Health & Science
The queasy truth about why kids are so prone to vomiting
The mechanism of vomiting, or emesis, is the same in kids and adults.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 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.
7 years ago
Can you affect another person’s behavior with your thoughts?
The answer is "of course not" ... right?
7 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.
7 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.
7 years ago
Mixed reviews for a proposed $120M renewable-energy plant at South Philly refinery
Making energy out of trash has great environmental appeal.
7 years ago
What happens when A.I. takes the wheel?
Telling the story of how self-driving cars went from being a Sci-Fi fantasy to a possibility.
7 years ago
Hurricane Maria: Puerto Rico One Year Later
It’s been a year since Hurricane Maria swept through Puerto Rico, destroying lives and reducing many communities to rubble. The storm a ...
Air Date: September 7, 2018
Listen 48:34After Maria, farmers build resilience through sustainability
In Puerto Rico, a group of farmers help each other rebuild and prepare for the coming hurricane season.
7 years ago
Listen 7:06Eroding beaches weaken Puerto Rico’s storm defenses
More than half of the island's beaches are losing sand. That's a problem when most of the population lives along the coast.
7 years ago
Listen 7:28Surviving Maria — from 1,500 miles away
As hurricane winds swept across Puerto Rico, journalist Syra Ortiz-Blanes watched from Philadelphia, unsure if her family back home was safe.
7 years ago
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