Health & Science

When you hear the word fungi, chances are mushrooms come to mind: button mushrooms, maybe portobellos, or chanterelles. But so much of th ...

Delaware City’s PBF refinery discharged more than one million pounds of nitrogen into the Delaware River without violating its permit. Advocates say that’s a problem.

Advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration today endorsed a proposal to make big changes in the nation's approach to vaccinating people against COVID-19.

The American Lung Association's annual State of Tobacco Control report shows some progress in reducing smoking-related illnesses, but gaps remain.

Students at Caesar Rodney High School got a taste of a career in research, amongst penguins and seals on the West Antarctic Peninsula.

Health officials said there is no health threat to the general public at this time as they believe the risk of infection has largely been contained.

The goal is to simplify vaccination against COVID and perhaps adopt an approach similar to that used for the flu vaccine.

The National Institutes of Health and telemedicine provider eMed will study how virtual COVID home testing and treatment could work on a large scale.

At-home rapid tests have become a staple of COVID-19 precautions, but some experts worry that people are relying too much on these tests.

The lawsuit says Thinx underwear, long marketed as safe and sustainable, contains harmful chemical substances known as PFAS.

Nesting piping plovers show resilience in Delaware while the shorebirds struggle to maintain their population along the southern Atlantic Coast. Researchers want to know why.

Humans have long been fascinated by the idea of communicating with other species — not just teaching animals to mimic human words, but ...

What scientists are learning about the ‘talking’ cats and dogs of Insta

The World Trade Center Health Program was created to provide long-term care to 9/11 first responders who were exposed to toxins at terrorist attack sites.

And what about a cold or RSV? With all the illness spreading, it's virus soup out there these days.