Science

Around the globe, COVID-19 has frozen economies, closed schools, stores, and restaurants, and even canceled the Olympics. Millions of peo ...

As labs across the country were closed by coronavirus shutdowns, an SOS went out to save mouse strains vital to science.

Lack of data gathering could have a major impact on ecological studies and the young scientists who do them.

“It’s important to conserve the environment, and collect data that would help us do that. But at the same time, it’s more important right now to stop the spread of disease."

Estimates don't capture leaks from 'abnormal' conditions, the Environmental Defense Fund says.

The endangered piping plovers saw record-setting numbers along the Atlantic coast in 2019, federal officials say.

“We’re all doing the best we can in the new normal here,” said Kevin Gombotz, vice president of Envinity, a green design and construction company.

Do our individual actions matter? While policy change is critical, our individual actions carry the social influence necessary to make these changes possible.

There are studies looking at changes to the virus genome — and the possible impact on how the virus affects humans. Here's what we know (and don't yet know) about mutations.

The EPA has approved testing the new insects in the Florida Keys, stinging some who fought the trial for years.

We discuss dogs ability to form emotional bonds with humans and learn about research training dogs to sniff out the coronavirus.

Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...

The analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution enter the Chesapeake Bay annually from poultry farming than cleanup programs estimate.

Plastic products designed to be used for a few minutes can take decades or longer to decompose.

Pa. confirmed this spring’s first hatch of a spotted lanternfly nymph in West Philly on Tuesday, prompting calls for residents to take action.