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 Ian McClellan with the Philadelphia Spinners demonstrates a precision long-distance throw. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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The art and science of a good Frisbee throw

What’s a trip to the beach without a game of Frisbee? We check in with experts in the game and in physics to find out what makes th ...

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Forecasting sea temps, far in advance

Wouldn’t it be great if we could check on water temperatures weeks before we even head to the beach? That could soon become ...

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Dermatologist Michael Saruk shares tips on how to avoid getting a suburn on the beach. (Taunya English/for The Pulse)
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6 tips for avoiding the common sunburn

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A lifeguard on duty at Cape Henlopen State Park. Learning which combinations of beach features are correlated with injuries may allow real-time prediction of when it's most dangerous--and for lifeguards to warn swimmers away. (Jessica McDonald/WHYY)
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Delaware beaches serve as living laboratories for understanding surf zone injuries

Coastal engineers and physicians are teaming up to look at correlations between beach-related injuries and breaking waves close to the sh ...

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Dylan Hronec
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New surfboard technology opens lineups to paraplegic surfers

Half jet ski, half surf board, all fun. If you think that a sandy beach isn’t wheelchair accessible or that surfing is only ...

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The Marine Mammal Stranding Center helps to heal the sick and injured marine mammals
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Inside the 911 call center for sick, injured marine animals in New Jersey

We meet the people who save dolphins, seals and turtles along the Jersey shore.  Let’s say you’re at the Jersey s ...

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A home is raised in Tuckerton
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Lacking statewide strategy, N.J. shore towns prep for climate change

Hurricane Sandy was a harsh wake-up call for Jersey shore communities, a reminder of their vulnerability in the face of predicted sea-lev ...

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Pulse producers collected a sample of seashells during a recent trip to Avalon
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Eating whelk and clam-killing snails – a closer look at Phila. region’s seashells

Collecting seashells at the shore is a favorite summer pastime – but do you know what you’re collecting? “You co ...

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The Pulse – July 25, 2014

Mindfulness meditation is becoming as popular as yoga. It’s the practice of being present in the moment, to really pay attention to ...

Air Date: July 24, 2014

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The $150 Huaka by Hoka One One is a direct response to the minimalist running shoe movement's shortcomings. (Image courtesy of Brian Metzler)
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Runners try to decide between less and more

Are barefoot-inspired, minimalist running shoes about to get trampled by a new wave of “maximalist gear?” Pulse Host Maiken s ...

11 years ago

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If researchers can successfully braid quits
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Solving mysteries key to next generation of computers

A missing physicist and the puzzling particle he hypothesized hold the keys to quantum computing. While we all oooh and aaah over ...

11 years ago

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Leaves of three: a young poison ivy plant in Elkins Park
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3 tips for identifying poison ivy — beyond ‘leaves of three’

For the past few summers, Elkins Park homeowner Laura Frank has been managing the poison ivy in her yard on her own. This year, though, t ...

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Runners in particular covet low resting heart rates...but should they? (Joseph Kaczmarek/AP Photo)
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Athletes and heartbeats: Is slow really the way to go?

Slower resting heart rates have been coveted by athletes for years, but new research questions the value of a slower ticker. When ...

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Garfield Griffin
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Around one-third ICU survivors get PTSD, but diaries offer hope for recovery

Being pulled back from the brink of death can leave both physical and mental scars, but researchers hope they’ve found a way to soo ...

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Maria Geffen
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Studying how the brain gets meaning from sound

The Pulse profiled the work of Maria Geffen, a researcher in the department of otorhinolaryngology — ear, nose and throat — at the Un ...

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