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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.
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.
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.