Over the years, we spent time on The Green following the plight of the Red Knot — a threatened migratory bird that stops along the Delaware Bay to refuel on horseshoe crab eggs — as they travel from South America where they stay in the winter, to breeding areas in the Arctic.A new study indicates the Delaware side of the Delaware Bay is seeing fewer Red Knots in recent years despite local officials reporting an uptick in Red Knots at Mispillion Harbor this past year.This week, contributor Jon Hurdle dug into these new numbers to try and sort out what they tell about these birds and Delaware’s efforts to protect their migratory habitat.

With Election Day just days way, we examine a growing population that's becoming an important voter base — Latinos.A study of the 2022 midterms showed social media was a major source of information for that group, but also a source of mis- and dis-information.The research co-led by Dr. Marisa Abrajano at the University of California, San Diego showed Latinos were often targeted by Spanish-language social media.To understand how this dynamic impacts the First State, ACLU of Delaware Executive Director Mike Brickner joins Delaware Public Media’s Jay Shah.

Hormonal changes can now be linked to brain health in women, but do they affect brain function?That is the topic of the latest research from the University of Delaware’s Mechanical Neuroimaging Lab which is directed by Curtis Johnson, PhD. The findings, published in a journal called Brain Communications, were spearheaded by first author Katrina Milbocker, PhD who is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab.The team used an imaging technique called Magnetic Resonance Elastography (MRE) which they found could detect hormone-related changes in a part of the brain. They joined Delaware Public Media’s Isreal Hale to explain their research, where they would take it from here and how it could impact women’s health.

Most times, when a musician makes a new recording, they can draw on a wealth of information to help prepare their performance - historical writing by the composer, recordings by other artists over the years, and similar resources. But what if preparing a new record involved not only hours in the practice room, but hours doing original research as well?That was the challenge facing soprano Makeda Hampton, a Lincoln University assistant professor who performs regularly in Delaware, in between performances at the Met in New York City and other appearances around the world.Hampton's new recording, "African Romances" required that kind of in-depth research to present a groundbreaking recording of work of the same name by English composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor based on poems by American author Paul Laurence Dunbar. On this edition of Arts Playlist, Delaware Public Media's Martin Matheny spoke to Hampton about the music.

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Last week, Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Chris Coons were among multiple federal lawmakers to receive envelopes with a suspicious substance.And Delaware’s Department of Elections was among several election offices nationwide to receive a package containing white powder. The envelope Delaware’s Elections Dept received was tested and no hazardous substances were detected.The incidents come just weeks before the General election - and around the same timeframe that in 2001 an attack by mail that involved members of Congress and others killed five people and exposed dozens to anthrax spores in Washington DC.Back in 2001, American University School of Public Affairs professor David Malet was a researcher and junior staffer for then-Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle during those DC anthrax attacks. His work now focuses on political violence and this week, Delaware Public Media’s Bente Bouthier sat down with Malet to get his perspective on last week’s incidents.

As part of our 2026 Election coverage, Delaware Public Media is highlighting a series of “Races to Watch” ahead of November's General election.This week, we wrap up our series with a look at a pair of House races.The first is in Sussex County where Republican State Rep. Jeff Hilovsky decided not to seek re-election in the GOP-leaning House District 4.Delaware Public Media’s Joe Irizary introduces us to the Democrat and Republican running to replace Hilovsky and the issues they are campaigning on.

We conclude this year’s “Races to Watch” series in Kent County, focusing on a House seat where a Democratic newcomer seeks to unseat a Republican incumbent.In Delaware’s House District 34, former Delaware State librarian Annie Norman hopes to defeat State Rep.Lyndon Yearick who’s held this seat for a decade.Delaware Public Media’s Jay Shah has more on how each candidate is taking on this race.

Sometimes, especially at night, if you listen carefully, you can hear - off in the distance - the sound of a train horn. It's a sound so common that, unless we're close by, we tend to ignore it. It's just another noise in the sound tapestry of 21st century life.The trains themselves are less ever-present than they once were, but the Delaware Public Archives in Dover wants us to remember that they've been a part of the state for nearly two centuries. Now, the Archives celebrates the role of trains and train travel in the First State's history, and how cities and towns thrived - or didn't - based on where the rails ran.The exhibit at the Archives is called "Tracks, Towns & Transformation," and on History Matters this week, DPM's Martin Matheny talks to State Archivist Maegan Peterman about the exhibition.

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