Health & Science
What if a drug could make your blood deadly to mosquitoes?
Imagine this: A pesky mosquito sips some of your blood. Hours later, the blood-sucker drops dead, poisoned by the very blood it just slurped down.
8 years ago
Rutgers professor studying invisibility says it’s only a little like Harry Potter
Professor Andrew Norris is creating ways to make sound waves go around underwater objects, instead of bouncing back.
8 years ago
You know what they say — when the going gets tough, the tough get going. But what are the factors that decide whether we bend or break? ...
Air Date: March 30, 2018
Listen 48:40Letting go of anger in North Philly
Seventeen-year-old Sophia Angelica Delgado Feliciano says for a long time she used emotional distance as a survival tool.
8 years ago
Listen 5:20For houses vulnerable to flooding, elevation can be a solution. But how do you raise a home that’s connected to others?
8 years ago
Listen 12:58In midst of ‘merger boom,’ Jefferson moves toward acquiring Einstein hospital network
Acquisition of Einstein would give Jefferson a network of 18 Philadelphia-area hospitals worth $6 billion.
8 years ago
11 confirmed cases in Delaware mumps outbreak [updated]
There's an outbreak of mumps in New Castle County, Delaware, with the total number of confirmed cases climbing to 11 Thursday.
8 years ago
Poll: Most Pennsylvania voters say climate change causing problems now
Party affiliation and political ideology continue to play a big role in people’s views.
8 years ago
Healing drug injection wounds can help get care closer to patients
Wounds related to injection drug use are often hidden under long sleeves as users try to hide their addiction.
8 years ago
Lawsuit challenges FDA delay of e-cigarette review
An FDA spokesman declined to comment.
8 years ago
Kensington residents passionately debate supervised injection facility
Philadelphia officials updated the Kensington neighborhood last night on their efforts to bring a supervised injection facility to the city.
8 years ago
Yucky ducky? Study reveals bath-time toy’s dirty secret
Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys.
8 years ago
Guests: Anupam Jena, Jonathan Reisman The staggering rise of opioid-related deaths in America has reached critica ...
Air Date: March 27, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:48An acceptable range for the estimated number of galaxies in the universe is between 100 and 200 billion, according to astronomer Mario Li ...
Air Date: March 26, 2018
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