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The Bottom of the Sea

The bottom of the ocean seems like an unlikely place to be teeming with life — it’s dark, freezing cold, and subject to enormous pres ...

Air Date: November 25, 2022

Listen 49:22
Eunice aphroditois, better known as the bobbit worm, is a benthic bristle worm that lives in warm marine waters. It can grow up to three meters long (Big Stock).
The Pulse
Science

The Bobbit Worm Chronicles: One man’s epic battle against the sea’s creepiest crawly

When Don Arndt discovered he had a bobbit worm in his aquarium, he knew it needed to go — what followed was a saga worthy of legend.

3 years ago

Listen 16:34
A close-up photo of a red-brown dog with big, furry ears.
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Give a round of app-paws for the 3 new breeds in the National Dog Show

The National Dog Show has been a staple of Thanksgiving Day for two decades. This year, it features three new breeds: the Bracco Italiano, the Russian toy and the mudi.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden, accompanied by Ronald Parker, Chairman of the National Turkey Federation, left, speaks next to Chocolate, the national Thanksgiving turkey, left, during a pardoning ceremony at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Chip, the national Thanksgiving turkey, is at bottom right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Biden opens holidays, pardons turkeys Chocolate and Chip

It's holiday time at the White House, and President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, are plunging into the season.

3 years ago

A potbellied pig grazes in the grass behind a fence.
Community

Long past being ‘adorable’ teacups, abandoned potbellied pigs roaming wild in southern Delaware

Officials alerted owners about securing their animals and having them spayed or neutered. State vets have had to euthanize about a dozen in recent months.

3 years ago

Listen 1:43
A close-up of hands opening a box that is a test kit for avian flu.
Health

‘This thing isn’t over’: Avian flu outbreak reaches 4.4 million birds in Pennsylvania ahead of Thanksgiving sales

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed millions of birds in Pennsylvania, and farms, wildlife centers, and testing labs are bearing the costs.

3 years ago

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A group of protesters gather outside Philadelphia City Hall to call for measures to protect the Delaware River's dwindling Atlantic sturgeon population. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Environmentalists protest projects that impact endangered Atlantic Sturgeon

Protesters symbolically mourned the Atlantic Sturgeon during a mock funeral to urge regulatory agencies to protect the endangered species.

3 years ago

File photo: In this April 22, 2012 photo, a black bear grazes in a field (Toby Talbot/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

After 237% increase in bear-related incidents, N.J. council approves bear hunt

A regulated bear hunt would be a stark policy change for Gov. Phil Murphy, who ended the practice after taking office in 2018.

3 years ago

Bea is pictured at the Philadelphia Zoo with her herd mate.
Radio Times

Regional Roundup: November 14, 2022

Action News' Jim Gardner joins us to talk about his decades on the air. Also, the CDC has updated guidelines for opioid prescription. And, innovation at the Philadelphia Zoo.

Air Date: November 14, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
When the spring high tides strike, tens of thousands of horseshoe crabs descend on the Delaware Bay to spawn. (Steph Yin / WHYY)
Politics & Policy

The Delaware Bay’s female horseshoe crabs spared from commercial harvesting for another year

Conservationists are cheering a decision to prevent next year’s harvest of female horseshoe crabs, which will also help the threatened red knot.

3 years ago

Aerial view of a biogas plant.
Community

Environmental advocates push back against Delaware plans for poultry-based power plant

Opponents of the bioenergy facility planned in Seaford say it will worsen water quality and environmental injustice.

3 years ago

Two children are seated on a horse.
Community
Billy Penn

City kids get a taste of horse riding fun at Fletcher Street’s annual fall festival

“For a while I wanted to do something like this,” said riding club founder Ellis Ferrell.

3 years ago

A cheetah runs inside a quarantine section before being relocated to India. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
The Pulse
Science

Can the cheetah help save India’s grasslands?

Cheetahs were declared extinct 70 years ago in India. Ecologists hope its reintroduction will boost efforts to preserve the country's vast grasslands.

3 years ago

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Move-in day at the Copeland Center for Animal Welfare in New Castle, Del. (Courtesy of Brandywine Valley SPCA)
Community

Brandywine Valley SPCA unveils region’s ‘largest animal welfare facility’

The new shelter includes more outdoor play space, doubles capacity for spay/neuter surgeries, and adds Delaware’s first ICU for shelter pets.

3 years ago

A squirrel is seen on the field as fans cheers during the seventh inning in Game 3 of baseball's National League Division Series between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

With a bat spike and a roaring crowd, the Phillies steal the rally squirrel

The rodent proved good luck this time.

3 years ago

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