Health & Science

We look at the threats facing trees around the world, along with new efforts to save them — and help them survive and thrive.

While climate change did not cause the current drought, scientists say it could be making it worse.

Anti-abortion advocates are pressing Trump for more restrictions on abortion pills.

Black women were 20% more likely than white women to get an unscheduled, unplanned C-section delivery when there were no high medical risks.

While the National Institutes of Health — which gets $48 billion annually for biomedical research — enjoys bipartisan support, the president-elect could cut its budget.

The project will be just 1% of PECO’s total energy mix, enough to provide electricity to 3,000 homes. But climate activists see it as a win and good first step.

The artificial leaf was a vision for moving beyond fossil fuels. Researchers have since run into obstacles, but continue to push the field forward.

A Villanova University biologist is studying how geckos stick to surfaces in an effort to replicate this mechanism for new medical adhesives

Health providers and legal experts say changes to federal funding, insurance coverage and federal law during Trump’s first presidency could foretell what’s to come.

A Penn project could help keep urban bats out of your attic and support them in their fight against a deadly disease.

The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years.

The Delaware River Basin Commission has a plan for situations like this, and could step up its efforts to repel the salt front if conditions worsen.

An arborist offers his top tips for protecting trees as Philadelphia’s record-breaking dry spell continues.

We explore the field of biomimicry, and how everyone from architects to engineers to medical researchers are drawing inspiration from nature.

Care providers recently wrote about the clinic as a model for how academic health systems can partner with community health organizations.