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FILE- In this Dec. 28, 1988, file photo shows members of the
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Starstruck by Star Trek

52 years ago, the television show Star Trek premiered! It spawned a whole new approach to space exploration and had an impact on ...

Air Date: September 11, 2018

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Gov. John Carney signed three bills aimed at addressing Delaware's opioid crisis. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
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Gov. Carney signs legislation establishing nation’s first overdose care system

Carney signed three pieces of legislation Monday aimed at addressing overdose deaths.

7 years ago

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Climate change, environmental regulation, and the Chesapeake Bay comeback

Guests: Jennifer Francis, Juliet Eilperin, ...

Air Date: September 11, 2018 10:00 am

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Children's vomiting reaction is easily triggered and sometimes all parents can do is hold back their hair and wait it out.
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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 is expected to hit the southeastern U.S. coast as a major hurricane on Thursday or Friday, after rapidly intensifying.
(National Weather Service)
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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

Viruses thrive in the security lines at airports, according to several studies. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

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

The Sahara desert creeps up on a palm field. (Fadel Senna /AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

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, expected to approach arrive at the U.S. East Coast late this week, has just been named a hurricane. (Courtesy of the National Hurricane Center)
NPR
Science

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

In this animation from Invisibilia's season one episode
NPR
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Can you affect another person’s behavior with your thoughts?

The answer is "of course not" ... right?

7 years ago

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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

The HealthCare.gov website main page. The Trump administration is clearing the way for insurers to sell short-term health plans as a bargain alternative to pricey “Obamacare” for consumers struggling with high premiums. But the policies don’t have to cover pre-existing conditions and benefits are limited. It’s not certain if that’s going to translate into broad consumer appeal among people who need an individual policy. (HHS via AP)
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Transforming Health

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

Insite, Vancouver’s supervised injection facility, provides people with clean injection supplies. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
NPR
Health

What’s the evidence that supervised drug injection sites save lives?

7 years ago

RNG Energy's Heartland biofuel/anaerobic digester in Colorado, similar to the plant proposed for a PES refinery site. (Photo courtesy of RNG Energy)
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PlanPhilly

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

An unmanned automobile competes in the i-VISTA (Intelligent Vehicle Integrated Systems Test Area) Autonomous Driving Challenge on August 18 in Chongqing, China. (VCG/Getty)
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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

Image: Irina Zhorov
The Pulse
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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

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