Health & Science

Race, language and income level play a big role in determining who will be infected with the coronavirus, according to researchers at the University of Delaware.

The state health department has received approval to spend nearly $27 million to ramp up contact tracing efforts.

Contact tracing has shown a large portion of residents have contracted the virus while visiting N.J. beaches, attending Fourth of July barbecues, and socializing without masks

Parents can now opt for all online learning for the fall.

Nearly two dozen lifeguards in Long Beach Island have recently tested positive for COVID-19, a health official said.

Delaware prisons had been free of coronavirus for more than a month, until the first cases were identified at Sussex Correctional Institution.

How serious are infections? Is testing increasing? What’s the positivity rate? Check these charts.

We talk to science writer Jennifer Ackerman about her new book, "The Bird Way" and with an organizer of Black Birder week.

The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation brings back summertime food and drink, with COVID restrictions.

Technology isn’t just changing our world — it’s changing the words we use to describe it. Language is evolving at breakneck speed, ...

Definitely maybe, research suggests. What doesn’t help: conjugation, and odd bits of practice conversation no one ever uses.

In Philly, the same people vulnerable to COVID-19 are also vulnerable to extreme heat. That means they have a difficult choice to make: escape the heat or avoid the virus?

As schools prepare to reopen in the fall, health officials in Pennsylvania say they’re hopeful it can be done safely. 

How can communities stop coronavirus case surges without crushing the economy? Some scientists say widespread mask-wearing may be more than a helpful precaution.

Disasters are already deadly for the elderly and people with disabilities. During the pandemic, advocates say disaster prep has fallen short in meeting their needs.