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A concept photo illustrates what it could look like if an astronaut had freshly baked bread in space. (Courtesy of NASA/ Bake in Space GmbH)
The Pulse
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3, 2, 1…Bake off! The mission to make bread in space

Crumbs may seem harmless here on Earth, but they can be a hazard in microgravity — they could get in an astronaut’s eye, or get i ...

5 years ago

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Photo via NASA) These three men make up the crew of the Skylab 4 mission. They are, left to right, scientist-astronaut Edward G. Gibson, science pilot; astronaut Gerald P. Carr, commander; and astronaut William R. Pogue, pilot. (Photo via NASA)" title="mutiny" width="360" height="240"/>
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Houston, we have a people problem: the first ‘mutiny’ in space

In 1973, a communication snafu between astronauts in space and their colleagues on Earth, alerted NASA to the need for people skills and ...

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Researchers at the Princeton Plasma Physics Lab in New Jersey put up a picture of the nuclear fusion drive they’re building in their workspace. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
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Inside the NASA program that makes science fiction technology real

Physicists and engineers in New Jersey are working on a power source that can take humans far out into our solar system. We have l ...

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Debbie Holbrook has been a sexual assault nurse examiner for 20 years. (Kevin Parks/for WHYY)
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The health care shortage that impacts victims of sexual assault

Some rape victims have to travel hours to get an exam from a nurse with special training and forensic expertise. Debbie Holbrook s ...

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Unbalanced PA budget/Healthcare overhaul

Guests: Katie Meyer, Sarah Karlin-Smith, Robert Field For the second year in a row, Governor Tom Wolf allowed an ...

Air Date: July 13, 2017

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Ending stigma of opioid addiction behind major N.J. agency overhaul

Gov. Chris Christie wants to transfer responsibility for New Jersey’s four state psychiatric hospitals, community-based mental health a ...

5 years ago

Mayor Jim Kenney speaks with children before announcing the new health initiative.
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Reshuffling resources and tapping enthusiasm, Philly launches kids health initiative

Philadelphia is starting a new push to improve the health of impoverished children.  For now — it will rely on reshuffling existing re ...

5 years ago

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Margate mayor: Aren’t we lucky?

A massive dune building project by the Army Corps of Engineers, one which Margate didn’t want to go ahead at all, is underway on Ma ...

5 years ago

Detail from a collage by Kensington Blues creator Jeffrey Stockbridge. The blog and book is a portrait photography project of the residents who live along Kensington Avenue in North Philadelphia. (Image courtesy of Jeffrey Stockbridge)
Speak Easy
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On being addicted to heroin

I told myself that as long as I maintained that appearance, the rotten blackness steadily devouring me from within was under control and would eventually recede.

5 years ago

Raul Mora assesses his dwindling blood supplies at the Red Cross Chicago office in late June. (Jake J. Smith/for WHYY)
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Searching for solutions to summer blood bank shortfalls

When schools and offices take vacation — people do too — blood donations slow down, leaving hospitals and blood banks to hustle for b ...

5 years ago

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Could magnesium help treat depression?

Millions of Americans suffer with depression – and traditional medications used to treat the illness are expensive, and can have a ...

Air Date: July 10, 2017

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an image taken from the Mars rover
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It was 20 years ago today…

On this date in July 1997, NASA placed the first rover on Mars. Sojourner was followed by Spirit and Opportunity, then Curiosity. It was ...

Air Date: July 10, 2017

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Cleanup of heroin enclave along Conrail tracks in Kensington delayed

Work to clean up the notorious heroin encampment at the Conrail tracks in Kensington has encountered a delay. Conrail workers were ...

5 years ago

 Four of the five Marx brothers, from left, Chico, Groucho, Harpo and Zeppo, pose in 1930.  (AP Photo)
Speak Easy
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Humor is a powerful tool in a doctor’s arsenal

There’s a body of opinion that believes that laughter might, for some illnesses, be the best medicine.

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