John H. Tibbetts

For some cities, problems with flooding began at the beginning. When European settlers arrived in Charleston, South Carolina, in the late 17th century, about half of the peninsula there was salt marsh or creek. So for generations, Charlestonians used low plac...

February 2018 cover story about apple picking robots.

Hesitancy rates are falling but they’re still sizable, especially among certain groups. Easy access and trusted community messengers are keys to moving the needle.

Page A1 August 20, 2018

In the latter months of 2019, a novel coronavirus probably leaped from a yet-unknown animal in central China into a human.

January 2018

One day Daniel Colley raised his hand to volunteer, setting in motion five decades of scientific adventures.

Environmental Health Perspectives, April 2015

November 7, 2016

“Before Agnes” and “After Agnes.” That’s how many longtime Lewisburg-area residents talk about their communities in the central Susquehanna Valley.

At age 4, Janet Westpheling knew she would be a scientist someday.

March 2016

Mary Chesnut studied her family’s slaves while Fort Sumter burned a few miles away in Charleston Harbor. In the predawn hours of April 12, 1861—150 years ago—Confederate batteries thundered down ...

BioScience, January 2017