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After tornado devastation, TSU rebuilds its agriculture campus from scratch

Char Daston

September 6, 2024

A group of well-dressed people cut a ribbon in front of a greenhouse on a sunny day. The man in the center carries a pair of giant scissors.
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Tennessee State University’s College of Agriculture suffered a direct hit during the March 2020 tornadoes. Four years later, the rebuilt facilities are finally open.

Filed Under: Education, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: agriculture, Super Tuesday Tornado, Tennessee State University, tornado, tornadoes

Quantum science in Middle Tennessee

Katherine Ceicys

August 6, 2024

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Quantum science is taking off here in Middle Tennessee!

Filed Under: Programs, Science Tagged With: Middle Tennessee State University, MTSU, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, quantum science

Tennessee heat wave dangers aren’t just physical. They can damage mental health too.

Catherine Sweeney

July 17, 2024

A cold, dreary winter might be what comes to mind when we think of “seasonal depression.” But there is mounting evidence that hot summers — especially during heat waves — can bring us down too.

Filed Under: Environment, Health Care, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Extreme weather, heat, heat advisory, heat wave

Profile: Dr. Steven Townsend

Katherine Ceicys

July 8, 2024

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It is nearly impossible to talk with Dr. Steven Townsend without getting excited about chemistry.

Filed Under: Programs, Science Tagged With: Science

Tennessee astronaut launches to orbit on first flight of Boeing’s new capsule

The Associated Press

June 5, 2024

An astronaut in a blue spacesuit smiles while sitting in a chair

NASA astronaut Butch Wilmore — a Mt. Juliet native — is one of the first people to fly aboard a Boeing Starliner space capsule.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Associated Press, Mt. Juliet, NASA

Witnessing the spectacle of synchronous fireflies is ‘like magic’

Pien Huang, NPR

May 31, 2024

It’s twilight on a warm May evening at the Congaree National Park in Hopkins, South Carolina. A wooden boardwalk weaves through cypress knees, and towering loblolly pines. A viewing platform holds the lucky few that won the park lottery this year — an opportunity to see thousands of fireflies, blinking in synchrony, for a few short weeks this […]

Filed Under: Environment, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: fireflies

A huge solar storm is slamming into the Earth. Scientists say you should look up.

Geoff Brumfiel, NPR

May 10, 2024

An aurora could be visible as far south as Northern California. Experts say the storm could disrupt some communications and navigation systems like GPS.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, NPR, solar, space, Weather

Tennessee astronaut Barry ‘Butch’ Wilmore’s space launch delayed

Miriam Kramer

May 6, 2024

Two astronauts in flight suits stand in front of a fighter jet smiling for the camera.

Tennessean Barry “Butch” Wilmore was expected to launch to the International Space Station aboard a Boeing spacecraft on Monday.

Filed Under: Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Barry Wilmore, NASA, space

NashVillager Podcast: Illuminating new streetlights

Nina Cardona

April 23, 2024

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As Nashville moves to replace old streetlights in favor of new LEDs, we take a look at how the transition is going. Plus your local news for April 23, 2024.

Filed Under: NashVillager Podcast, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Nashville Electric Service

NashVillager Podcast: April 22, 2024

Nina Cardona

April 22, 2024

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What should we do with our household trash? 

Filed Under: Environment, NashVillager Podcast, Science, WPLN News Tagged With: Murfreesboro, trash

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