OpinionOpinionAs STEM faces a funding crisis, we’re dismantling public broadcasting — our best educational safety netThe threat of funding cuts creates an impossible situation: Just when the nation needs educational broadcasting most, public media outlets are planning their own obsolescence.
OpinionOpinionAs STEM faces a funding crisis, we’re dismantling public broadcasting — our best educational safety netThe threat of funding cuts creates an impossible situation: Just when the nation needs educational broadcasting most, public media outlets are planning their own obsolescence.
WeatherWildfire smoke from Canada will likely last the workweek in Philly, but air quality should improve
WeatherWildfire smoke from Canada will likely last the workweek in Philly, but air quality should improve
Climate News40 years ago a rare and deadly tornado outbreak struck Pennsylvania. Are more in our future?It was “one of the rarest” tornado outbreaks on record, says a tornado expert, but “things like that are possible.”
Climate News40 years ago a rare and deadly tornado outbreak struck Pennsylvania. Are more in our future?It was “one of the rarest” tornado outbreaks on record, says a tornado expert, but “things like that are possible.”
WeatherTornado watch, flood watch are up for the Philly region Friday night May likely will be the wettest month since March 2024. The weather may finally have the drought on the run.
WeatherTornado watch, flood watch are up for the Philly region Friday night May likely will be the wettest month since March 2024. The weather may finally have the drought on the run.
NewsThe Asian longhorned tick is spreading far and fast, and Pennsylvania is a ‘hotbed.’The female Asian Longhorned tick can reproduce without mating.
NewsThe Asian longhorned tick is spreading far and fast, and Pennsylvania is a ‘hotbed.’The female Asian Longhorned tick can reproduce without mating.
WeatherPhilly has had rain on 18 days so far in May, and more is yet to comeAfter 10 straight days of below-normal temperatures, the first week of June may start feeling like summer.
WeatherPhilly has had rain on 18 days so far in May, and more is yet to comeAfter 10 straight days of below-normal temperatures, the first week of June may start feeling like summer.
New JerseyRacing to save Stone Harbor’s Scotch Bonnet Island before it’s swallowed by rising seasSea level rise in N.J. is running at twice the global average and that's bad news for New Jersey’s 200,000 acres of tidal wetlands.
New JerseyRacing to save Stone Harbor’s Scotch Bonnet Island before it’s swallowed by rising seasSea level rise in N.J. is running at twice the global average and that's bad news for New Jersey’s 200,000 acres of tidal wetlands.
WeatherNOAA sees another active hurricane season and says Trump cuts won’t hurt forecastingBut NOAA and other forecast services say that the 2025 season may not be as active as last year's.
WeatherNOAA sees another active hurricane season and says Trump cuts won’t hurt forecastingBut NOAA and other forecast services say that the 2025 season may not be as active as last year's.
0:44VideoPhiladelphia Zoo’s oldest residents welcome even more new kidsThe Philadelphia Zoo announced its oldest residents — Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo — are proud parents to three new male hatchlings.
0:44VideoPhiladelphia Zoo’s oldest residents welcome even more new kidsThe Philadelphia Zoo announced its oldest residents — Western Santa Cruz Galapagos tortoises Mommy and Abrazzo — are proud parents to three new male hatchlings.
NewsEagles (the flying kind) are making huge gains in Pennsylvania, a major bird census showsOspreys also have made a remarkable comeback.
NewsEagles (the flying kind) are making huge gains in Pennsylvania, a major bird census showsOspreys also have made a remarkable comeback.
PennsylvaniaWhy is Wissahickon Creek suddenly fluorescent green?The color came from a harmless dye PWD used to trace the source of an issue on the 200 block of Rex Avenue.
PennsylvaniaWhy is Wissahickon Creek suddenly fluorescent green?The color came from a harmless dye PWD used to trace the source of an issue on the 200 block of Rex Avenue.
Pennsylvania PoliticsSolar grants are being held hostage in the Pennsylvania legislature as demand soarsDespite clear and growing demand for solar energy in the Keystone State, the political will to meet it has yet to catch up.
Pennsylvania PoliticsSolar grants are being held hostage in the Pennsylvania legislature as demand soarsDespite clear and growing demand for solar energy in the Keystone State, the political will to meet it has yet to catch up.
New Jersey PoliticsNew Jersey among the states suing Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energyAttorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., ay Trump doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally shut down the permitting process, and he’s jeopardizing development of a power source.
New Jersey PoliticsNew Jersey among the states suing Trump administration for blocking the development of wind energyAttorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., ay Trump doesn’t have the authority to unilaterally shut down the permitting process, and he’s jeopardizing development of a power source.
ScienceFracking-powered crypto mine in Pennsylvania shuts down without word to regulatorsState inspectors find site abandoned, raising concerns about pollution from unplugged wells across Appalachia.
ScienceFracking-powered crypto mine in Pennsylvania shuts down without word to regulatorsState inspectors find site abandoned, raising concerns about pollution from unplugged wells across Appalachia.
PhiladelphiaA science program was poised to reach kids across Philly. Then DOGE killed the funding.Historic Germantown is one of hundreds of organizations whose IMLS grant have been cancelled. The consequences go beyond fundraising and infrastructure issues.
PhiladelphiaA science program was poised to reach kids across Philly. Then DOGE killed the funding.Historic Germantown is one of hundreds of organizations whose IMLS grant have been cancelled. The consequences go beyond fundraising and infrastructure issues.
WeatherThose computer model snow forecasts for Philly were off — by 5 to 10 feetBelieve it or not, meteorologists say the U.S. Global Forecast System Model and other forecast models are getting better.
WeatherThose computer model snow forecasts for Philly were off — by 5 to 10 feetBelieve it or not, meteorologists say the U.S. Global Forecast System Model and other forecast models are getting better.
