Science

How did a brilliant teenage physicist working on the Manhattan Project get away with spying for the Soviets? And why did he do it?

When apes diverged from monkeys, our branch of the tree of life shed its tail. From Darwin’s time, scientists have wondered why — and how — this happened.

Residents with private wells in parts of Montgomery County have relied on bottled water or filtration systems since the 1990s.

Eco-friendly funerals are popular. We'll talk about composting, green burial and the death industry. Plus, do you speak whale? Exploring new research on whale communication.

The Houston-based company hopes to make the first successful commercial landing on the lunar surface. It would also be America's first soft landing in decades.

Applications are live for a four-person cohort to live and work from a 3D-printed, 1,700-square-foot facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

A slate of tech startups are developing products that use AI to complete real-world tasks.

Staff at restaurants, shops, airlines, faced much more anger during the pandemic. Many organizations offer de-escalation training. But does it work?

‘Rage’ rooms have become a popular catharsis for people desperate to release pent up anger, but some psychologists are cautious about the hype.

For more than 30 years, industry leaders knew recycling couldn't deal with increasing amounts of waste, according to documents uncovered by the Center for Climate Integrity.

Artist Stephen Talasnik’s bamboo sculpture tells the story of melting glaciers.

Scientists discussed the importance of protecting endangered species during an event hosted by WHYY and the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University.

Environmental groups want NOAA to protect horseshoe crab habitats, and restrict how the species are harvested.

Officials predict Delaware County, Pa., and Camden County, N.J., will fail to meet the new standard without further action to reduce pollution.

Three in 10 U.S. adults have used a dating app, so what have researchers learned about human interaction, relationships and attraction from all of that data?