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A researcher at McMaster University adjusts a net of electrodes on a participant's head. The device measures electroencephalography (EEG) responses within the brain
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Why lower notes hold the key to rhythm

Turns out the bass is the driving force in music for a reason. Each song may have its own unique sonic fingerprint, but researcher ...

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Scientists to search Martian atmosphere for signs of life

NASA’s latest mission to the Red Planet focuses on water vapor in the outer atmosphere. This week was a big one for the Red ...

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Jerry O'Leary leads a musc therapy class in a song at NewCourtland LIFE in North Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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When music becomes therapy for seniors with dementia, Alzheimer’s and depression

Music therapist Jerry O’Leary greeted his class at NewCourtland LIFE, a senior day center, with a promise to play some old favorite ...

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NewsWorks Tonight

New documentary looks at complicated history of Philadelphia’s Catholic communities

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Gas stations expect impact from Philly’s new cigarette tax

The Pennsylvania Legislature has finally passed the cigarette tax intended to pump revenue into the cash-strapped Philadelphia School Dis ...

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NewsWorks Tonight

New documentary tells the complicated history of Philadelphia’s Catholic communities

The character of Philadelphia has been largely shaped by the dominance of the city’s Catholic population.  That influen ...

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The Sustainable Choice

ART OF FOOD — PRODUCED BY MONICA ROGOZINSKI Consideration of social responsibilities is an important part of the ...

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The last time I did heroin, I died for 7 minutes

The date was July 15, 2012. It’s the date that John “Plex” Dooling remembers as the day he died. “For seve ...

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University of Pennsylvania researcher Danielle Bassett
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MacArthur Fellow Danielle Bassett on leveraging brain research to enhance learning

Scientists often toil in dusty laboratories for years without anyone taking notice of their work, but one big discovery, and sometimes a ...

12 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

At a West Philly church, a breather from the multitasking life

Calvary United Methodist Church is known in its West Philly neighborhood — and beyond — as an open and inviting place.   ...

12 years ago

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This test kit is similar
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Crowdsourcing cures hidden in our DNA

This fall, scientists are hoping you, along with a million of your closest friends, will spit in a test tube and mail it to New York. ...

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Investigations into how male California brown mice parent their young offer insights into the nature/nurture debate that is often at the forefront of human child rearing practices. (Courtesy of Saint Joseph's University
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Could parenting tips from mice help humans?

Investigations into how male California mice parent their young offer insight into the nature/nurture debate in human childrearing practi ...

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Josh Lookenbill
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The curious case of the smallmouth bass

Researchers are looking into what’s causing open sores, lesions and female sexual characteristics in young, male smallmouth bass. ...

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City Councilwoman Cindy Bass applauds after pushing the 'detonator' that sent the Queen Lane Apartment demolition in motion on Saturday. (Bas Slabbers/for NewsWorks)
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Mixing explosives with gravity – the controlled science behind implosions

In just 15 seconds on Saturday, Queen Lane Apartments vanished from the sky.  A nearly 60-year stay in Philadelphia over in l ...

12 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

New survey shows Americans lack understanding of own government

227 years ago today, the US Constitution was signed, and its anniversary is being celebrated in Philadelphia and across the country by ne ...

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