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Seaside sparrows at Cooks Beach have their own “dialect.” Rowan University researchers monitor their songs as a way to track salt marsh health.

The new legislation increases fines for environmental violations and directs the money to impacted communities.

Kids' health "reflects what’s happening in society at large,” said Christopher Forrest, a pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a co-author of the study.

A Philadelphia native, the 39-year-old Lowry played in 35 games last season for the 76ers.

The city appears to be digging in for a long strike as District Council 33 union workers are looking for more money than the city wants to spend.

The amendment to remove capital punishment from Delaware’s Constitution must be voted on twice consecutively by lawmakers.

The project in South Jersey is expected to be completed in time for next year’s semiquincentennial celebrations.

The event is designed to give people a chance to speak with WHYY News reporters and offer story suggestions.

The layoffs mainly affect manager-level roles and vacant positions that will no longer be filled across all hospitals and outpatient offices.

Justin D. Mohn, 33, faces charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, terrorism related crimes and other offenses for the 2024 killing of Michael F. Mohn.

The mass shooting comes on the heels of another in South Philadelphia that left eight people injured over the weekend.

Adding a small park is just a small step in a larger effort to improve the physical appearance of the busy commercial corridor.

The highest concentrations of PFAS were detected in Southeastern Pennsylvania.

The district’s hives are part of a nationwide trend to place bees in commercial spaces.

A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found composting and feeding food waste to animals would cut carbon emissions.