Science

Pa. coal production has slowed since the Marcellus Shale boom began, and concerns linger about the environmental impact of both. StateImp ...

360 years ago Tuesday (in 1656) Edmund Halley was born. Not only is Halley celebrated because of his namesake comet, the first whos ...

Clocks change back one hour to Standard Time on Sunday. The moon is one day old on the 31st; not the best for Hallowe’en, but ...

This rebroadcast show is all about the human body – more specifically, what happens to us after weR ...

It turns out that the universe is more crowded with stuff than we previously thought. A new estimate of the number of galaxies in the Uni ...

Where are we in the zodiac now, and why would it matter? This week on SkyTalk, Dave and Dr. Pitts discuss the difference between astronom ...

Now for our feature presentation: we’re going to explore the science of movie magic as seen on the big screen and behind the scenes ...

There’s a movement underway to make movies Oscar-worthy for people who can’t see. I met up with Sarita Kimble in the l ...

At the Library of Congress Packard Campus of Audio-Visual Conservation, vaults burrow into Mount Pony on a 45-acre campus surrounded by b ...

On October 13 at 9:24 pm, Orbital Sciences will launch from Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport in Virginia, sending 2,400 kilos of supplies ...

First, evidence has been discovered supporting a subsurface salt-water ocean at Pluto! It would have the right mass to account for how Pl ...

Last Saturday Rosetta completed its final orbit and began its direct descent to the comet’s surface. It should impact on Friday in a re ...

First, Dave Heller and Dr. Derrick Pitts discuss the Autumnal equinox, which is this Thursday at 10:21am. Next stops? Halloween, th ...

Come with us as we step inside a time capsule of life on earth — the natural history museum. On this specia ...

The story of how one YouTube educator is reshaping natural history. This piece is a part of our s ...