Science

Machine learning is democratizing special effects — and that might be a bad thing.

So much ethane is coming out of the ground in Pennsylvania, and other drilling hot spots around the country, that chemical plants in the U.S. can’t use it all.

Bird numbers in North America are down 30% from 1970. We look at what's behind the declines, what species have been hardest hit, and how to make your yard bird-friendly.

The solar photovoltaic industry has roots in an unexpected place. More than 40 years ago, oil companies invested in solar research and development that have proved critical.

Lab-grown meat for dogs and cats might be on the market before lab-grown meat for humans.

Hollywood has long exploited our deep ambivalence about clowns, and this fall’s film lineup is no different.

With New Jersey facing rising seas and stronger storms, what are the costs for shoring up coastal towns, who is paying, and are we fighting a losing battle?

The UN is often criticized for talking a lot and not getting much done. But when it comes to eloquent talk, particularly about the future, it has always been the strongest.

A surprisingly large planet orbiting a small star defies the conventional wisdom about how planets are born.

Weeks ago, an announcement about the discovery on an exoplanet where it appeared possible for an atmosphere with precipitation to exist l ...

National Institutes of Health award $11.7 million to university to spearhead project comparing narcotic and non-narcotic pain medicine treatments

University researchers will examine possible associations between PFAS-contaminated drinking water and cancer as part of a federally funded health study.

The lifting of the injunction at the sinkhole site isn’t a final green light for Mariner East.

The drug, called Palforzia, was developed by California startup Aimmune Therapeutics to be taken daily in a regimen known as oral immunotherapy.

Residents in affected Bucks and Montgomery County communities will be eligible for blood testing as part of a national study on the effects of PFAS.