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What Teeth Tell us About Survival on Earth
Zoologist Bill Schutt argues that teeth — more so than bones, brains, and a spinal column — were pivotal to the success of vertebrate animals. Having teeth meant having power tools for survival for everything from vampire bats and sharks to shrews and humans. His latest book, “Bite: An Incisive History of Teeth, from Hagfish to Humans,” takes readers on a journey through the natural history of teeth.
The High Cost of Cheap Rentals in Mexico City
A partnership between the Mexican government and Airbnb forces generations of families out of the most desirable neighborhoods in Mexico City. 4. Learn more about Mexico City’s partnership with Airbnb. 5. ‘Gringo go home’ – El País. WHYY is your source for fact-based, in-depth journalism...
Philadelphia-area health experts see shift in attitudes on vaccination in ‘post-COVID’ era
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Philadelphia parents Kate Springer and Chris Gladd waited in an exam room at Advocare Fairmount Pediatrics with their 6-month-old son, Oliver, whose gaze was fixed on fish painted on the wall.
Climate Fixers: Curbside recycling is broken. In Kensington, Rabbit Recycling will take anything
This story is part of the WHYY News Climate Desk, bringing you news and solutions for our changing region. From the Poconos to the Jersey Shore to the mouth of the Delaware Bay, what do you want to know about climate change? What would you like us to cover? Get in touch.
Philly’s Benefits Data Trust shutters after 20 years. Laid-off workers say they still want answers
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. About two years ago, Matt Dragon took a job as a software engineer at a Philadelphia nonprofit organization with a mission that he wanted to support: helping people apply for public benefits when they can’t navigate the system to do it themselves.
No more ‘knocking trees down to the property line’ for Sussex County developers
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Delaware’s southernmost county, reeling from the destruction of at least 43,000 acres of woodlands for development since 1998, has expanded its laws to protect trees where housing subdivisions are being built.
Eagles working to remove ‘counterfeit’ political ads in Philadelphia
This story originally appeared on 6abc. The Philadelphia Eagles said Monday it is working to remove fake political ads that have popped up in the city. A bus stop sign at 34th and Market streets in University City shows Kamala Harris wearing an Eagles helmet with the text “official candidate of the Philadelphia Eagles.”
Ready or not, election season in the U.S. is about to start. The first ballots will go out within days
It might feel like the presidential election is still a long way off. It’s not. Election Day on Nov. 5 is only about two months away, and major dates, events and political developments will make it fly by. The stretch between now and then will go as fast as summer break from school in most parts of the country.
Philly’s new Center for Leadership Equity wants to support Black nonprofit executives – here’s how
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. About 30 years ago, Kelly Woodland was the executive director of a community development nonprofit in Philadelphia’s Point Breeze neighborhood. Woodland remembers what it was like to...
Eagles fans should expect to not have access to X in Brazil after country upholds nationwide block
This story originally appeared on 6abc. Philadelphia Eagles fans who are traveling to Brazil for Friday’s Week 1 NFL game against the Green Bay Packers should expect to not have access to Elon Musk’s social media platform X while abroad. A Brazilian Supreme Court panel has upheld the...
Harris set to oppose sale of US Steel to a Japanese firm during joint Pennsylvania event with Biden
Vice President Kamala Harris plans to use Monday’s joint campaign appearance in the industrial city of Pittsburgh with President Joe Biden to say that U.S. Steel should remain domestically owned — coinciding with the White House’s earlier opposition to the company’s planned sale to Nippon Steel of Japan.
‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Several years ago, Pepón Osorio started losing weight. A lot of weight. Too quickly. He got concerned. The first object visitors encounter at Osorio’s new, immersive installation...
To get people to put down their phones while driving, make it a game, Penn study suggests
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Dr. Kit Delgado, an emergency physician at Penn Medicine, says he’s seen too many patients come into the hospital after car crashes, often after getting rear-ended at stop signs.
For safer streets, Philly advocates have legislative priorities for fall session
Have a question about Philly’s neighborhoods or the systems that shape them? PlanPhilly reporters want to hear from you! Ask us a question or send us a story idea you think we should cover. As public pressure swells for Philadelphia to protect cyclists and pedestrians, the upcoming legislative session...
Aramark workers at Citizens Bank Park vote to authorize a strike
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Aramark food and beverage workers at Citizens Bank Park voted Sunday to authorize a strike with an 83% majority. The company’s workers at Lincoln Financial Field are also holding a strike authorization vote through the end of the week.
Moms for Liberty fully embraces Trump and widens role in national politics
In her welcoming remarks at Moms for Liberty’s annual gathering in the nation’s capital on Friday, the group’s co-founder, Tiffany Justice, urged members to “fight like a mother” against the Democratic presidential ticket. Later that evening, after she had interviewed Republican nominee Donald Trump onstage,...
Suspected drunk driver accused of killing South Jersey–native NHL star, brother is member of U.S. Army National Guard in N.J.
This story originally appeared on 6abc. The suspected drunk driver accused of killing NHL star Johnny Gaudreau and his brother, Matthew, in Salem County, New Jersey, remains behind bars on vehicular homicide charges. Action News has learned that Higgins, 43, of Woodstown, is a field artillery officer assigned to the...
GOP network props up liberal third-party candidates in battleground states
Italo Medelius was leading a volunteer drive to put Cornel West on North Carolina’s presidential ballot last spring when he received an unexpected call from a man named Paul who said he wanted to help. Though Medelius, co-chairman of West’s “Justice for All Party,” welcomed the assistance, the offer...
‘Swimming around in it like a soup’: Labor Day crowds temporarily introduce unwanted chemicals into rivers, streams
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. Many people chose to take advantage of the long Labor Day weekend with a much needed break in the outdoors; camping, swimming or tubing by their favorite spot along the Delaware River. However, while outdoor and water recreation has many benefits — such as reducing stress, improving physical health and fostering environmental stewardship — it may also introduce unwanted contaminants into local waterways.
‘Feels like family’: Project Libertad supports immigrant youth in suburban Philly schools
From Delco to Chesco and Montco to Bucks, what about life in Philly’s suburbs do you want WHYY News to cover? Let us know!. A year ago, Yulisa Concepción felt alone. “Yo no quería hablar a nadie, y siento que no me van a ayudar, no van a hacer nada conmigo”, dijo.
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