Health & Science

Scientists hope to genetically modify microbes from the human microbiome to treat a range of diseases, including digestive disorders.

Pennsylvania is looking for new ways to fight the invasive spotted lanternfly, nearly five years after it was first discovered in Berks County.

The Atacama desert in Chile is one of the most arid places on the planet – averaging less than one inch of rainfall per year! High ...

French journalist Jacques Tiziou left behind thousands of collectors’ items related to space travel. His son is cataloguing the artifacts, and hopes to share them.

Facebook announced on Thursday it is taking steps to combat the spread of anti-vaccine information across the social media platform.

At the Tokyo Public Bayshore Disaster Prevention Park, learn how to survive without electricity, running water, heat, or air conditioning for 72 hours.

Earthquakes, storms, fires, disease — they sweep into our communities, often unexpectedly. They don’t happen often, but when they do, ...

One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums — but warns that consumers may need to file their own claims and negotiate over charges from hospitals.

Three years after taking over from Virtua, Cooper is meeting a national benchmark for timeliness.

A controversial proposal to build an industrial-wastewater treatment facility in Falls Township is close to regulatory approval after years of contention.

The trace fossils, as they are known, are scattered along a winding trail at Valley Forge National Historical Park, on slabs purchased in 2011 from a nearby commercial quarry.

Even though the number of Delaware teens who smoke is the lowest since the early ‘90s, state lawmakers are pushing a measure to raise the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21.

The district attorney's probe of the Mariner East project began in December.

A new citywide campaign features those who credit the treatment for their recovery. Health officials want people to know that buprenorphine is available and effective.

That result raised hopes that HIV could be eradicated through a medical procedure and cure people of HIV infection.