Science occasionally gives us clearer views of the distant past. This year, researchers opened windows into the life and times of ancient Romans, impressionist painters and other towering historical ...

An exhibit at Philadelphia's Science History Institute looks at food science through the lens of the school lunch program. (Emma Lee/WHYY) From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, ...

A rendering shows the new, fully digital dome to be installed in the John and Jane Justin Foundation Omni Theater at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and ...

The test subject that produced the first 3D magnetic resonance image was quiet and a bit hairy. Tough on the outside, the patient was a big softie at heart. It was also not human. Nobel Prize-winning ...

From studying a newly discovered art piece to preventing mold and fungus in old paintings, chemistry and art history often meet and even inspired a new high school curriculum. A few weeks ago, ...

The Science History Institute in Old City will undergo extensive renovations starting Dec. 21, closing off to the public while a new exhibition space, production studio and gift shop are installed.

Birds are living dinosaurs whose ancestors include T. rex and giant penguins. Understanding their past can help us imagine ...

For Dr. Frederic Bertley, there’s a subtle connectedness among the seemingly disparate in the world. That connectedness underpins both his own understanding of the sciences, and his strategy as a ...

We keep hearing that these are unprecedented times for science: scientific skeptics running federal agencies, growing mistrust of vaccines, and messaging from the highest levels of government that ...