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Participants in a candlelight vigil in 2013 mark the one-year anniversary of the death of a 23-year-old woman who was gang-raped on a bus in Delhi. (Raj K. Raj/Hindustan Times via Getty Images)
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In interviews with 122 rapists, student pursues not-so-simple question: Why?

Her study has inspired others in India as well.

8 years ago

The Philippine eagle Pithecophaga jefferyi faces extinction from mining, pollution and poaching.
(Tim Flach)
NPR
Science

Animals that could disappear because of us

Earth is facing an extinction crisis — and humans shoulder the blame.

8 years ago

Cocktail avocados: adorable, seedless — safer for those who can't cut the kind with a pit? (Maanvi Singh/for NPR)
NPR
Science

Avocado hand injuries are real. Is a seedless fruit the answer?

Behold, the cocktail avocado. No, that's not a weird cucumber. It's the latest in avocado innovation, on offer at British retail chain Marks & Spencer.

8 years ago

Dante Jones was revived with Narcan during an overdose by his girlfriend. He said he wouldn’t go to the ER because of the judgement of those working at the hospital.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

More Philly overdose patients turning down ambulance ride after naloxone

'It’s a near-death experience, and you really want to get these people the help they need,' says the Philadelphia Fire Department's head of emergency medical services.

8 years ago

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A report from The Washington Post said the health agency was issued a list of prohibited words from the Trump administration. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Trump Administration reportedly instructs CDC on its own version of 7 dirty words

The seven words that were to be stricken from official documents being drafted for the 2019 fiscal year budget, according to the Post, are:

8 years ago

A sign marks the path of the Mariner East 1 pipeline through Chester County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Congressman Meehan seeks pipeline risk assessment for Mariner East 2

Responding to landowners’ concerns Congressman Pat Meehan has asked Gov. Tom Wolf to conduct a risk assessment of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline.

8 years ago

Gokhan Ozagacli looks over paperwork Thursday after enrolling for health insurance with the help of Pennsylvania Health Access Network. (Anne Hoffman/ for WHYY)
Health

Pennsylvanians signing up as ACA open enrollment deadline looms

"We're trying to do the best that we can and see as many folks as we can in these last 48 hours,” said Patrick Keenan of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network.

8 years ago

(Bigstock)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Teen opioid abuse dropping nationwide, survey finds

Researchers say higher rates of past drug abuse by teens may have contributed to the increase of opioid addiction in adults — and the current overdose crisis.

8 years ago

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Bill Nye in his television show,
The Pulse
Science

Should we talk about science like it’s magic?

We struggled to balance information and entertainment back in science TV shows to the '50s and '60s. In some ways, we still do.

8 years ago

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The road leading to Ian McLennan's 5,000-acre farm. (Kate Golden/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

We’re running out of water. Can we get it from the air?

Engineers are competing globally to invent a device that can ease water shortages.

8 years ago

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A natural gas well pad in central Pennsylvania, with a home in the foreground. A new study shows infants born to mothers living within a half mile of active fracking sites have a higher risk of low birth weights compared to those living further away. (Scott Detrow/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Study: Low birth weights linked to fracking sites

Infants born to mothers who live very close to natural gas fracking sites have a higher risk of low birth weight, according to a new study published Wednesday.

8 years ago

Construction of the Atlantic Sunrise pipeline in Lancaster County. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Federal regulators won’t reconsider approval of Atlantic Sunrise pipeline

Construction on the pipeline began in September. It's being built to carry Marcellus Shale gas from northeastern Pa. to markets along the East Coast.

8 years ago

Health

Delaware’s first flu death strikes 47-year-old man

The victim from New Castle County was a resident of a long term care facility and had multiple underlying health conditions.

8 years ago

Somerset County residents examine a map of the proposed Keyser mine Tuesday at a meeting with officials from the Department of Environmental Protection. (Amy Sisk/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pa. residents concerned proposed mine could hurt water quality

The Keyser underground mine would produce metallurgical coal, which is used to make steel.

8 years ago

Biology professor James Cosentino (center) examines a brain at Millersville University with students (from left) Katy Good, Lexi Colgan, Clara Forney, and Jessica Hanner.
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

At Millersville University, students are clamoring for cadavers

Biology students fearful that climbing costs could end cadaver studies have mobilized to support the program. But administrators say the activism is unnecessary.

8 years ago

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