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Pluto: The non-ringed non-planet

We begin with the story of Spitz Laboratories, based in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. In the 1960s, the space race kicked off a nationwide s ...

Air Date: October 23, 2017

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Voices in the Family
Health

Don’t keep hanging on the telephone

There’s a new study on romantic relationships titled “My life has become a major distraction from my cell phone.” ...

Air Date: October 23, 2017

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A doctor holds a stethoscope on a pregnant person's belly.
Science

Black women at higher risk for pregnancy-related heart failure, prolonged recovery

A new study suggests that African-American women are more likely to suffer from Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and are more likely to worsen before getting better.

8 years ago

A bag of genetically modified white blood cells ready to be transferred back to a cancer patient.
Health

FDA approves gene therapy to treat cancer in white blood cells

Some say this is a turning point in using these treatments for cancer, and expect more developments in the future.

8 years ago

A woman reaches out to help another woman.
Speak Easy
Health

Suicide prevention is everyone’s job

More people die by suicide than by motor vehicle crashes. And if you think you are immune, you are not.

8 years ago

Shark fin soup with crab cream. (Wikimedia Commons)
The Pulse
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Politics on Your Plate

What we eat and how we feed ourselves is inherently cultural and political in nature.

Air Date: October 20, 2017

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A pile of shark fins. (Courtesy of Oceana/Ricardo Roberto Fernandez Martinez)
The Pulse
Science

From soup on the table to a bill in congress: a look inside the shark fin debate

Shark fin is the main ingredient in a much-prized soup. Fishermen commonly cut off the fins and throw the rest of the shark overboard to drown.

8 years ago

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Farmers pick crops at Soul Fire Farm in New York state.
The Pulse
Science

Black farmers work to cultivate diversity

Farming is the second-whitest job in the United States.

8 years ago

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Jaime Martin holds her daughter, Ruby. She's 11 weeks old but was born so early that doctors still refer to her by her gestational age. (Emily Siner/WPLN)
The Pulse
Health

Feeding your baby another woman’s milk

Humans have a long history of sharing breast milk, but society’s acceptance has ebbed and flowed.

8 years ago

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StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Al Gore: We’re getting close to bipartisan action on climate

Al Gore says he’s optimistic the U.S. will break its political standoff over climate change, and that the U.S. is “not that far” from a bipartisan consensus on climate change.

8 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney attends ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Croda chemical manufacturing plant in New Castle (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Science

Ribbon-cutting for first-of-its-kind chemical manufacturer in Delaware

Chemical company, Croda, said its Delaware plant can now make a key chemical bonding agent from 100 percent renewable resources.

8 years ago

A half dozen monkeys sit on a stony shore watching a boat come in
Science

After hurricane hits 'Island of Monkeys,' Penn researcher helps macaques' minders

An island colony of wild rhesus macaque monkeys — the oldest primate research site in the world — suffered major storm damage, but no deaths.

8 years ago

A homeless person is shown sleeping under an umbrella.
Speak Easy
Health

Shedding light on homeless youth, America’s ‘invisible children’

Homelessness is perhaps a bigger problem among our nation’s youth than you may have imagined. And they are right here in our backyard.

8 years ago

Al Gore at the Climate Reality Workshop in PIttsburgh, Pa. October 17, 2017 (Reid R. Frazier / StateImpact)
StateImpact
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Gore tells climate activists: ‘We’re going to win this’

Gore’s presentation was part of his Climate Reality Project, which the former vice president and Nobel laureate founded 10 years ago.

8 years ago

A doctor uses a scope to look into the mouth of a patient; another woman looks on from the rear
Health

Language gap between doctors, patients evident in Philly's Vietnamese community

What happens if you and your doctor don’t speak the same language? According to a new report, that’s the case for many patients across the country.

8 years ago

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