Health & Science

When a robot "dies," does it make you sad? For lots of people, the answer is "yes," and that tells us something important, and potentially worrisome.

The American Psychiatric Association says ethical practitioners shouldn't try to change someone's sexuality because of their responsibility to do no harm.

The universe is expanding faster than it used to, meaning it's about a billion years younger than we thought, a new study by a Nobel Prize winner says.

The Philadelphia Science Festival encompasses nine days of more than 80 extraordinary, mostly free science events all around the city fro ...

It's the fifth year the guard's Counterdrug Joint Task Force is working with police to collect the drugs from more than 800 drop-off centers around the state.

Marijuana is starting to feel like the new normal. In less than 25 years, it’s gone from illicit drug to accepted medical treatment in ...

Few people would say they want to die while undergoing painful last-minute resuscitation or while hooked up to machines in a hospital.

Sunoco says hole has been filled and pipeline operations continue

The more Nathan Volpi learned about PFAS, a man-made chemical linked to various health conditions that isn’t routinely tested for in drinking water, the more it troubled him.

He tried to quit weed on his own, and couldn’t

In a report released Tuesday, the state concluded that rates of Ewing sarcoma weren’t “consistently or statistically significantly higher than expected."

Diabetes and other injection-drug users looking for a safe way to dispose of used needles can do so Saturday on Drug Take Back Day in Middletown, Delaware.

It may not be pretty, but supporters of the Eastern hellbender say it’s a vital reminder to keep streams and waterways healthy.

While Pennsylvania officials weigh how to regulate emissions from natural gas well sites, a panel of state senators heard how leak detection technology is creating more jobs.

The recent spike in HIV among people in Philadelphia who use injection drugs has prompted new steps to stop the virus’ spread.