
Biology
Vaccines are still tested with horseshoe crab blood. The industry is finally changing
One biomedical company agreed to more oversight, and a regulatory group is paving the way for drug companies to use animal-free alternatives.
1 day ago
Mütter Museum launches public engagement program over the future of its collection
After a controversial decision to rethink its collection of medical pathologies, the Mütter will launch a 2-year public discussion about human remains.
1 week ago
Our Human Footprint on the Planet
Princeton University biologist and host of the PBS show, "Human Footprint," Shane Campbell-Staton on our connection to the natural world and how we are transforming it.
Air Date: September 8, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:01Singer-Songwriter Amos Lee, Rick Steves on Travel, Sharks at the Shore
This episode holds the best of the summer. Rick Steves joins us to talk about how to travel, a biologist tells us why we need to love sharks and Amos Lee plays live music.
Air Date: August 23, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:02Former Harvard morgue manager stole brains, skin and other body parts to sell them, indictment says
They say 55-year-old Cedric Lodge stole dissected portions of cadavers that were donated to the Harvard Medical School from 2018 to early 2023.
3 months ago
Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88
Payne saw the discovery of whale song as a chance to spur interest in saving the giant animals, who were disappearing from the planet.
3 months ago
Election Analysis, Red Knots, Ilyon Woo’s “Master Slave Husband Wife”
One day after the primaries, what do we know about the outcome of the election, voter turnout and the issues at stake? Plus, red knits return to the Delaware Bay beaches.
Air Date: May 16, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 50:39An overlooked brain system helps you grab a coffee – and plan your next cup
The act of "reaching for a cup of coffee" has scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis finding previously overlooked active areas of the brain.
5 months ago
Philly’s cherry blossoms are blooming just a bit late despite a warm winter
The blooming trees are a sign it's time to evaluate how well your trees survived the winter, says one local arborist.
6 months ago
Flowers and trees are blooming super early in Philly after a warmer-than-usual winter
The region’s warmer-than-usual winter, with an abundance of “growing degree” days, has led to plantlife being three weeks ahead of schedule.
7 months ago
Stockton professor goes ‘Once Upon Deep Time’ to create music album
Stockton professor and paleontologist Matthew Bonnan used the extra time he had during pandemic lockdown to create an album on the evolution of hearing.
8 months ago
Listen 3:54A Portuguese pooch that was almost killed at birth has become the world’s oldest dog
At 30 years and 266 days and counting, Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, has broken the century-old world record for oldest dog ever, according to Guinness World Records.
8 months ago
Researchers are looking for answers amid spike in beached whales at the Jersey Shore
Several whales have been found washed ashore on the East Coast. Researchers think vessels are to blame.
8 months ago
Listen 2:01Psychedelic drugs may launch a new era in psychiatric treatment, brain scientists say
One of the hottest tickets at this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego was a session on psychedelic drugs.
9 months ago