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The new restrictions will apply to over 200 facilities across the country. The EPA says they’ll cut cancer risk.

Supporters leaned in to watch host Maiken Scott interview guests live for her weekly science and health show.

Teams from Drexel and the University of Delaware traveled to the path of totality as part of a nationwide NASA project.

An eclipse on the scale of Monday's event won't happen again until Aug. 12, 2045.

Their project involves an AI-powered stuffed animal that allows people to practice Mam, a Mayan language spoken in Guatemala.

Citizen scientists at the Philadelphia Zoo found the natural world largely unmoved by the celestial display.

The peak of the solar eclipse is over in the Philly region. Clouds thickened as we reached maximum coverage, but brief breaks in the clouds allowed people to see the event.

Eye damage is rare and sometimes temporary, but it never hurts to get it checked.

Eclipses change the light around us, leading to unusual sights. Monday's solar eclipse also brings a chance to see crescent shapes in shadows and pinholes, as the moon moves.

Experts say pets are unlikely to be impacted by the eclipse itself — but there are steps their humans should take to help them deal with the crowds, traffic and stress.

Many Americans are making plans, from flying across the country to driving across town, ready to don glasses and admire a phenomenon the U.S. won't see again for 20 years.

Since 1950 there have only been about 20 East Coast quakes with a magnitude above 4.5, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, compared to over 1,000 on the West Coast.

Here are a few ideas on how best to take in the experience.

"I remember mostly everybody went crazy when it got dark," says 8th-grader Kaylee Tress. "It was such a bizarre feeling."

Visitors to the Philadelphia Zoo can observe their favorite animals and document their behaviors before, during and after the eclipse.