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What’s in the air Philly breathes? Find out at the Franklin Institute

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'Don't Try This at Home Day' will bring explosive science experiments to the Franklin Institute

Don't Try This at Home Day Franklin Institute

Find out what yellow fever smelled like at the Mütter Museum

Mutter Museum Meet and Geek Yellow Fever

Philly science institute that studies human senses plans move to expand health research

Monell One uCity

Bug Fest returns to the Academy of Natural Sciences in August

BugFest 2026

Philly science writer delves into 'amazing superpowers' of bugs in new book

Insect Safari Margie Patlak

‘Don’t Try This at Home Day’ returns to The Franklin Institute with explosive science demos

Don't Try This at Home Day

The Franklin Institute will launch a trash can rocket for Astronomy Day

Franklin Institute Astronomy Day

‘Rhythm & Booms’ will turn the Franklin Institute into a late-night science and cocktail party

Franklin Institute Science Afters Hours - Rhythms & Booms

What to do when it's so cold: Fun science tricks to try during upcoming deep freeze

Philly Freezing Temperatures

'Seasonal Science' takes over the Franklin Institute this December

The Franklin Institute - Seasonal Science Holiday Programming

‘Celestial Sips’ turns The Franklin Institute into a stargazing cocktail party

The Franklin Institute - Science After Hours - Celestial Sips

Penn physics professor wins international award. Could a Nobel Prize be next?

Charles Kane Lorentz Medal

Senior CDC officials resign after Susan Monarez's ouster, citing concerns over scientific independence

Three NASA rockets launching from Virginia should be visible in Philadelphia sky seconds after takeoff

NASA TOMEX launch

These fake mushrooms helped 19th century foragers avoid real 'dangereux' fungi

Papier mache mushroom

Strange light seen in Philly sky Tuesday night likely caused by rocket launch

Philly Rocket Light

While spotted lanternflies are sparse in Philly, an insect expert predicts a resurgence

World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

As a diversity grant dies, young scientists fear it will haunt their careers

Coconut used in first 3D MRI image in the 1970s now lives in Old City

Coconut MRI

Tiger Woods' foundation opens science education center at Cobbs Creek Golf Club

Tiger Woods Cobbs Creek

More than 50 local researchers sign letter protesting Trump administration for 'gutting' science

Trump open letter

Lewis and Clark's 200-year-old botanical treasures are preserved in Philadelphia

Lewis Clark plants

Mütter Museum to host Radiant Ball honoring Marie Curie, the first person to win 2 Nobel Prizes

Mütter Museum ball

Astronomer shares tips for viewing the 'parade of planets' this month

Parade of Planets

Rare comet could be visible in Philly skies until late October

Comet NASA Philly

A 75-foot-wide lime green floating observation deck on the Schuylkill River scheduled to open in 2026

FloatLab Schuylkill

What causes an ice-cream headache?

Six planets will align Monday. Here's what can be seen with the naked eye

A Bucks County pharma CEO who falsely accused 5 scientists of stealing trade secrets has to pay them $26.6 million

Bucks County SigmaPharm

Allentown's expanded science museum now has animatronic dinos, live otters and a waterfall

Da Vinci Science Center reopening

Here's what to know about the partial solar eclipse visible in the Philadelphia region on April 8

Philly eclipse guide

New course series by Science History Institute explores how scientists perpetuated racist myths

Science History Institute series

Experimental prosthetic helps man who lost his arm regain some sense of feeling

Prosthetic Hand Temperature

Bacterial infections in Pennsylvania's potato crops could lead to supply shortages for chip makers

Pennsylvania Potato Utz

Why some people don't trust science – and how to change their minds

350-million-year-old fossil discovered by Drexel researcher on display in new exhibit at Academy of Natural Sciences

academy of natural sciences Tiktaalik roseae fossil

Look for Venus in the sky next to crescent moon early Thursday morning

'Ring of fire' solar eclipse may be visible in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon

Tenacious curiosity in the lab can lead to a Nobel Prize – as 2 Penn scientists just demonstrated

Penn Nobel Prize

Science History Institute's new exhibit explores history of textile dyes

Science History Institute Bold Exhibit

Take a peek at the Franklin Institute's new $8.5 million space exhibit before it opens in November

franklin institute wondrous space

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