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An old profession may make doctors’ jobs easier
It’s new and it’s old. Old as in ancient Egypt and the scribes who kept records there. New as in a modern scribe typing into ...
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ListenPhiladelphia looks to end the year without a bang
In terms of homicide numbers, 2014 looks to be about even with last year in Ph ...
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ListenArt of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles Making music since 1982, Choral Arts Philadelphia actively participates in the region ...
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Kensington urban farmer pens book on his homestead
Emerald Street Urban Farm is the focus of a new boo ...
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ListenAbraham talks issues, defends record, says her age won’t be an issue if she’s mayor
Lynne Abraham served for 19 years as Philadelphia’s district attorney. Before that, she spent 15 years as a trial judge in Philadel ...
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ListenWilliam Penn Foundation commits $8.6 million for trail development
Efforts to expand the region’s network of biking and walking trails is getting a boost in the form of a $8.6 million grant from the ...
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ListenTom MacDonald joins us with a second look at the killing spree and ensuing manhunt for Bradley Stone in Delaware County. And Dave D ...
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ListenPhilly guitarists gather in ‘A night for Jack Rose’
It’s a familiar tale for long-time residents of Philadelphia, or any large U.S. city, for that matter. Remember when South Street, ...
11 years ago
ListenWhy smell is so closely connected to our memories and emotions
Scent has the almost magical ability to transport us back to a specific time and place with one sniff. The holiday season is rife with th ...
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ListenSelf-described outlaw scientist receives John Scott Award for role in vaccine development
In November, Philadelphia presented the John Scott Award to three ...
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ListenRural NJ school districts lose court case over state aid
New Jersey’s School Funding Reform Act of 2008 was established to end years of unequal state education aid. It set funding le ...
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ListenComet discovery closes door to theory of origin of Earth’s oceans
Many other doors remain open. We might be getting a bit closer to answering one of the oldest questions in planetary science: Wher ...
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ListenCan activists provide useful scientific data?
Joanne Martin stands on the muddy bank of Brady Run, a stream in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania. To get there, she crawled down a ...
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ListenHow repeated losing affects our body chemistry
The Philadelphia 76ers can’t seem to win and the team’s losing streak might be affecting the body chemistry of its young woul ...
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ListenTech clay could play a role in powering the next generation of wireless gadgets
The search for the longer-lasting, faster-charging battery keeps going and going… Inside a ground floor laboratory on a quie ...
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