Health & Science
Astronomers glimpse cosmic dawn, when the stars switched on
The signal showed unexpectedly cold temperatures and an unusually pronounced wave.
8 years ago
Environmental groups seek injunction to halt Mariner East 2 pipeline construction
Several environmental groups have asked the Commonwealth Court for an injunction to halt Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners Mariner East 2 pipeline construction.
8 years ago
As FDA encourages new medications for opioid addiction, roadblocks to treatment remain
The FDA is expected to issue new guidelines next month to encourage drugmakers to develop new medications for treating opioid addiction.
8 years ago
Asian ticks (mysteriously) turned up on a New Jersey sheep
Investigators found hundreds on the sheep and collected nearly a thousand more from the one-acre paddock.
8 years ago
Severity of flu season illustrates need for paid sick days in N.J., advocates say
The legislation under consideration would require employers with fewer than 10 workers to offer five paid sick days. Larger employers would have to provide nine paid days.
8 years ago
Flu ‘very much active’ in Delaware, records reach 14-year high
Over the past week, 1,521 more Delawareans were diagnosed with the flu, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 5,758. There also were five flu-related deaths.
8 years ago
Guests: Michio Kaku Physicist and futurist MICHIO KAKU theorizes ...
Air Date: February 26, 2018
Listen 49:26NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned images that clearly show thick layers of water ice just beneath the surface and ext ...
Air Date: February 26, 2018
Listen 05:08New Jersey camp for family of ALS patients expands to five states
Many children and grandchildren of those with ALS become caregivers, and watching a loved one’s health deteriorate can be stressful and isolating.
8 years ago
Listen 1:21Early spring peepers might be trouble for rest of food chain
Recent unseasonably warm weather has lured some frogs out of hibernation early. Herpetologists worry what that might mean for them — and other animals.
8 years ago
Listen 2:14These 10 ERs sharply reduced opioid use and still eased pain
The 10 hospitals that took part in the collaboration were scattered all over Colorado.
8 years ago
Audio postcard: First responders save man who has overdosed on heroin
As a note to listeners, some of the sounds contained in this story may be disturbing.
8 years ago
FERC order effectively denies appeals of PennEast approval, critics say
Federal regulators have effectively denied a request to reconsider their approval of the planned PennEast Pipeline, the agency’s critics say.
8 years ago
Delaware Bay’s crabs contributing to dip in already threatened red knot population
The red knots stop for nourishment along the Delaware Bay on their annual journey from Chile to the Arctic.
8 years ago
Mobile cancer screening funding in jeopardy
Hundreds of Delaware women who receive services on the state-funded Mobile Health Screening Van may have to seek other providers if the state decides to cut its funding.
8 years ago
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