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Skytalk
Science

Longing for longer days

Sunset now comes at 8:15pm, giving us 14 hours and 36 minutes of daylight here at Philadelphia’s latitude. We have about four ...

Air Date: May 23, 2017

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 Jon McConaughy, owner of Double Brook Farms, stands in the field with his flock of sheep. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

This farmer wants to give animals a better life — and death

Hear what a ‘kinder slaughter’ sounds like. As farmer Jon McConaughy wades through his flock of 400 sheep, lambs bleat, seemin ...

9 years ago

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All the curing at New England Charcuterie is done in one large drying room. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
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How the sausage is made, safely and free of harmful bacteria

Cured meat is a big food trend in the U.S. right now, but the meat isn’t cooked with heat, so it takes a bit of work to keep the sa ...

9 years ago

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Rebecca Ruth Seidel with her dairy cows. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

In the meat industry, cellular agriculture is a new frontier

Scientists are creating meat without killing animals. Some people sink their teeth into a piece of juicy, bloody steak and enjoy e ...

9 years ago

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StateImpact
Science

Commonwealth Court rejects appeal on Mariner East 2 pipeline

9 years ago

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Skytalk
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Think Big by Going Small

How can we get into outer space faster? Nanocraft! The $100 million Breakthrough Starshot initiative intends to develop, within a genera ...

Air Date: May 16, 2017

Listen 00:05:46
 Dr. Jennifer Ramsey, Wildlife Veterinarian with Fish, Wildlife and Parks of Montana collects samples from a fox’s intestine during a necropsy at the lab in Bozeman. The fox may have died from eating a Japanese yew. (Jordon Neidermeier/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Homeowners, spate of animal deaths may come down to yew

Drop-dead gorgeous plant kills big game in the Rocky Mountain West. The Japanese yew is beautiful and deadly. So deadly, land ...

9 years ago

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 Elvis Rosado detoxed alone and was successful. Researchers say stories like his are rare. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Without medical support, DIY detox often fails

Kicking an addictive painkiller habit often requires prescriptions and counseling. By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicte ...

9 years ago

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 Genspace Lab Manager Will Shindel passes out pipette tips to the students while explaining their lab protocol for the day. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

How a gene editing tool went from labs to a middle school classroom

It seems just like yesterday that the gene editing tool called CRISPR Cas9 burst into the science community with seemingly endless option ...

9 years ago

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StateImpact
Science

Sunoco’s pipeline construction releases drilling mud into Delco Creek

9 years ago

Participants in the Survivors Parade of Pink and Salute to Forever Fighters wave to supporters on Eakins Oval during the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure event.
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Race for the Cure draws thousands, raises millions

Thousands gathered on Eakins Oval Mother’s Day for the 27th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Families and friends gathered to w ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times
Health

Fraternity hazing culture

Guests: Doug Fierberg, Gentry McCreary 18 members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University face c ...

Air Date: May 12, 2017

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 Four-year-old D’Juan Roane-Kirby
NewsWorks Tonight
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‘Driving’ to Delaware operating room gets kids revved up for dental surgery

Miniature vehicles are helping a Wilmington, Delaware, clinic ease fear before surgery and cut down on medication. Four-year-old D ...

9 years ago

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 The author is shown with her son, Kent. (Courtesy of Joyanna Wentzel)
Speak Easy
Health

A precarious 101 days for a premature baby

When I went to the doctor on a cold November evening to find out whether I was having a boy or a girl, the last thing I was expecting to ...

9 years ago

StateImpact
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Middletown residents sue Sunoco to stop pipeline, alleging violation of township ordinance

9 years ago

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