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Fireflies are seen in Kellettville in Forest County, Pa.

Are there more fireflies in Pennsylvania this summer? Here’s where to see them near Philly

Firefly season peaks in July. Here’s where to spot them in and around Philadelphia — and why you may be seeing more of their glowing flash this summer.

Storm clouds bring rain to a produce stand in Elmer, N.J., on Sunday; expect a rinse, repeat Monday.

Weather

Heavy rains hit parts of the Philly area, setting off flood warnings

This image provided by Martin Surbeck shows bonobos resting and socializing on a fallen tree in the Congo in 2020. (Martin Surbeck/Kokolopori Bonobo Research Project via AP)

Health

Are ‘alpha males’ a myth? For most primates, the answer is yes.

The exterior of Excel Medical Center at 2124 Diamond Street, where a female patient said she was raped by its founder and medical director.

Health

State licensing board disciplines prominent Philadelphia doctor for having sex with a female patient. She alleges rape.

While most cancer survivors in an exercise study hit their targets by brisk walking, some were able to do higher-intensity activities such as playing pickleball.

Health

Here’s why exercise is so important if you’re a cancer survivor

Expert Opinions

Opinion

Expert Opinion| What can you do when your doctors disagree?

A patient felt anxious and confused when her physicians approached atrial fibrillation treatment differently.

Doctors don't always agree on a diagnosis; what's a patient to do? (Ina Fassbender/AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

Opinion

Expert Opinion| What can you do when your doctors disagree?

A patient felt anxious and confused when her physicians approached atrial fibrillation treatment differently.

Science

Philadelphia

Stinging Asian needle ants march into Philly

A kindergartener takes part in distance learning in Massachusetts during the COVID-19 outbreak in October 2020. Threats to funding of public broadcasters increses the difficulty of planning for the next education crisis, writes Yoni Greenbaum.

Opinion

As STEM faces a funding crisis, we’re dismantling public broadcasting — our best educational safety net

Forecast near-surface smoke from Canadian wildfires for 4 p.m. Wednesday.

Weather

Wildfire smoke from Canada will likely last the workweek in Philly, but air quality should improve

Pedestrians ambling in Center City on Tuesday as temperatures climb and veils of smoke fill the air. It's going to get steamier Wednesday.

Weather

Canadian smoke persists over Philly, with a ‘code orange’ air-quality alert

Philadelphia

Stinging Asian needle ants march into Philly

Opinion

As STEM faces a funding crisis, we’re dismantling public broadcasting — our best educational safety net

Weather

Wildfire smoke from Canada will likely last the workweek in Philly, but air quality should improve

Weather

Only two people have successfully completed the Kensington ‘wellness court’ so far. The Parker administration wants to expand it.

Business

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Health

Amputations are soaring as a tranq crisis takes hold in the Philly region

The Opioid Crisis

For opioid victims, payouts fall short while governments reap millions

Philadelphia

Only two people have successfully completed the Kensington ‘wellness court’ so far. The Parker administration wants to expand it.

Business

Are there more fireflies in Pennsylvania this summer? Here’s where to see them near Philly

Heavy rains hit parts of the Philly area, setting off flood warnings

Are ‘alpha males’ a myth? For most primates, the answer is yes.

State licensing board disciplines prominent Philadelphia doctor for having sex with a female patient. She alleges rape.

Here’s why exercise is so important if you’re a cancer survivor

Expert Opinion| What can you do when your doctors disagree?

Expert Opinion| What can you do when your doctors disagree?

Skills you need to protect your child from drowning

Selling better health to Philly’s residents

My parents’ doctors didn’t always welcome me. Here’s how I engaged them.

A teenager suffered from two years of vomiting and abdominal pain | Medical Mystery

Stinging Asian needle ants march into Philly

As STEM faces a funding crisis, we’re dismantling public broadcasting — our best educational safety net

Wildfire smoke from Canada will likely last the workweek in Philly, but air quality should improve

Canadian smoke persists over Philly, with a ‘code orange’ air-quality alert

Stinging Asian needle ants march into Philly

As STEM faces a funding crisis, we’re dismantling public broadcasting — our best educational safety net

Wildfire smoke from Canada will likely last the workweek in Philly, but air quality should improve

Canadian smoke persists over Philly, with a ‘code orange’ air-quality alert

Heavy rains hit parts of the Philly area, setting off flood warnings

Are there more fireflies in Pennsylvania this summer? Here’s where to see them near Philly

In Philly’s stormy week, how much rain has fallen — or hasn’t — near you has varied widely

After another flood warning, random rains and mugginess are sticking around the Philly area

Jersey surf temperatures have been in the 70s, but shifting winds may cool them

Amputations are soaring as a tranq crisis takes hold in the Philly region

For opioid victims, payouts fall short while governments reap millions

Only two people have successfully completed the Kensington ‘wellness court’ so far. The Parker administration wants to expand it.

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin

Amputations are soaring as a tranq crisis takes hold in the Philly region

For opioid victims, payouts fall short while governments reap millions

Only two people have successfully completed the Kensington ‘wellness court’ so far. The Parker administration wants to expand it.

Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin