
Health & Science
‘Black Suns’ captures rare solar eclipse images
A film documents the work and adventure of African American astrophysicists.
7 years ago
Listen 6:04Patients give doctors high marks for prescribing antibiotics for common sniffles
Doctors are often rated on Yelp or other online platforms.
7 years ago
Sexual assault and harassment may have lasting health repercussions for women
The trauma of sexual assault or harassment is not only hard to forget; it may also leave lasting effects on a woman's health.
7 years ago
Delaware trying to connect those struggling with substance use to social services
The effort launches as just 38 percent of Delawareans who are diagnosed with substance abuse make it into treatment.
7 years ago
Publicity stunt promotes medical marijuana as alternative treatment for opioid addiction
People walking in Philadelphia’s Head House Square encountered an unusual interruption on Tuesday – a bright blue vending machine ...
7 years ago
‘Regulatory issues’ delay opening of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline
PUC cites 'numerous ongoing matters' yet to be resolved
7 years ago
Gaia, a galactic surveyor spacecraft, has caught our galaxy doing “the wave!” Studies of one billion stars show a wave-like m ...
Air Date: October 1, 2018
Listen 06:26We’re wired to be wary of certain things. Here’s why pipelines are among them
The science of fear partly explains why some residents dread Mariner East 2.
7 years ago
Philadelphia wary of Hepatitis A outbreak as Kensington homeless population grows
The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.
7 years ago
Is the world finally ready to end the deadliest infectious disease?
Maybe the short answer is: We need a better imagination?
7 years ago
Fire ecologists say more fires should be left to burn. So why aren’t they?
Overgrown forests are one of the biggest contributors to the massive, catastrophic fires that are becoming more common in much of the west.
7 years ago
You’ve been to Mars and a comet; Japan’s space agency invites you to an asteroid
"Enjoy 'standing' on the surface of this asteroid!" Japan's space agency, JAXA, wrote on their Twitter post containing the video.
7 years ago
Bones reveal the Brontosaurus had an older, massive cousin in South Africa
The newly discovered dinosaur, Ledumahadi mafube, translates to "a giant thunderclap at dawn."
7 years ago
Drexel profs studying how engaging with the autism community could lead to better research
A three-year study will investigate to what extent autism researchers include stakeholder groups in the design phase, and whether that affects what research is done.
7 years ago
Different Country, Different Medicine
Medicine, healthcare — even illness — vary from country to country. Those differences are driven by tradition, culture, even politics ...
Air Date: September 28, 2018
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