Science and Technology

Staffers from the Asociación Puertorriqueños en Marcha (APM) dropped off tablets to the homes of more than 600 3- to 5-year-olds, who would normally be at one of the nonprofit's four preschool centers, but the schools are closed due to coronavirus. Read more here.

A La Salle University grad asked his alma mater if he could utilize the school’s 3D printers to make face shields for health care workers on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

Kohelet Yeshiva uses the school’s 3D printer to make face shields for area health care workers battling the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

Although college tours are canceled amid the coronavirus pandemic, some universities have expanded their virtual tours online. Read more here.

The mild winter and early spring-like temperatures could mean an early appearance of the spotted lanternfly in the region. Read more here.

A Philadelphia-based coffee roaster is testing out a new way to get a cup of joe on the go without having to stop at a shop. Read more here.

Twitter is starting to test tweets that disappear after 24 hours, although initially only in Brazil. The company says the ephemeral tweets, which it calls "fleets" because of their fleeting nature, are designed to allay the concerns of new users who might be turned off by the public and permanent...

Scientists say they have used the gene editing tool CRISPR inside someone's body for the first time, a new frontier for efforts to operate on DNA, the chemical code of life, to treat diseases. Read more here.

A new study suggests Philadelphia residents are not relying on cars as much as they used to, and other forms of transportation are picking up the slack. Read more here.

A Villanova University astronomer says an unusual dimming of a star in the constellation Orion could be a warning that it's about to "go supernova." Read more here.