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Over the course of a job, most people accumulate stuff. And most of us don’t think ahead to if — and when — we might le ...

How much of who we are is determined by our DNA? Is our DNA a predictor of behavior? How do our genes evolve over time?  Whil ...

Graphene, a thin layer of tighly packed pure cabon atoms, is often talked about as a “supermaterial” that is poised to change ...

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller talks with Meir Rinde about his ...

Now more than ever, it seems, robots and automation are taking a more prominent role in places where humans are either unwilling or unabl ...

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the rise of the microbrew began, but one thing is for sure: across the country, from Portla ...

A lot of times, when we’re deciding to cut out specific foods for better health, our decision is based on the latest study.  B ...

Produced by Karen Smyles The Philadelphia History Museum, formerly known as the Atwater Kent Museum, may not be hug ...

There’s ample evidence of shifting gender roles in America regarding food–many of us can count male foodies among our friends ...

Philadelphia’s next mayor, Jim Kenney, takes office January 4.  As Mayor Michael Nutter prepares to leave, we’re taking ...

NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller discussed the study with its co-author, Sandra Gonzalez-Bailon, professor at the Annenberg School for ...

In her latest PBS special, celebrity chef, author and restaurateur Lidia Bastianich invites six celebrity guests of different ethnic back ...

Steve Clark is a Philadelphia teacher who always wanted to do something heroic – on the scale of a Greek hero. Problem is, he doesnR ...

A young man leaves home in search of a new liver. Last summer, Seth Doraiswami, a stonemason from Belmont, Massachusetts planned a ...

Her newborn in withdrawal, a young mother faces her own recovery. “Where’s everybody headed?” “Six, ...