Health & Science

The Mayo Clinic is building its future around high-tech approaches to research known as "precision medicine."

The site of some of the state’s newest gas wells lies atop a Washington County hill in Frank Brownlee’s backyard.

While you probably didn't know him, Simeon Augustus Peterson, called "Mr. Pete," was a much loved fixture in the small Louisiana community where he spent most of his life.

Computer scientists say the artificial intelligence could be used for everything from getting cheaper plane tickets to cybersecurity.

One way to learn about climate change is to read about it. Another way is to experience it firsthand.

More than 10,000 people have registered, but only about 1,188 have been approved so far.

The penalties stem from incidents at four well sites that affected waterways and vegetation, according to the DEP.

An 83-year-old New Castle County woman died last week from flu-related symptoms. She had multiple underlying health conditions.

After a coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania closed, early-life health outcomes improved for babies across the border, in New Jersey.

“Who hasn’t hidden a pregnancy test in the trash?” said Bethany Edwards, one of the two Philly-based inventors of the flushable pregnancy test.

Much of the tidal marshland in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay has been destroyed, but the remaining 26,000 acres provide important filtering for the ecosystem.

Eagles fans are known for their passion and commitment to the team — which often comes with high stress levels. But is it really good for our health to be so invested?