Health & Science

The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries.

Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it's up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse.

Ever since astronaut John Glenn's first bite of applesauce in 1962, eating in space has been a challenge.

The National Weather Service said "a dangerous heat wave" sent temperatures into the 90s, with high humidity that made it feel considerably hotter.

When you have a serious health problem that calls for surgery, the last thing you need is the stress of navigating the health care system to find a skilled surgeon.

Motion pictures went to the moon long before Apollo 11 did, and they keep going back.

In the early 1960s, NASA was considering different ideas for landing a man on the lunar surface. Houbolt's plan ultimately won despite concerns within NASA that it was risky.

The hospital's lawyers could not agree on a closure plan with city and state health officials in time for Friday’s scheduled hearing, and the matter was pushed to next week.

An environmental organization and the U.S. Navy teamed up Tuesday to deploy one million oysters at a "living shoreline" at Naval Weapons Station Earle on the Jersey coast.

It's used to make cleaner-burning gasoline in about four dozen refineries in the U.S., including two in Philly region.

On the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, we discuss the mission, what we learned about the moon and space, the evolution of the spacesuit, and the new space race.

Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Science has largely debunked the idea that the moon influences our behavior — but recent research is questioning that modern wisdom.

In honor of Apollo 11’s 50th anniversary, we’ve been talking a lot about gettin ...

Two Delaware companies that contributed spacesuits and other materials to the moon landing 50 years ago see a role in future space missions.