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How one Philadelphia neighborhood battles rising tides

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The space suits from '2001: A Space Odyssey' (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)
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‘2001’ came and went, but the movie’s ideas still resonate

The 1968 movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” painted a grand vision of the future — but for lots of us, the real 21st Century has ...

9 years ago

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 Dr. Cunningham poses for a portrait in her office at the Montefiore Comprehensive Care Center in the Bronx. (Edwin Torres/GroundTruth)
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Stigma keeps some doctors from treating drug addiction

Most primary care doctors aren’t able to prescribe Rx anti-addiction medicine. Internal medicine physician Chinazo Cunningha ...

9 years ago

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Verizon Wireless testing drones for airborne 4G LTE for emergency crews

In a remote corner of South Jersey, a group of emergency first responders entered the woods on Tuesday, June 20, to test a drone-based ce ...

9 years ago

Joanna Otero-Cruz, deputing managing director for community services, prepares Kensington residents for the impact of the Gurney Street clean-up project. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philly briefs neighborhood on cleanup of Conrail heroin encampment

Philadelphia is trying to get the word out about the plan to clean up a stretch of railroad tracks in West Kensington plagued by the opio ...

9 years ago

Jana Curtis and two of her children walk past one of many construction sites in their river ward neighborhood. Three-year-old Nolyn Pace, center, was poisoned by lead in the soil in their backyard. (Jessica Griffin/Philadelphia Media Network)
NewsWorks Tonight
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How much lead is hiding in Philly’s former industrial neighborhoods?

The construction boom in the so-called “river wards,” once Philadelphia’s industrial hub, has unleashed a “lurkin ...

9 years ago

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Twice Upon a Time…

Sun’s Original Twin: What happened to it? UC Berkeley astronomer Steven Stahler and Sarah Sadevoy of Smithsonian Astrophysical Obse ...

Air Date: June 19, 2017

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StateImpact
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NJ Gubernatorial candidate calls for fracking ban in Delaware River Basin

9 years ago

Nuisance flooding is a part of life in New Jersey's coastal communities.
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NOAA: New Jersey will see an increase in nuisance flooding in 2017

For Jersey Shore residents and regular summer visitors, it’s just part of life. Once in a while, even on a still and sunny day, tid ...

9 years ago

A hot coil in Matt Cline's lab. (Liz Reid/for WHYY)
The Pulse
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Fuel, oxygen, and ignition: the science of fireworks

A childhood pyromaniac grows up, becomes a chemist and makes sparks fly in the lab. Matt Cline, 43, is a chemical engineering lab ...

9 years ago

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Astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) finds himself stranded and alone on Mars
The Pulse
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Science can make blockbuster movies better

Hollywood directors have a direct line to consulting scientists. Let’s say you’re a filmmaker. You want to put a littl ...

9 years ago

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Research show keeping a journal about things we’re grateful for makes us happier, and that’s good for our health. Reporter Shuka Kalantari shares journaling about skipping rocks on the beach with her toddler makes happy. (Shuka Kalantari/for WHYY)
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‘Positive scientists’ say you can learn to be happier

A busy journalist and mom test drives tools from “happiness science.” When the architects of America wrote about the p ...

9 years ago

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A reformed fireworks enthusiast now stays inside on the Fourth

Each year, a Missouri  man created a bigger and more explosive pyrotechnics display — until the summer an ATF agent showed up at his d ...

9 years ago

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 The City of Philadelphia and Conrail will work together to clean and secure the Conrail property in the Fairhill-Kensington neighborhood long used as a campground for drug addicts. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philly, Conrail outline plan to clear long-festering heroin camp along tracks

Philadelphia officials say they have finally reached a plan with Conrail to remove and clean up a haven for heroin users on the company ...

9 years ago

 After the night shift in the ER, Dr. Dorian Jacobs spends time with her toddler and dog before heading to sleep. (Jessica Kourkounis/for WHYY)
The Pulse
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A night shift doctor’s quest for daytime shuteye

After working overnight, an ER doctor does her best to sleep during the sunniest hours. While Dorian Jacobs’ husband and tod ...

9 years ago

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