Health & Science

The Associated Press visited seven Superfund sites in and around Houston during the flooding. All had been inundated with water; some wer ...

There was exciting news in the world of cancer research this week. On Wednesday, the FDA approved the first gene therapy to treat a form ...

Following the flood brought in by Hurricane Harvey in Texas, a chemical silo belonging to the company Arkema exploded early Thursday morn ...

Senator Tom Carper is back with us on First this week. He created a national sensation a couple weeks ago by simply stating th ...

Guests: Stephan Grupp, Robert Vonderheide The FDA just announced approval of the first gene therapy treatment. Th ...

Obesity has been on the rise across the country for more than 20 years, and Pennsylvania’s rates have followed suit. Thirty ...

One of the root causes of opioid addiction is over-prescription of addictive drugs. A major reason it occurs is the practice of do ...

The water and lead crisis in Flint Michigan and parts of Pennsylvania has shone a national spotlight on he problem of childhood lead expo ...

The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is attempting to restore mussel populations and improve water quality in Delaware. Adorne ...

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Hurricane Harvey is precisely the extreme “weather event” that climate scientists have long been warning about. But while Tru ...

Asteroid Florence will pass Earth on Saturday. At 2.4 miles in diameter, it’s the largest since researchers began keeping close tab ...

Guests: James Lee Witt, Matt Arco, Tony Broccoli Hurricane Harvey has brought floods and devastation to Southeast ...

A Pennsylvania woman who gets paid to pronounce people dead is being credited with helping save the life of a heroin overdose victim. ...