Science

Tess — short for Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite — will spend two years searching for planets.

Living in Houston with flaring smokestacks in the distance stoked Carrie Feibel’s eco-anxieties. Still, she decided to have a kid... but just one.

Some companies offer you the chance to “erase” your carbon sins without making big changes to your lifestyle.

Here's what you learn when you put smelly socks in front of mosquitoes.

You've probably read about concerns over "designer babies," whose DNA is shaped by gene editing.

Scientists at the University of Washington have developed the tech to ‘see’ what could be a low-mass particle responsible for ...

While scientists disagree about what's behind the sluggish ocean current, the shift could mean bad news for the climate.

The idea is that technology has distorted how we view ourselves and society — and yet, it is an inescapable part of us.

A computer scientist is pushing large video game makers to design games that blind people can enjoy.

Guest: Menno Schilthuizen Our fast-paced crowded cities aren’t just impacting our lives, they are shaping anima ...

Pennsylvania announced approval of $25 million in funding for cleanup of abandoned mines at 12 sites around the state.

Astronomers have detected a galaxy that seems to be devoid of dark matter. That possibility has theorists re-evaluating gravity’s r ...

Shanti Gamper-Rabindran a University of Pittsburgh professor and editor of The Shale Dilemma, sat down for an interview about the topic.

On this episode, we explore one of our most important and amazing human tools. What does neuroscience tell us about how language works, a ...