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What makes a successful public space?

Philadelphia has no shortage of parks and squares.  Some have become bustling centers of civic life, while others — well ̵ ...

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Dr. Thomas Mütter — getting to know the man behind the macabre collection

In her new book, Cristin O’Keefe Aptowicz captures Mütter’s journey from young, sickly orphan to beloved surgeon and teacher ...

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Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji
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Going back to the basics in Syria with physician Abdalmajid Katranji

Dr. Abdalmajid Katranji has been treating badly wounded patients in a bare bones operation room for the past four years in Syria.  ...

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Karyn Reyher has a hybrid cochlear implant to account for her severe to profound hearing loss at high frequencies. (Kelly Reyher/for The Pulse)
The Pulse

Turning up the volume on a quiet world

A million Americans have trouble hearing high-pitched sounds, especially vets and people working industrial jobs. But makers of a new hyb ...

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The world's largest radio telescope near Arecibo
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Fast radio bursts – deep space’s newest noisemaker

Scientists are starting to hear a new kind of message from far across the universe, the question is what (or who) is sending it? I ...

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A single toe bone of Dreadnoughtus schrani weighs approximately 15 pounds. Only one was found. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse

Philly scientists discover new gigantic dinosaur, ‘Dreadnoughtus’ [photos]

A Drexel-led team of scientists named a newly discovered dinosaur Thursday, a sauropod from southern Patagonia dubbed “Dreadnoughtu ...

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September 2014: Invisible River, Chicken Bone Beach and Local Abundance

The Sustainable Choice Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Consideration of social responsibilities is an imp ...

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Hillsdale Fire Department Captain Tom Kelley looks out on Pascack Brook
NewsWorks Tonight

Problems with repetitive flooding mean recurring losses for inland N.J.

While Sandy’s devastation brought renewed attention to ...

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Peter Cappelli
NewsWorks Tonight

Companies that can’t find skilled workers might need to re-evaluate their standards

The U.S. economy is bouncing back from the depths of the recession. Still, it’s not clear how employees across the country are bene ...

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A funeral procession for a summer past (Chuck Snyder/for NewsWorks)
NewsWorks Tonight

Bethany Beach lays summer to rest

Jazz funerals are typically associated more with New Orleans than Delaware.  But the quiet beach town of Bethany Beach will become a ...

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Rep. Chaka Fattah
NewsWorks Tonight

Reporter’s Roundtable: Fattah under suspicion, Corbett gets a version of Medicaid plan

On this week’s Reporter’s Roundtable, Dave Davies describes the difficult position of Congressman Chaka Fattah.  And Tau ...

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Susan Chase at home in Mt. Airy. (J.Woods/for The Pulse)
The Pulse

Battling cancer and making theater: ‘Susan’s Undoing’

The shattering news came, as it does for many women, after Susan Chase had a routine mammogram. When she got a phone message reque ...

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Pregnant Pa. inmates continue to be shackled, despite state law

In 2010, Pennsylvania passed a law prohibiting the shackling of pregnant inmates after their second trimester, but as reporter Audrey Qui ...

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Do states that offer medical marijuana have lower rates of opioid painkiller overdoses?

New research explores a potential relationship between legalizing medical marijuana and the number of opioid overdose deaths. New ...

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Krystal Eason's smart meter is mounted to the basement wall in her North Philadelphia home. The meter gives Eason and her utility more detailed information about her family's energy use. (Katie Colaneri/for The Pulse)
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Can smart meters really help us get smarter about our energy use?

If you live in Philadelphia, you may have noticed a new device on your home called a “smart meter.” Unlike the old meters, th ...

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