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Several row homes on one side of a block
Delaware
Environment
Public Health

Toxic PFAS detected in household dust samples in New Castle, Del.

CDC researchers detected several types of PFAS in outdoor and indoor air, as well as in household dust found on surfaces and in vacuum cleaners.

2 weeks ago

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A view of the Delaware River.
Environment
Preservation
Sustainability

Conservationists celebrate more than 200 federally funded projects to restore waterways in Delaware watershed

The program funds habitat restoration and conservation initiatives throughout the Delaware River watershed.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:14
A Quaker parrot, known for its ability to mimic human speech, sits on the shoulder of a young man. (Bigstock/Insonnia)
The Pulse
Technology

Artificial voices sound like us, but they lack fundamental qualities of human speech

Professor of linguistics Emily Bender discusses the limitations of speech powered by LLMs and why it’s fundamentally different from human speech.

3 weeks ago

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A scrabble board with the letters A and I. (Pixels/Markus Winkler)
The Pulse
Race & Ethnicity
Technology

How some endangered language speakers get creative with AI for preservation efforts

Revitalizing endangered Indigenous languages that have little or no digital presence is challenging with artificial intelligence—but not impossible.

3 weeks ago

Listen 11:05
A person holds one old cassette tape out of many. (Bigstock/Tik.Tak)
The Pulse
Philadelphia
Technology

How AI and 40 years of recordings can help detect the subtle forces that shape how we speak

The Philadelphia Neighborhood Corpus collected more than 400 audio recordings to study spoken language. AI is helping researchers understand the data.

3 weeks ago

Listen 14:08
the top of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Animals
Environment
Government
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania State Capitol to begin crow dispersal program this week

Starting Monday, loud noises are expected for two hours a night near the capitol as the state attempts to deter thousands of crows away from capitol grounds.

3 weeks ago

A view of the Delaware River from Morrisville, Pa. The Delaware River Basin Commission voted Wednesday on a resolution that could result in a ban on fracking in the Basin.
Environment
Public Safety

Delaware River Basin Commission declares water supply emergency

Record low rainfall has led to reduced water supply levels in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:10
(AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)
The Pulse

Parrot or Prophet: How AI is Shaping Language

How AI-generated language is changing the world — from how we communicate, to what it means to be human.

Air Date: December 6, 2024

Listen 48:39
Sand cascades down the badly eroded face of a dune in North Wildwood, N.J. on Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, FILE)
Environment
New Jersey
Outdoors
Preservation

10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches

The state will cancel $12 million worth of fines it levied against the city for conducting unauthorized and potentially harmful beach repair work.

4 weeks ago

Mayor Reed Gusciora
New Jersey
Public Health
Public Safety

Trenton Water Works says an inspector falsified water quality reports for 5 towns

A Trenton Water Works inspector submitted phony water quality reports for five N.J. towns over a 14-month period.

4 weeks ago

Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, rests during his match against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, of France, in the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The Pulse

When Being ‘Gifted’ No Longer Feels Like a Gift

We take a look at giftedness — how it’s defined, who qualifies as gifted, and how our understanding of giftedness is changing.

Air Date: November 29, 2024

Listen 48:31
Workers repairing eroded dunes
Delaware
Environment

Emergency dredging project to restore Delaware Indian River Inlet has begun

The restoration project involves dredging 380,000 cubic yards of sand from a shoal on the south side of the Indian River Inlet to rebuild the beach and dunes.

1 month ago

Listen 1:21
a plate of Thanksgiving food
Environment
Food & Drink
Sustainability

What’s the best way to dispose of leftovers this Thanksgiving?

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, there is about a 25% increase in food waste, according to the nonprofit organization the Ecology Center.

1 month ago

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two phones, a tablet and a gaming device on a table
PlanPhilly
Energy
Environment
Technology

Fixed is the new ‘new’: Advocates say to consider greener tech purchases this holiday season

Items like TVs, game consoles and phones create toxic e-waste and emissions. Environmental advocates say repaired items are a better deal.

1 month ago

Listen 1:05
Cows on a farm
Food & Drink
Government
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania mandates ‘precautionary’ testing of dairy farm milk for avian influenza

Testing samples will be taken about every two weeks from tankers that are transporting dairy farm milk to processing plants.

1 month ago

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