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Because beauty products are not heavily regulated in the U.S., there is some concern about the unknown health risks of hair dyes. (Image courtesy of Gerain0812/Bigstock.com)
The Pulse
Health

Does pretty hurt? A look at the health risks of hair dyes

Coloring is a complex chemical reaction, a sophisticated organic synthesis, that takes place in each strand on the top of your head.

6 years ago

Listen 11:09
Reporter Mycah Hazel is a self-described
The Pulse
Health

How long can my kinky natural hair grow? To be length-obsessed and black

Long natural hair elicits wonder — but also much wondering about how to achieve it, and how to stop comparing ourselves with others who have.

6 years ago

Listen 07:19
An artist's rendering of fecal transplant capsules. Fecal transplants use donor stool to rehabilitate the recipient's microbiome. (Image courtesy of Mbruxelle)
The Pulse
Health

Could fecal transplants help treat mental illness?

How emerging microbiome science is pointing the way toward an innovative approach.

6 years ago

Listen 12:58
Konik horses fighting in the Oostvaardersplassen reserve in the Netherlands. (Image courtesy of Andrew Balcombe)
The Pulse
Science

The Netherlands’ grand rewilding experiment, gone haywire

It was supposed to be paradise, a slice of raw nature in a densely populated country. But things didn't go according to plan, and the conditions were ripe for controversy.

6 years ago

Listen 14:42
Students walk to Tamaqua Area High School in Tamaqua, Pa., Friday, Jan. 4, 2019. Parents are going to court to block the Pennsylvania school district from allowing teachers to carry guns in school. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Education

School shootings spark drastic safety proposals

Beefed-up surveillance tactics, armed guards, and even arming teachers and administrators are all ideas that have been put on the table in recent years.

6 years ago

Listen 35:51
Interim Philadelphia Police Commissioner Christine Coulter stands behind former Commissioner Richard Ross during a press conference addressing racist Facebook posts on July 18, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Resignation of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross resigned yesterday amid allegations of sexual harassment and discrimination within his department.

6 years ago

Listen 13:28
Arts & Entertainment

Doing nothing: Learning how to slow down and notice

6 years ago

Listen 35:33
A police officer patrols the block near a house as they investigate an active shooting situation, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019, in the Nicetown neighborhood of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Radio Times
Courts & Law

Standoff in North Philadelphia

6 years ago

Listen 13:30
Liz Tung, at 3 years old, pretends to be on television using a cardboard box. (Image courtesy of Liz Tung)
The Pulse
Health

Rediscovering fun: Why grown-ups need to play

Playing doesn't end with childhood. It's important for adults too, just in a different way.

6 years ago

Listen 12:31
Mo, a black-headed caique, peers out of his cage at the Bradywine Zoo. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Which animals play, and why?

It wasn’t until a few years ago that researchers defined what really counts, to animals, as play.

6 years ago

Listen 06:44
New houses abut old in Northern Liberties, one of the city's fastest gentrifying areas. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

'We don't build them like we used to' — Why new houses aren’t made of brick

In place of brick, builders are embracing new materials and wood-frame construction. The reasons why come down to changing economic, cultural and environmental dynamics.

6 years ago

Listen 08:54
Removing plaster from the ceiling involves yanking it down onto your head, until you are calf-deep in broken plaster. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Warning: Renovating your house can damage your health

Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.

6 years ago

Listen 05:25
Snow falls on a street food vendor as he makes his way down Broadway with his cart past steam rising in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Pulse
Health

How to address New York City building emissions? One option: Start with steam

The inefficiencies of steam have gone unchecked for years. But now, that may change. Earlier this year, New York City passed a landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

6 years ago

Listen 08:36
Using desert-taming techniques the ancients mastered, farmers in Israel’s Negev desert are growing wine grapes. (Image courtesy of Ben-Gurion University)
The Pulse
Science

Wine grapes grow again in Israel’s Negev desert

Using desert-taming techniques the ancients mastered, a region of Israel sees vineyards flourish.

6 years ago

Listen 05:40
A field crew prepares to weigh a grizzly bear they have collared as part of ongoing research into Alberta's grizzly population. (Molly Segal/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Counting Alberta’s grizzlies: Are they recovering or still threatened?

Where one Canadian team works, there are rugged mountain peaks, foothills and vast meadows, as well as towns and farmland. How many bears live here? 

6 years ago

Listen 08:43
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