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Claudia Copley begins
 her work collecting insects and spiders on Mt. Whitford, British Columbia. Copley manages the entomology collection at the Royal BC Museum in Victoria, British Columbia. (Molly Segal)
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Discovery science didn’t end with Darwin

In remote British Columbia, biologists document species that have adapted to the cold. The goal: create a baseline for the region before climate shifts change the ecosystem.

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Astrophysicists Jarita Holbrook, Alphonse Sterling (background) Fana Mulu-Moore, and Hakeem Oluseyi (Jarita Holbrook)
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‘Black Suns’ captures rare solar eclipse images

A film documents the work and adventure of African American astrophysicists.

8 years ago

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Antibiotics are widely overprescribed for the common cold. Doctors' concern for patient satisfaction ratings may be one reason. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Patients give doctors high marks for prescribing antibiotics for common sniffles

Doctors are often rated on Yelp or other online platforms.

8 years ago

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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.

8 years ago

Delaware's Department of Health and Social Services Secretary Kara Odom Walker outlines the state's new effort to connect victims of substance abuse with social services provided by the state. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
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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.

8 years ago

The blue vending machine on display Tuesday, Oct 2, 2018 in Head House Square in Philadelphia. (Nine Feldman/WHYY)
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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 ...

8 years ago

backhoe works at a construction site
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‘Regulatory issues’ delay opening of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline

PUC cites 'numerous ongoing matters' yet to be resolved

8 years ago

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When Push Comes to Shove

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

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An aerial view of Mariner East 2 pipeline construction, adjacent to the Fairview Golf Course in Lebanon County August 24, 2018. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
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StateImpact Pennsylvania

We’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.

8 years ago

Sanitation workers clear away mounds of garbage from a heroin encampment at Lehigh and Kensington avenues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia wary of Hepatitis A outbreak as Kensington homeless population grows

The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.

8 years ago

Dr. Paul Farmer examines a tuberculosis patient in Monrovia, Liberia. (Katherine Kralievits / PIH)
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Is the world finally ready to end the deadliest infectious disease?

Maybe the short answer is: We need a better imagination?

8 years ago

Smoke from the Lions Fire obscures granite peaks in the Sierra Nevada. (Nathan Rott/NPR)
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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.

8 years ago

A computer graphic image provided by Japan's space agency shows two drum-shaped and solar-powered rovers on an asteroid. A Japanese unmanned spacecraft released two small rovers on the asteroid Ryugu last week.
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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.

8 years ago

An artist's reconstruction of Ledumahadi mafube, which means
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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."

8 years ago

Drexel University professors Michael Yudell and Chloe Silverman have decided to study engagement between autism researchers and the autism community to see how that impacts scientific research. (Provided)
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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.

8 years ago

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