Health & Science

On July 29th, 1958, President Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act and soon we sent men where only our imaginations h ...

How two space geeks imagine the future of trips to the stars. Rock climbing on Mars, playing baseball on the moon and skydiving th ...

For Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist Cara Frank, treating patients boils down to one thing: patterns. “We have a saying i ...

Blue, dark peach, bright red, orange — thermophilic organisms make the hot springs so colorful you’ll want to grab your selfie st ...

Wildfires can create atmosphere changes around them — making raging infernos even more unpredictable and dangerous. Western Wash ...

Whether it’s an especially hot or cold day – or mild or unmemorable one – the weather reports coming through the radio, ...

At first, I just felt very anxious, but anxiety soon led to physical shaking. My stomach felt like someone who weighed 300 pounds was sta ...

The smallest star ever just found, called ELBM-J0555-57Ab, is just about the size of Saturn but 300 times as massive. That makes it just ...

Guests: Matea Gold, Sam Kean SAM KEAN’s new book says we’re all inhaling history with each b ...

Astronauts often become lab rats of sorts – scientists have an intense interest in studying how space affects their bodies and mind ...

Crumbs may seem harmless here on Earth, but they can be a hazard in microgravity — they could get in an astronaut’s eye, or get i ...

In 1973, a communication snafu between astronauts in space and their colleagues on Earth, alerted NASA to the need for people skills and ...

Physicists and engineers in New Jersey are working on a power source that can take humans far out into our solar system. We have l ...

Some rape victims have to travel hours to get an exam from a nurse with special training and forensic expertise. Debbie Holbrook s ...

Guests: Katie Meyer, Sarah Karlin-Smith, Robert Field For the second year in a row, Governor Tom Wolf allowed an ...