Science

As drug overdose deaths continue to soar, cities hit hard by the opioid crisis are considering a controversial new proposal: safe injecti ...

Only two of these rhinos are still alive, both females living in a sanctuary in Kenya and protected around the clock by armed guards.

An international team of scientists has discovered a young planet — just 5 or 6 million years old — forging its own path through space and likely growing along the way.

The pest has spread to 13 southeastern counties. The rush is on to kill it.

It’s courtesy of the sea breeze effect.

Independence Day is sandwiched between the start of the dog days of summer and Aphelion. The dog days of summer are traditionally ...

In 2017, China passed the National Sword policy banning plastic waste from being imported — for the protection of the environment — starting in January 2018.

New Jersey’s beaches are in better shape than they were before Superstorm Sandy thanks to sound public policy, government coordinat ...

These humble beaches turn into a mixing bowl for influenza between mid-May and early June.

Farmers in southern Pa. will face higher temps and changes to the growing season that will place stresses on corn production and the dairy industry.

Rebroadcast: Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, ...

The new facility will capture 60 million gallons a year of runoff from 20 commercial properties in Northeast Philadelphia.

New Jersey beachgoers can swim comfortably as of early this week, a striking contrast to this time last year.

Dave Heller and Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute, discuss efforts to peer all the way back in time and space wit ...

Eastern Pa., New Jersey and Delaware have seen a rise of about 2 degrees.