Health & Science
At 11:48pm, Earth reaches a specific point in its orbit around the sun, where the axial tilt of the earth has its greatest extension away
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Air Date: December 21, 2015
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In light of recent terrorist violence and mass shootings, it sometimes seems scary to go to public places, or big gatherings. In their we
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Air Date: December 14, 2015
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Geminid meteor shower at its peak tonight
Meteors are typically debris from comets, but in this case, the Geminids are debris from asteroid 3200 Phaeton; only the January Quadrant
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Air Date: December 14, 2015
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Building supplies? Jewelry? Babysitting? Kidney transplants get creative with Craigslist
Last week, doctors at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital canceled a kidney transplant surgery under unusual circumstances. The donor
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The European Space Agency’s LISA Pathfinder Satellite will launch soon to advance the goal of detecting the unbelievably small effe
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Air Date: December 7, 2015
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Out of this World Turkey with Trimmings
International Space Station NASA Commander Scott Kelly and five fellow crew members at work over the Thanksgiving Holiday may be coming i
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Air Date: November 30, 2015
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Trying to learn about the early history of the galaxy, NASA has used Hubble Space Telescope to find the oldest galactic ‘bones̵
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Air Date: November 23, 2015
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It’s Thanksgiving week — and in between the football and turkey there’s the thanks. As many people have heard, this is the
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Air Date: November 23, 2015
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A 10th dwarf planet has been discovered out beyond the orbit of Pluto. The newest one V774104 is less than half Pluto’s size and is
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Air Date: November 16, 2015
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Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and our Common Humanity
There was a time if you said meditation it conjured up hippies, communes and a certain amount of stereo-typing. But thanks to our guest t
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Air Date: November 16, 2015
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How much was your flu shot? WHYY’s PriceCheck wants to know
The start of flu season means lots of ads and public health reminders about the importance of getting a flu shot. Manufacturers are makin
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MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft data shows that the primary reason the Martian atmosphere is gone is the activi
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Air Date: November 9, 2015
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Anonymity, 12-steps and New Paths to Recovery
Anonymity has long been the staple of 12-step programs. But, lately there has been a trend toward self-disclosure especially by those in
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Air Date: November 9, 2015
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The Cassini Saturn orbiter (which launched from Earth in 1997) took a close pass by the intriguing moon Enceladus last Wednesday. The obj
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Air Date: November 2, 2015
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Last month, Nobel Prize winner Angus Deacon brought attention to poverty. And, during his visit Pope Francis spoke out about rampant cap
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Air Date: November 2, 2015
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