Health & Science

On this date in July 1997, NASA placed the first rover on Mars. Sojourner was followed by Spirit and Opportunity, then Curiosity. It was ...

Work to clean up the notorious heroin encampment at the Conrail tracks in Kensington has encountered a delay. Conrail workers were ...

There’s a body of opinion that believes that laughter might, for some illnesses, be the best medicine.

Sleep is the new skinny. Americans are obsessed with a good night’s rest — after decades of viewing sleep as a waste of time for ...

This week, Dave Heller and Dr. Derrick Pitts discuss Earth’s elliptical orbit, and how it can still feel hot on Earth when we are a ...

Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, Jefferson, W ...

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, along with Lutheran Disaster Response, local climate scientists and community groups are or ...

Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise. It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s ...

E-cigarette users report feeling less dependent and addicted than traditional smokers do, according to a recent study. Even so, researche ...

There’s an unnerving, specific kind of dream — a nightmare, really — that can happe ...