Science

Host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book about why we lie to ourselves and the risks and benefits of self-deception.

A crew of dedicated volunteers removes wineberry and other invasive plants that choke out native species and harm the ecosystem in White Clay Creek State Park.

Trillions of Brood X cicadas will be emerging in the coming weeks in our region after 17 years underground. We'll talk about cicada science, their music, and how to eat them.

It’s not time to panic-buy gasoline as the East Coast is supplied by imports and other pipelines.

In 2020, levels dropped significantly due to the refinery’s shutdown, a recent report showed, but they remain high. The complex is being dismantled.

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around Saturday.

A.I. is part of our everyday lives. We'll discuss our relationship with it and look at where the technology is headed.

Energy fuels our lives in ways that seem almost magical. It can transform darkness into light, cold into warmth, water into ice. Of cours ...

How close are scientists to developing fusion energy? And what are the roadblocks standing in the way?

Years of research powered electric car batteries, yet questions remain to be answered.

The report uses a worst-case scenario climate model, with no assumed solutions, to make its projections.

Decades of underfunding, political interference and systemic race and gender bias have undercut trust among many government scientists.

For the American shad, challenges extend far beyond the Delaware River.

“Trust the science!” It’s a phrase we’ve heard a lot during the pandemic. It’s come to mean things like “wear masks” or ...

Next week, President Biden will announce a number that could shape the rest of his presidency: a new goal to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.