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Lithium ion batteries have low inherent risk of explosion
Bucks County resident Loretta Luff considers herself fortunate that she was merely hospitalized with serious burns when her Dell laptop c ...
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ListenCamden firm boasts successful turnaround after recession low
As the Great Recession caused countless small businesses to falter in 2008, one Camden-based corporation not only found its bearings but ...
12 years ago
ListenOperator? N.J. business, insurers take on end-of-life discussions with patients by phone
Imagine you’re at home. You have cancer. You just had another round of chemo, and the phone rings. Imagine you’re at h ...
12 years ago
ListenArt of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Sunday Suppers, a community outreach ...
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Science explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
12 years ago
Listen 6:28Scientist who made HIV testing day possible recalls big find
This week marks international HIV testing day with testing-related activities going on all over the region. This wee ...
12 years ago
Listen“Proof” author Adam Rogers explains our relationship with booze. It’s always happy hour somewhere, and in his re ...
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ListenWill Sixers move up in draft to get Wiggins?
Local hoops fans are still waiting to see what moves the Sixers will make to get a player they hope will define their franchise for years ...
12 years ago
ListenDo 3D mammograms detect more invasive cancers?
New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association compares standard 2D mammography to 3D mammography. Two ...
12 years ago
Listen‘Gaming’ death: how to make end-of-life planning less heavy
A Philadelphia design firm is using a card game to spark difficult conversations about death that don’t lose focus on living. < ...
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ListenNew job winner gets helping hand–and a push–from West Philly program
Finding a job can be challenging even under the best of circumstances. Add dropping out of school and homelessness to the mix, and the od ...
12 years ago
ListenBeetles aid Drexel researcher in monitoring stream health
Environmental scientists are looking for help locating the Elaphrus beetle, a type of ‘indicator speci ...
12 years ago
ListenWhat does the perfect cup of coffee sound like?
Tiny popping sounds are a roaster’s secret road map. Do you have a Pavlovian response to the sound of coffee beans being gro ...
12 years ago
ListenKeystone Crossroads promises in depth coverage of Pa. cities
WHYY’s expanding news service now includes this week’s launch of Keystone Crossroads: Rust or Revival, exploring the urgent c ...
12 years ago
ListenCan data help with suicide prevention?
Close to 40,000 Americans commit suicide every year, and that rate has been rising in the past decade, with an especially sharp increase ...
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