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Voters in Pennsylvania's primary election in 2012. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Can behavioral scientists help make city government more effective?

The city of Philadelphia is working with scientists in the area to boost voter turnout for the 2019 municipal elections.

7 years ago

A man cleans the carpet in his car with vacuum cleaner. (Bigstock Image)
The Pulse
Science

Why put carpets in cars, when they’re so hard to clean?

Leaves, paper, crumbs and other bits of trash cling to auto carpets — don’t even mention the liquid stains and smells.

7 years ago

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Dylan Wiliam, a British education researcher, speaks to the crowd at a ResearchEd conference in Philadelphia on Saturday October 27. (Avi Wolfman-Arent/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

A move to combat ‘folk teaching,’ conference connecting teachers with researchers comes to Pa.

Unlike an academic conference, a ResearchEd conference brings researchers face to face with principals and teachers.

7 years ago

This illustration provided by Carbon Engineering in October 2018 shows one of the designs of the company's air contactor assemblies to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Carbon Engineering acting chief scientist David Keith, a Harvard University professor, said “in the long-term, carbon removal will make sense to reduce atmospheric carbon burden, but only once emissions have been brought near zero. (Carbon Engineering via AP)
Science

Report: Efforts to suck carbon from air must be ramped up

Last year the world put nearly 37 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air, and emissions have been rising.

7 years ago

A 291-day-old retina. Our ability to see colors develops in the womb. Now scientists have replicated that process, which could help accelerate efforts to cure colorblindness and lead to new treatments for diseases. (Johns Hopkins University)
NPR
Science

Human retinas grown in a dish reveal origin of color vision

It takes up to a year to turn a batch of immature retinal cells into a functioning organoid.

7 years ago

A conservative think tank said that the Health and Human Services announcement doesn't go far enough and that Secretary Alex Azar
NPR
Science

Health and Human Services says it’s reviewing use of fetal tissue for research

The Department of Health and Human Services says it is reviewing all medical research involving human fetal tissue.

7 years ago

Immature human eggs (pink) were created by Japanese researchers using stem cells that were derived from blood cells. (Saitou Lab)
NPR
Science

Scientists create immature human eggs from stem cells

A team of Japanese scientists turned human blood cells into stem cells, which they then transformed into very immature human eggs.

7 years ago

A nearly 2,000-foot-long tube is towed offshore from San Francisco Bay on Saturday. It's a giant garbage collector, and the brainchild of 24-year-old Boyan Slat, who aims to remove 90 percent of ocean plastic by 2040. (The Ocean Cleanup)
NPR
Science

A massive floating boom is supposed to clean up the Pacific. Can it work?

"The ocean really needs all the help it can get."

8 years ago

An unmanned automobile competes in the i-VISTA (Intelligent Vehicle Integrated Systems Test Area) Autonomous Driving Challenge on August 18 in Chongqing, China. (VCG/Getty)
NPR
Science

What happens when A.I. takes the wheel?

Telling the story of how self-driving cars went from being a Sci-Fi fantasy to a possibility.

8 years ago

These PET scans show the normal distribution of opioid receptors in the human brain. A new study suggests ketamine may activate these receptors, raising concern it could be addictive. (Philippe Psaila/Science Source)
NPR
Science

Ketamine, a promising depression treatment, seems to act like an opioid

A new study suggests that ketamine has something in common with drugs like fentanyl and oxycodone.

8 years ago

NASA has named nine astronauts to crew the first test flights and missions of Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule. (From left) Sunita Williams, Josh Cassada, Eric Boe, Nicole Mann, Christopher Ferguson, Douglas Hurley, Robert Behnken, Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover. (NASA)
NPR
Science

NASA announces crew for first commercial space flights

In 2019, SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsule and Boeing's CST-100 Starliner are both scheduled to blast off on test flights with NASA astronauts on board.

8 years ago

Bryn Sobott of the FREO2 Foundation presents his group's solution to pneumonia treatment — an oxygen delivery machine that can operate using the energy generated by running water — at a pitch competition organized by Saving Lives At Birth: A Grand Challenge for Development in Washington, D.C. (Pearl Mak/NPR)
NPR
Health

It’s ‘Shark Tank’ for global health inventions

Ten participants showcased a variety of innovations, each in different stages of development.

8 years ago

Damage caused by traumatic brain injuries isn’t just the result of the physical blow, but it is connected to the release of a neurotransmitter called glutamate. But the brain has a natural defense against damage caused by glutamate — a compound called cypin. (Bigstock/DedMityay)
Science

Rutgers study proposes novel approach for treating traumatic brain injury

More than 2 million are hospitalized in the U.S. every year for traumatic brain injuries. Long-term effects can include epilepsy, depression, and impaired cognitive function.

8 years ago

Amyloid plaques accumulate outside neurons
Science

Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug

Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.

8 years ago

On Friday, state leaders joined company officials and employees to cut the ribbon on the newly renovated building E353. The new building features some automated lab space along with fermentation labs and microbial research space.  (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Science

DuPont unveils Experimental Station upgrades

DuPont unveiled a multimillion-dollar upgrade to its new Industrial Biosciences building as part of improvements to the company's Experimental Station campus in Wilmington.

8 years ago

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