Rhode Island's House passed a bill to allow human composting for the second year in a row and "water cremation" for the first ...

This year, the county has seen an “unprecedented infestation” of the tiny flying pests, County Executive Kathy Klausmeier ...

North American river otters once lived in every major river system in Pennsylvania. But because of development, otters ...

The Bowleys Quarters neighborhood is abuzz over annoying little bugs. The bugs, called midges, were seen snared in spiderwebs ...

NASA says with the help of data from the James Webb Space Telescope, scientists have confirmed the presence of water crystals around a Sun-like star, some 155 light-years away from Earth. The star, ...

Webb’s powerful instruments have detected crystalline water ice in a distant star system, offering rare insight into planet ...

Human composting is coming up to a House vote for a second year in a row as the Senate appears to let the bill languish.

When precious jewels, murder weapons, cars or bodies ... of Maryland ponds in search of anthrax equipment. Anthrax, a deadly bacteria that killed five people in 2001, is inert in water.

Water ice from bodies like Ceres could one day be harvested to produce drinking water, breathable air, and hydrogen-based fuel for spacecraft – key resources for any extended human presence in space.

NPR's A Martinez speaks with Dan Gruner, professor of entomology at the University of Maryland, about how to safely protect kids this summer from mosquitoes and other biting insects.

You may think that potato chips are the same everywhere, but there are plenty of regional styles to try. Here are some of the ...

If you find this fish in South Carolina you should kill it immediately, according to the Department of Natural Resources.