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With icy roads, the use of salt causes some environmental concern
1+ hour, 14+ min ago (844+ words) It's been an active winter in the First State, weather-wise. There was last weekend's bomb cyclone and massive snowfall, not to mention the also-rare snow and ice storm at the end of January. Those storms prompted driving restrictions from state…...
Three Delaware projects receive grants for conservation projects in the Delaware River Watershed
1+ week, 1+ day ago (219+ words) Delaware River Watershed Conservation partners " including three in Delaware " are awarded money to go to conservation projects. $12.5 million was awarded to support 30 projects, and the grants will generate another $17 million in matching contributions. Delaware Wild Lands was awarded nearly $500,000, which…...
A new social media platform creates buzz – but it's just for AI bots
2+ week, 4+ day ago (444+ words) JOHN RUWITCH, BYLINE: On the platform Moltbook, you'll also find AI bots debating their existence, cracking jokes, discussing cryptocurrencies and sports predictions. Ethan Mollick is an associate professor who researches AI at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania....
The below freezing temperatures in Delaware to stay through the weekend
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (206+ words) It has remained cold after the weekend winter storm, and it will remain bitterly cold for the foreseeable future. If you're hoping for temperatures to reach a point they help get rid of the weekend snow and ice, National Weather…...
A weekend winter storm is expected to hit Delaware
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (353+ words) A significant winter storm is expected to hit the First State over the weekend. The snow is set to start as early as 8 pm Saturday in Sussex County with most of the snow in the rest of the state holding…...
DNREC closes Indian River Bay to clamming and mussels
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (245+ words) The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the emergency closure after receiving notice of a sewage release connected to the town of Millsboro that is impacting Indian River and potentially the bay. The ban is on all…...
Nuclear energy task force hears more on safety and environment
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (365+ words) A task force looking at the feasibility of nuclear energy in the First State gets more information on safety and environmental risk. One possible solution task force members are examining is small modular reactors. That technology is still new, and…...
Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok churns out sexualized images of women and minors
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (104+ words) Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok churns out sexualized images of women and minors'Delaware Public Media Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok churns out sexualized images of women and minors Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot built into Elon Musk's social media site…...
Brain organoids are helping researchers, but their use also creates unease
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (1024+ words) Research on conditions like autism, schizophrenia and even brain cancer increasingly relies on clusters of human cells called brain organoids. These pea-size bits of neural tissue model aspects of human brain development as they grow for months and even years…...
The year in science: From a tiny T. rex to interstellar visitors
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (122+ words) The year in science: From a tiny T. rex to interstellar visitors'Delaware Public Media 2025 was a year packed with scientific discovery, with stories as large as the galaxy and as small as the DNA from a 24-million-year-old rhinoceros tooth (albeit an…...