Science

As world leaders and scientists gather at the UN climate summit in Madrid, we discuss the state of the climate crisis and clash between science and politics.

As the season of big holiday meals kicks off, it's as good a time as any to reflect on just how much food goes to waste.

The mussels, in larvae form, hitched a ride to this country inside the gills of Asian carp that were imported and quickly began reproducing.

The University of the Sciences hired a pharmacy historian to comb through its 200-year-old archive.

One Rutgers researcher brought his work home in the hopes of preserving his family farm for years to come.

Commercial cranberry farming can be rough on the environment, but there's new research finding New Jersey's industry might not be so bad.

Greenhouse gas emissions have risen steadily for the past decade despite the current and future threat posed by climate change, according to a new United Nations report.

Abundant drilling of the Marcellus and Utica Shale created a glut of natural gas and drove down prices. Now, new pipelines and export terminals are aiding overseas sales.

The research, he said, is meant to address “the concern that there is a relationship between hydraulic fracturing and childhood cancers.”

Thanksgiving usually means we’re going big — way over the top. Twice as much turkey as we could possibly eat; more side dishes than ...

Some scientists predict the Alpha Monocerotids meteor shower will be visible at 11:50 p.m. ET. However, one NASA expert is skeptical of the forecast.

Cranberry farmers in the Pine Barrens must strike a balance between productive farming and protecting a beloved ecosystem.

Gratitude journaling, it turns out, transformed the neuroscientist’s grief — and likely his brain

A scientist at Johns Hopkins University told a public health conference that Pennsylvania should ban fracking because of its impact on public health and climate change.

Everyone knows about Apollo 11, the first moon landing. And about ill-fated Apollo 13. Between them is the forgotten mission — Apollo 12.