How big cities like Philly are creating entirely new animal species

Urban evolution happens faster than anything Darwin saw.

The math that took down PA’s gerrymandered congressional district map

Scientists wielded computing power to prove the map was biased.

Giant chocolates commemorate first dinosaur skeleton ever mounted for display

Old City's Shane Confectionery created fossil-themed sweets for the Academy of Natural Sciences.

People are more productive when they believe they’re multitasking, per this new Wharton study

From research that began at Penn, Lia Diagnostics is launching the first-ever flushable pregnancy test

Philly’s Spark Therapeutics gets FDA backing on breakthrough eye gene therapy

The crescent sun

The crescent sun. #eclipse

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Hope you enjoyed the eclipse, Philly

The Franklin solar eclipse viewers are already gone

The Franklin was giving away free solar eclipse viewers until 1 p.m. today, or while supplies lasted. They didn't last long.

All of our viewers from today's giveaway are gone, but don't worry, we will have a lot viewing options at our eclipse viewing event on Monday at The Franklin Institute from 12 pm to 4 pm. • #Science #Space #AstroPhilly #FranklinInstitute #Astronomy #SolarEclipse #SolarEclipse #Eclipse2017

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Why the Academy of Natural Sciences is scooping bugs from Swann Fountain (nope, not just for fun)

Researchers at CHOP have developed an artificial womb for premie babies that’s been successful in animal trials

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Philly has a ‘moon tree’ and this is why it’s so puny

It's a clone of a tree that grew from seeds that have been to the moon.

Neighborhoods

A South Philly physics teacher is being compared to… Cal Ripken Jr.?