Science

Parallel efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions in Pennsylvania — a citizen climate petition and a provision in the state budget — are topics of discussion in Harrisburg.

Entrepreneurs are eager to find substitutes for plastic that naturally degrade. One option is a "natural" plastic made by microbes and then eaten by them.

Three Canadian artists traveled to 22 countries to research and document "places of obvious, physical human incursions on the landscape."

People who are visually impaired know what works for them and what doesn’t. They’d rather innovate their own technologies.

You’re developing a new, revolutionary product. You have all the science figured out, it works like a charm. Problem is, nobody wants ...

Red dye was released for 12 hours during an exam of how a wastewater spill could affect shellfish in the Delaware Bay.

The FDA tested 91 meat, dairy, grain, and produce samples, and found PFAS in 10 of them.

Despite a New Jersey moratorium, quota system has failed to restore numbers of migratory shorebirds, advocates say.

The program has launched in the mid-Atlantic region, allowing customers to order household products in reusable containers that they can return.

The Trump administration is cracking down on fetal tissue research with new hurdles for government-funded scientists working on a range of health threats.

Tens of thousands of industry leaders came to the city this week for BIO, an international convention. Local boosters pitched Philly’s advantages.

Many organic farmers would love to find an alternative to plastic, but they say there isn't one at the moment.

A new fleet of 25 electric buses hit Philadelphia streets this week. If all goes well, the entire fleet could eventually run on batteries.

Federica Bianco says colleagues from both careers are surprised at her alternate identity, but each role enhances the other.

Abortion-rights opponents hailed the move as a first step toward a complete ban on the use of human fetal tissue in research.