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Health & Science

Cooling towers belch white smoke into the cloudy blue sky
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Revoking Clean Power Plan could have a big Pa. impact

EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced the EPA will formally propose to revoke the Clean Power Plan, Obama’s regulation for carbon dioxide from the electricity sector.

8 years ago

(SpaceX via AP)
Skytalk
Science

Elon Musk wants to get off this planet

Elon Musk has released a new proposal for becoming a multi-planet species. He is advocating phasing out Falcon 9, Falcon Heavy and Dragon ...

Air Date: October 9, 2017

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A monarch butterfly in Cape May, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Mark Garland)
Science

Why Cape May’s monarch butterfly migration population varies so much

“We’re verging on a big year,” says Mark Garland, director of Cape May’s Monarch Monitoring Project.

8 years ago

Visitors of Independence Mall in Philadelphia walk past signs both depicting and warning of graphic images. Created Equal, the anti-abortion group that is Columbus, Ohio-based, sponsored the protest. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
The Pulse
Science

Waste becomes Achilles heel in fight over abortion

National waste service provider discontinues contracts with abortion clinics under pressure.

8 years ago

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The entrance of the Naples Zoo shortly after Irma hit. (Courtesy of Courtney Jolly)
The Pulse
Science

When zoo animals evacuate, where do they go?

Getting 161 animals to safety requires choreography and cooperation.

8 years ago

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Sunflowers blossom alongside railroad tracks in St. Louis. These meadows, which contain both native and invasive plants, serve as essential wildlife habitat in the city. (Boyce Upholdt/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

A feud over partially wild landscapes

Some ecologists say celebrating 'novel ecosystems' could encourage polluters.

8 years ago

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Dr. Anna Rose Childress is a leading neuroscientist at the University of Pennsylvania's center for addiction studies. She has spent decades scanning and observing the brains of people who have experienced addiction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Navigating the realities of relapse amid recovery

When it comes to recovery, relapse is common. But it doesn't have to be inevitable.

8 years ago

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Members of camp 'License to Chill' cleaning up their site on the second to last day of the event. (Andrew Stelzer/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

How does Burning Man leave the desert squeaky clean?

70,000 people, nine days in the Nevada desert, and zero trash.

8 years ago

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Image courtesy of Care.
Voices in the Family
Health

The Cost of Care

As the population ages, more and more people want to stay in their own home as opposed to transitioning to a nursing home facility. There ...

Air Date: October 6, 2017

Listen 51:18
Work being done at University of Delaware's STAR campus will help children with mobility impairments by creating assistive technologies or clothing with sensors. (Gene Ashley/WHYY)
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Health

UD grad students help children with disabilities be more independent

Work being done at University of Delaware's STAR campus will help children with mobility impairments by creating assistive technologies or clothing with sensors.

8 years ago

Perspective view of Mercury's topography (NASA).
Skytalk
Science

Mercury runs hot and cold

Today, Dave and Dr. Pitts are stopping by the ice craters of Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. Temperatures on Mercury typically ho ...

Air Date: October 6, 2017

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Packages containing a nasal inhalant
Health

Pa. offering $5M worth of naloxone to first responders

Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.

8 years ago

(File/WHYY)
Health

Lower Delaware ACA rate hike approved

Delawareans who receive their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will face premium hikes next year.

8 years ago

Down the Shore
Science

New phase of Barnegat Bay protection plan features 'pollution budget'

A major component of the plan is the establishment of a Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) standard, a pollution budget, for nutrients.

8 years ago

Nurse taking elderly woman's blood pressure in nursing home
Health

Attorney: Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain

The New Jersey Board of Nursing is broken, and the next governor will have to fix it.

8 years ago

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