Health & Science

The start of flu season means lots of ads and public health reminders about the importance of getting a flu shot. Manufacturers are makin ...

MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) spacecraft data shows that the primary reason the Martian atmosphere is gone is the activi ...

Anonymity has long been the staple of 12-step programs. But, lately there has been a trend toward self-disclosure especially by those in ...

The Cassini Saturn orbiter (which launched from Earth in 1997) took a close pass by the intriguing moon Enceladus last Wednesday. The obj ...

Last month, Nobel Prize winner Angus Deacon brought attention to poverty. And, during his visit Pope Francis spoke out about rampant cap ...

This is Halloween weekend — which means spooky creatures dressing up in costume, creeping around the neighborhood, and trick-or-treatin ...

Set clocks back one hour at 2:00 a.m. Sunday, the first Sunday in November. Heading towards the earliest sunset on Friday, December 4th. ...

Baby Boomers remember the Spencer Tracy Kathryn Hepburn movie Desk Set – their characters clash over a giant computer and its place in ...

In collaboration with tonight’s White House Star Party, Philadelphia is sponsoring an observing event this evening at Thomas Paine ...

A newly discovered earth-like planet a mere 21 light years away zips around it’s orange dwarf sun in a mere three days. Kepler 452b ...

A look at efforts to, and benefits of, limiting light pollution. Plus, a listing of treats to be seen in the night sky this week. ...

We see disaster stories on the news all the time. Whether it is a fire in California, or a tsunami halfway across the world, it can make ...

Scientists are now certain that the 313 mile diameter moon of Saturn, Enceladus, has a liquid water ocean that completely envelops its ro ...

We humans are sexual beings; and like it or not so are our children. How do we deal with our own feelings abo ...

Autumn officially arrives Wednesday; at 4:21 am, Earth arrives at that point in its orbit where the rotational axis is in a position that ...