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 A large cluster of adult flesh flies, Sarcophaga bullata, feeding on bovine liver. (Photo courtesy of David Rivers)
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Bugs on bodies: how flies can help and hurt a crime scene

It’s difficult to gross out David Rivers, a professor of biology at Loyola University Maryland. He’s a forensic entomologist, ...

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 David Losia, 21, cuts coconuts for the family pigs in front of his family house flooded by the rising tides where cinder blocks are used as a makeshift walkway in Funafuti, Tuvalu. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
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Legal recognition lags as expected ‘climate refugee’ population grows

People migrate for many different reasons – war, persecution, poverty. Here’s another reason: climate change. A 2015 ...

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 Bill McDonald, rancher conservationist and Executive Director of the Malpai Borderlands Group, stands at the U.S./Mexico border near Douglas, Arizona  (Maya Springhawk Robnett/for WHYY)
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Why Trump’s ‘big, beautiful wall’ might not be great for wildlife

Conservationists are worried about stopping non-human traffic at the border. The U.S./Mexico border region is one of the most dive ...

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The Taweels arrived in the U.S. in January as Syrian refugees. Shortly after, they went to Einstein’s pediatric clinic for their first comprehensive health exam in the U.S. Dr. Raghava Kavalla walks with the two boys, 6-year-old Ghassan and four-year-old Anas, to an exam room. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
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For these Syrian refugees, smiles and tears fill the doctor’s office

For four years now, the pediatric wing at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia has blocked off Thursday mornings to meet with re ...

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Street graffiti with an anti-gay message covers part of a privacy wall in a neighborhood in Jamaica. Advocates say much of the homophobia is fueled by a nearly 150-year-old anti-sodomy law that bans anal sex as well as by dancehall reggae performers who flaunt anti-gay themes. (AP Photo/David McFadden)
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After fleeing violence in Jamaica, gay man seeks refuge in America

Anti-gay prejudice is written into Jamaican law. A colonial-era rule criminalizes male intercourse and LGBT activists say talk of jail ti ...

9 years ago

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Radio Times
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The GOP’s new healthcare proposal

Guests: Robert Field, Timothy Jost House Republicans tried more than 60 times to repeal and replace the Affordabl ...

Air Date: March 8, 2017

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 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump acknowledges photographers after speaking at a campaign rally in Baton Rouge, La., Thursday, Feb. 11, 2016. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
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Is President Trump causing toxic stress?

Is Donald Trump, with his daily Twitter harangues, impulsive and outrageous executive orders, and all-around nastiness harming the health of individuals?

9 years ago

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Why one man swallowed parasitic worm eggs

Hint: It offered a slight chance of rebooting his damaged immune system.  About ten years ago, ...

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Skytalk
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Time to spring ahead

Daylight Saving Time kicks in at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 12. Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney ...

Air Date: March 6, 2017

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If ACA is repealed, it will be even harder to prioritize mental health care

When it comes to investing in our health, not all issues are treated equally. This idea seems all the more relevant as we await the fate ...

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We must mobilize now to protect rare and precious water supplies

President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected waterways. Critics of the ...

9 years ago

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What’s a planet?

As more and more planets are being discovered, it’s not a bad idea to come to a consensus on answering the question, “What ...

Air Date: February 27, 2017

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Radio Times
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The pinelands pipeline, exoplanets, and the Oscars

Guests: Joe Hernandez, Eric Jensen, Hillary Busis First up on today’s show: New Jersey green-lit a natural gas ...

Air Date: February 27, 2017

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This is what depression feels like

I feel like the light at the end of the tunnel is a solitary candle about to blow out at any moment. At the same ...

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Women’s emotional labor on your behalf comes with a cost

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