Health & Science
Report shows vast differences in life expectancy from one neighborhood to another
Local disparities in life expectancy can be found across the country.
6 years ago
A massive floating boom is supposed to clean up the Pacific. Can it work?
"The ocean really needs all the help it can get."
6 years ago
Monthly overdose deaths break record in Delaware
Last month, 39 fatal overdoses were reported, eclipsing the previous record of 27 in April.
6 years ago
Air Date: September 11, 2018
Listen 05:13Gov. Carney signs legislation establishing nation’s first overdose care system
Carney signed three pieces of legislation Monday aimed at addressing overdose deaths.
6 years ago
Listen 1:41Climate change, environmental regulation, and the Chesapeake Bay comeback
Air Date: September 11, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:55The queasy truth about why kids are so prone to vomiting
The mechanism of vomiting, or emesis, is the same in kids and adults.
6 years ago
Hurricane Florence spins up into a category 4 storm, aiming at U.S. East Coast
Hurricane Florence is expected to hit the southeastern U.S. as "a large and extremely dangerous hurricane," the National Hurricane Center says.
6 years ago
Where are the most viruses in an airport? Hint: It’s probably not the toilet
When you go through airport security, you might wish you had a pair of gloves on like the TSA agents do.
6 years ago
A scientist dreams up a plan to stop the Sahara from expanding
The Sahara desert is expanding, and has been for at least a century. It's a phenomenon that seems impossible to stop.
6 years ago
Florence, now a hurricane, is one of many threats to the Atlantic and Pacific
A slew of dangerous storms – hurricanes, tropical storms and a typhoon — are currently traveling over both the Atlantic and Pacific.
6 years ago
Can you affect another person’s behavior with your thoughts?
The answer is "of course not" ... right?
6 years ago
WATCH: ‘Superpod’ of dolphins seen racing off California coast
We know what we'll be doing this weekend: turning up the sound and watching this video on repeat.
6 years ago
Report: Affordable Care Act premiums will show slight increase in 2019
Pennsylvanians with insurance on the Affordable Care Act exchange will see little or no premium increase next year, according to data compiled by Associated Press.
6 years ago
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