Biology
Human retinas grown in a dish reveal origin of color vision
It takes up to a year to turn a batch of immature retinal cells into a functioning organoid.
8 years ago
Monarch butterfly migration season heats up in Cape May
Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up.
8 years ago
Discovery science didn’t end with Darwin
In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.
8 years ago
Listen 11:33‘Blue button’ jellyfish make rare Shore appearance
Hurricane Florence may be long gone but the storm's presence is still being felt at the Jersey Shore.
8 years ago
Feds probe Texas surf resort after N.J. surfer dies from ‘brain-eating amoeba’
A surf resort in Central Texas has voluntarily closed pending test results into what is commonly referred to as a "brain-eating amoeba."
8 years ago
Bones reveal the Brontosaurus had an older, massive cousin in South Africa
The newly discovered dinosaur, Ledumahadi mafube, translates to "a giant thunderclap at dawn."
8 years ago
Health and Human Services says it’s reviewing use of fetal tissue for research
The Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing all medical research involving human fetal tissue.
8 years ago
Another Portuguese man-of-war influx on Shore beaches likely due to Hurricane Florence
Hurricane Florence, responsible for an historic deluge over the Carolinas and spurring catastrophic flooding, is likely to blame for another Portuguese man-of-war influx.
8 years ago
Scientists create immature human eggs from stem cells
A team of Japanese scientists turned human blood cells into stem cells, which they then transformed into very immature human eggs.
8 years ago
WATCH: ‘Superpod’ of dolphins seen racing off California coast
We know what we'll be doing this weekend: turning up the sound and watching this video on repeat.
8 years ago
Aroused: how hormones control us
Guest: Randi Hutter Epstein We blame a lot on our hormones – weight gain, sex drive, sleep loss, mood swings, i ...
Air Date: September 3, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Scientists race to improve ‘living drugs’ to fight cancer
The engineered cells are made by extracting T cells — a key part of the immune system -- from each patient's blood and then genetically modifying them in the lab.
8 years ago
Boxers or briefs? experts disagree over tight underwear’s effect on male fertility
If you've ever seen someone with testicles get kicked in the groin, then you probably know that male genitals — aren't actually that tough.
8 years ago
Scientists discover the secret weapon of stomach viruses
Researchers have discovered why some stomach bugs hit us so hard — and spread so fast.
8 years ago



![1599px-(Porpita_porpita)_Blue_button_at_Thotlakonda_Beach_06 A blue button jellyfish. (By Adityamadhav83 [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons)](https://whyy.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1599px-Porpita_porpita_Blue_button_at_Thotlakonda_Beach_06-360x280.jpg)










