Health & Science

With the shutdown in spring 2020 came a sharp reduction in traffic and a decrease in nitrogen oxide emissions worldwide — a unique research opportunity.

About 700 adults a day would have to get a vaccine dose for Delaware to reach the goal set by the governor. He singled out young adults to step up and get a shot.

The system is designed to provide early warning of what might or might not be actual side effects. But anti-vaccine groups are bending the data to their own ends.

The moratorium on utility shutoffs will formally end on July 1. But that does not mean people who are behind on their bills will lose service right away.

According to Novavax, the vaccine's manufacturer, it had a 100% efficacy against the original strain of the coronavirus, and 93% efficacy against more worrisome variants.

What is the risk, if any, while someone is expecting? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked into what the research is showing.

Biden's climate plans call for spending big on energy efficiency. New research could help make sure it actually targets the poor and minority households that most need it.

Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is going into space on July 20 on a reusable rocket made by his space exploration company, Blue Origin.

Driving the switch is a decrease in visitors and a Delaware County goal of reaching people without transportation access.

Places of worship have deep roots in local communities. All Faiths Vaccination Campaign is leveraging those relationships to address racial inequities.

It can be genuinely thrilling when a new drug is approved for use in the U.S. It may be a big step forward in treating folks with, say, HIV or diabetes or breast cancer.

The agency approved an Alzheimer's drug called Aduhelm against the wishes of nearly every member on the panel.

U.S. regulators are allowing the release of 10 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine from a troubled Baltimore factory, but many other doses can't be used.

Alaska is the sole state where average rural rates of fully vaccinated people have grown faster than urban rates since April 19.

Plastic gets a bad rap — over the years, it’s become synonymous with environmental destruction, cheap fakery, needless consumption, a ...