Science

Hollywood’s Captain Kirk, 90-year-old William Shatner, has blasted into space and safely returned to Earth in a convergence of science fiction and science reality.

As William Shatner prepares to be beamed up at age 90 for his first real-life spaceflight, he’s bringing out the awe in people around a rural Texas spaceport.

Pennsylvania has 5,600 miles of dead waterways, polluted by the coal mining industry. Ben Kalina’s "A River Reborn" shows how one was revived.

The environmentalists urged the DRBC to almost double its required oxygen standard so that resident and migratory fish would be better able to thrive in the river.

Syukuro Manabe’s work ‘laid the foundation for the development of current climate models.'

The Israeli Antiquities Authority said the smooth, carved limestone toilet was found in a rectangular cabin that was part of a sprawling mansion.

Although the water is a lot cleaner than it was then, activists say the cleanup is unfinished, as shown by the oxygen numbers for the past three summers.

The Los Angeles Times reports birds and fish have been killed. Crews have deployed skimmers and booms to try to corral the slick.

Advocates with the Environmental Working Group want EPA’s plan to set standards for drinking water, groundwater cleanup; limits on industrial discharges.

Death’s come knocking a last time for the splendid ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 more birds, fish and other species: The U.S. government on Wednesday declared them extinct.

36 million people in the U.S. have migraines, which bring a host of other symptoms. Miles for Migraines is working to support those who suffer from them.

The agency proposed to address tainted soil, groundwater, and surface water at the East Whiteland Twp. site, plus affected drinking water supply.

Biologist Thor Hanson discusses his book 'Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid' about how the warming climate is forcing animals and plants to move, adapt or go extinct.

As a materials scientist, Anna Ploszajski was trained t ...

The Wolf Administration says a new plan can help the commonwealth reach its greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2050 and help avoid the worst effects of climate change.