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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: July 19, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:55
The osprey population has grown in part because of a decline in contaminants in the Delaware estuary. (Photo/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Delaware estuary’s ospreys recover as fish contaminants decline, report says

The population growth suggests an overall improvement in the region’s ecological health.

8 years ago

U.S. Coast Guard photo.
Down the Shore
Science

Crews successfully disentangle distressed humpback whale in N.J. bay

The juvenile whale - estimated to be more than 30-feet-long - was freed Wednesday, months after the first reports of entanglement by a piece of gill net.

8 years ago

Physiological psychologist Leslie Stein tips back a sip of PTC, a chemical cousin to a compound found in Brussels sprouts. Stein finds the flavor unpleasant, while others find it intollerably bitter, and to some its taste is neutral. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Same genes, different tastes

Researchers say environmental factors could explain why some identical twins taste things differently

8 years ago

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A red crimson Japanese barberry bush (Berberis thunbergii) grows in the middle of a decorative garden in front of a home  (Bigstock/Willard Losinger)
Science

Pa. considers banning Japanese barberry, a popular but invasive landscaping plant

The shrub is already banned in New York, Maine, and other states. It’s a haven for ticks and mice.

8 years ago

Keeper Zachariah Mutai attends in March to Fatu, one of only two female northern white rhinos left in the world, in the pen where she is kept for observation, at the Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Laikipia county in Kenya. Scientists have successfully grown hybrid white rhino embryos in the lab, stoking hopes that a purebred northern white rhino could be implanted in a surrogate. (Sunday Alamba/AP)
NPR
Science

Scientists hope lab-grown embryos can save rhino species from extinction

Only two of these rhinos are still alive, both females living in a sanctuary in Kenya and protected around the clock by armed guards.

8 years ago

(Image: opencage.info via Creative Commons)
Down the Shore
Science

Dangerous jellyfish now found in northern Barnegat Bay

A dangerous invasive jellyfish continues to move south along internal Jersey Shore waterways. The clinging jellyfish, packing a po ...

8 years ago

In these two two-cell mouse embryos, the surface of the embryos is outlined in orange, the DNA in the nucleus is indicated in blue and the activity of the LINE-1 gene is indicated via bright red spots. (Ramalho-Santos lab/UCSF)
NPR
Science

Some DNA dismissed as ‘junk’ is crucial to embryo development

A study published Thursday finds that some of these snippets may actually play a vital role in the development of embryos.

8 years ago

A screen-capture from a video posted on YouTube by Wildwood Video Archive of the MV Twin Capes sinking last Friday.
Down the Shore
Community

Cape May-Lewes ferry sunk to expand artificial reef

A ferry boat that once transported countless people and vehicles between New Jersey and Delaware is on another mission after it was sunk last Friday.

8 years ago

An adult female turtle crossing Great Bay Boulevard in Little Egg Harbor. (Image courtesy of Conserve Wildlife Foundation of New Jersey)
Down the Shore
Community

Turtle roadway strikes in problematic area slashed thanks to group’s efforts

Why did the turtle cross the road? To lay eggs, of course. It’s now the beginning of the annual nesting season for northern diam ...

8 years ago

A clinging jellyfish that was found in an Ocean County river. (Image courtesy of Dr. Paul Bologna)
Down the Shore
Community

Invasive jellyfish with powerful sting found in another N.J. river

A tiny invasive jellyfish that packs a powerful sting has been found in a second Jersey Shore river since May. 

8 years ago

A doctor holds a stethoscope on a pregnant person's belly.
Science

New blood test for pregnant women could predict preterm birth

In 2016, one in 10 babies in the U.S. were born before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Worldwide, preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death for children under 5

8 years ago

Three mice climb on and around a clear transport tube. These mice also have crinkled paper nesting material, which they have gathered into one end of their cage in preparation for building a nest. Photo credit: Austin Thomason, Michigan Photography
The Pulse
Science

Is it important to keep lab rats happy?

Veterinarians say bored mice and rats that live in barren cages are bad test subjects.

8 years ago

Neuroscientist Ashley Juavinett looks at the cells in a mouse's brain (marked in green) while the mouse looks at something. Part of her research is studying the neurons and circuits in the brain that help us (and mice) see the world. Photo provided by Ashely Juavinett
The Pulse
Science

When your job includes experimenting on animals

Neuroscientist Ashley Juavinett says, “we have medicine and amazing treatments because of all the animal research we’ve done.”

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, June 6, 2018

A federal judge prohibits the federal government from penalizing Philadelphia in response to its sanctuary city policy. The Pennsylvania ...

Air Date: June 6, 2018

Listen 29:15
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