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Born without forearms and calves, Mt. Kilimanjaro climber inspires Camden students

By Kimberly Paynter, @Kpaynter May 8, 2013

Kyle Maynard, a 27-year-old author and athlete, gave a motivational talk on Tuesday to students at Sacred Heart Grade School in South Camden. Maynard spoke about getting his start in wrestling as an 11-year-old, his ability to lift 420 pounds and climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2012. More »
Philly ornithologist sees bird collection as a glimpse of history [video]

By Carolyn Beeler @carolynbeeler April 11, 2013

Only a fraction of the collection at the country’s oldest natural history museum is out in the open for visitors to see. More »
'17-year cicadas' set to swarm this spring

By Carolyn Beeler @carolynbeeler April 10, 2013

A brood of "17-year cicadas" is set to descend on southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, and other parts of the East Coast this spring. More »
Delaware blazes trail with statewide access to health information [video]

By Taunya English, @taunyaenglish March 27, 2013

First, the government pushed doctors to digitize patient health records. Next, federal officials urged states to build information highways to share patient information beyond individual doctor's offices. More »
Toddlers take the wheel: harnessing toy cars for mobility

By Carolyn Beeler February 28, 2013

A gym in Newark, Del., is a brightly-colored study in motion as pre-school aged kids chase each other across gymnastics mats, bounce giant rubber balls, and crumble playfully to the floor in heaps. The scene at the University of Delaware's Early Learning Center isn't simply chaos. It's brain food. More »
Penn students compete to put robot research to real-world use

By NewsWorks Staff February 5, 2013

Maybe these aren't the droids you're looking for, but what these robots lack in Star Wars panache, they make up for in real-world utility. Four teams of University of Pennsylvania students demonstrated that utility Monday afternoon in the final round of Penn's Y Prize Competition. These and other teams proposed applications for robotic technologies developed atPenn's General R... More »
Treating Lyme Disease

By NewsWorks January 18, 2013

A disagreement over Lyme disease treatment has raised passions—and some anger—among activists, doctors, a few lawmakers and patients. More »
Shedding light on both sides of the shale story

By Susan Phillips, for State Impact Pennsylvania January 14, 2013

A photographic exhibit of Marcellus Shale drilling is making at stop at the Gershman Y in Center City Philadelphia. Six accomplished and award-winning photo journalists have spent several years traveling across the state to document the shale gas boom. More »
State Impact Pennsylvania wins Alfred I DuPont-Columbia University Award

By NewsWorks Staff December 19, 2012

State Impact Pennsylvania, a joint reporting initiative on the Marcellus Shale, has won one of broadcast journalism’s most prestigious awards. WHYY’s Susan Phillips is a key member of the winning team. More »
The Pulse - complete show

By WHYY's Health+Science Desk December 12, 2012

WHYY's new show about health care, innovation, and science. Experience the full contents, as well as a bunch of online exclusives. More »

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