as alternative treatment for opioid addiction

People walking in Philadelphia’s Head House Square encountered an unusual interruption on Tuesday – a bright blue vending machine ...

8 years ago

backhoe works at a construction site
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

‘Regulatory issues’ delay opening of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline

PUC cites 'numerous ongoing matters' yet to be resolved

8 years ago

Skytalk
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When Push Comes to Shove

Gaia, a galactic surveyor spacecraft, has caught our galaxy doing “the wave!” Studies of one billion stars show a wave-like m ...

Air Date: October 1, 2018

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An aerial view of Mariner East 2 pipeline construction, adjacent to the Fairview Golf Course in Lebanon County August 24, 2018. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

We’re wired to be wary of certain things. Here’s why pipelines are among them

The science of fear partly explains why some residents dread Mariner East 2.

8 years ago

Sanitation workers clear away mounds of garbage from a heroin encampment at Lehigh and Kensington avenues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia wary of Hepatitis A outbreak as Kensington homeless population grows

The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.

8 years ago

Dr. Paul Farmer examines a tuberculosis patient in Monrovia, Liberia. (Katherine Kralievits / PIH)
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Is the world finally ready to end the deadliest infectious disease?

Maybe the short answer is: We need a better imagination?

8 years ago

Smoke from the Lions Fire obscures granite peaks in the Sierra Nevada. (Nathan Rott/NPR)
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Science

Fire ecologists say more fires should be left to burn. So why aren’t they?

Overgrown forests are one of the biggest contributors to the massive, catastrophic fires that are becoming more common in much of the west.

8 years ago

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