
Health & Science
Forced out of Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, Rutgers grad looks for new home for her lab
The devastation left by last month’s powerful storm is making it impossible to continue her work on Puerto Rico.
7 years ago
Listen 0:00Who in his right mind wants to die at 75?
He claims, though, that he won't actively end his life — he's always been opposed to euthanasia, and to "death with dignity" — he will not try to prolong it either.
7 years ago
Plaintiffs ask judge to revoke ‘illegal’ Mariner East 2 permits
7 years ago
Archaeologist claims hundreds of 18th-century Philly remains may have been dumped in landfill
The hundreds of remains in question would have been found between March and June at a Center City location under construction for condos.
7 years ago
Not merely out-of-this-world, a comet from beyond our solar system came and went earlier this month. Cross-quarter-day approaches ...
Air Date: October 30, 2017
Listen 05:43Pennsylvania gears up for health insurance open enrollment with campaign of its own
The window to sign up for individual health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's online marketplace begins Wednesday, Nov. 1.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania’s biggest environmental group is getting a new CEO
Jacquelyn Bonomo is succeeding Larry Schweiger as the leader of PennFuture. Schweiger is retiring.
8 years ago
Costa Rica banks on low-carbon coffee
The low-carbon coffee that Costa Rica is pushing is part of an overall plan by the country to become the first carbon neutral nation.
8 years ago
Pennsylvania’s environmental rights amendment is back from the dead
John Dernbach, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Center at Widener University sat down with StateImpact to discuss.
8 years ago
PUC’s West Goshen ruling cheers advocates for local control over pipelines
The commission voted unanimously on Thursday to uphold a judge’s ruling that prevented Sunoco from building the valve and associated equipment on private land.
8 years ago
Marcellus Shale boom cuts costs for Pennsylvania ratepayers
Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale gas boom has significantly cut energy costs for consumers across the state, according to a new study released Friday.
8 years ago
For these teens, the only way to overcome pain is to face it
Savannah Fleeman, 17, has a rare pain syndrome and says even the lightest touch felt like “being stabbed.” A controversial therapy pushed her to feel that pain over and over.
8 years ago
Listen 10:57First Person: Delaware’s tech scene
The growing presence of a tech scene here in Delaware.
8 years ago
Getting hooked on body suspension
For some, suspending from the ceiling by hooks in the skin feels like therapy.
8 years ago
Listen 5:58Horror movie sounds evoke primal fear
Sound designers have a bag of acoustic “scares” to frighten and unnerve an audience.
8 years ago
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