Health & Science

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot?

We explore the future of remote work, and hear about the latest research on which settings and models are best.

The operating losses at Jefferson Health are just one example of how COVID relief funds running low are showing up on the balance sheets of the region's nonprofit hospitals.

His appointment, effective Dec. 1, was announced to the school community on Tuesday.

NOAA predicts the Mid-Atlantic could see nine to 14 days of high tide flooding this year — roughly three times as many days as the region saw in 2000.

The remnants of Hurricane Ida caused the most intense flooding along the Brandywine Creek in 200 years.

The zoo says she may be the only solid-colored reticulated giraffe alive.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for expectant mothers to shield their babies from RSV.

Half of the people infected in the outbreak reported having contact with turtle with shells smaller than four inches wide. Owning pet turtles of that size is prohibited by fed

People and families who rely on food stamps experienced a 21% increase in food insufficiency when pandemic-era benefits ended.

This summer, with wildfire smoke suffocating swaths of North America, we've been warned to stay indoors to avoid poor quality air.

Science is all about observing the world. But how do you study something you can’t see, smell, or hear — like the tiniest particles a ...

Studies revealed that dozens of children and young adults were diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma and other forms of cancer in a four-county area outside Pittsburgh.

Philadelphia public health officials say they will monitor hospitalizations and wastewater data to identify possible increases in COVID-19 activity.

Pennsylvania researchers prepare to release findings from taxpayer-financed studies on possible links between the natural gas industry and various health concerns in the area.