Health & Science

Record-shattering cold, heavy snow and howling winds are descending on a broad swath of the U.S., the National Weather Service says.

Our Milky Way is one of some forty galaxies that comprise what is known as our “local group.” Two of our nearest galact ...

It's almost like a reflex — hard-wired in the brain. When something unjust or unfair happens to you, "your blood pressure often goes up.

Some New Jersey environmental groups oppose the planned dumping of material from the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station.

A new study shows that for a quarter of Americans, eating at work adds as much as 1,300 calories per week — most of them empty.

In Texas, researchers studying the issue say it's a major reason why more children are going without health insurance.

What we eat – and how our food is produced – is becoming increasingly politicized.

The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published Friday.

Research suggests intervention programs in hospitals could help gunshot victims steer clear of future violence.

AAA examined 34 vehicle brands for model year 2018 and found a confusing morass of terms for driver assistance systems.

There are plenty of reasons for forensic misconduct. But there is also the reality that many crime labs lack proper oversight.

Facial-detection technology that Amazon is marketing to law enforcement often misidentifies women with darker skin, researchers from MIT and the University of Toronto say.

The surveying off the coast of Atlantic and Cape May counties is the first phase of the "Ocean Wind Project" situated 15 miles east of Atlantic City.

From anti-vaxxers to climate change deniers and even flat-Earthers, there’s a lot of mistrust in science. But how did we get here in th ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection is having an open hearing on two proposals that would allow New Jersey to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.