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Getting her hands dirty is part of the job, and the fun, for environmental scientist
Pretty much everyone is familiar with ecology, but it’s a broad term and it covers a lot of territory. For our segmen ...
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Stranger than fiction: Star Trek’s ‘tricorder’ could soon be a reality
The tale of a high-stakes medical device competition inspired by a sci-fi classic and a local team boldly going into the finals. I ...
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Bargaining with the voices in our heads
New treatments for a stigmatized group of patients emerge. Berta Britz hid the voices she’s heard for a long time, spending ...
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Is your neti pot routine safe, effective?
Slosh a little salty water into your nose, and it’s like a satisfying kick in the sinuses. For some people, nasal irrigation ...
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This week in science: Pain’s relation to itch, sex equality in research and white-nose syndrome
Everyone itches, and when we scratch, the itch always seems to come back even stronger. But why? Dr. Bethany Brookshire, a s ...
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Could fog disinfectant machines help fight the spread of Ebola?
Sanosil International and other companies that produce foggers say their tools can be more effective than traditional methods. ...
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The Pulse: Because science is all around us, and man is it cool
WHYY’s The Pulse celebrates its first birthday this week, in a celebration ...
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Being the new kid on the cell block was a test this teacher passed
West Philly native Pamela Hooks had a mortgage to pay, so she picked up a job as a teacher at a prison. She learned how to take care of h ...
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Plaintiffs seek info on Christie travel expenses
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie crisscrossed the country this year, devoting more than a hundred days visiting 36 states, to appear on beh ...
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Study finds staggering amount spent on political ads this year
A new study by the Sunlight Foundation in partnership with the Committee of Seventy ...
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ListenGlaxoSmithKline’s reorganization and likely layoffs loom
GlaxoSmithKline employees are bracing for possible pink slips as part of the company’s planned reorganization. NewsWo ...
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The Pulse: The science of five everyday things
WHYY’s The Pulse celebrates its first birthday this week, in a celebration ...
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Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles Visual Soundscapes for Mental Health Pathways to Recovery is a project created by award ...
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How old is too old? Two ethicists debate quality of life as we age
How is this for a headline sure to catch your attention: “ ...
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Baking as a frontal lobe workout: how scientists use their skills at home
A scientist who studies brain development in children, and is also the mom of two small kids is sure to have a lot of inner dialogue revi ...
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