Home Genetic Testing Faces Legal Hurdle in Maryland

With the cost of DNA sequencing dropping rapidly, hundreds of thousands of Americans are taking in-home genetic tests to learn their risk of developing certain diseases. But Maryland residents have largely missed out on the opportunity.

Maryland Emissions-Related Death Rate Highest in U.S.

Long-term exposure to air pollution leads to a higher percentage of the population in Maryland to die prematurely than in any other state, according to a new study on the impact of air quality on health.

Lack of Female Mentors Can Affect Female Science Enrollment

Female faculty can play an important role in students’ decision to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

Student CSI: Metro Area Students Prepare for Jobs in Forensic Science

Students from throughout the metropolitan Washington area tried their hand at solving crime and found it’s much different than what’s portrayed by television crime scene investigators.

Golden Ring Middle School ‘STEM Day’ Gets Girls Involved in Tech Projects

Girls from Golden Ring Middle School in Baltimore County participate in STEM activities for the school’s inaugural STEM Day for girls.

Local Chocolatier Introduces Science to the Art of Chocolate Making

For the past seven years, McGlinchey, 59, has been the owner of Cacao Lorenzo, a fine chocolate boutique shop in suburban Dulaney Valley.

Missing Vietnam Soldiers Laid to Rest

It was a final goodbye just in time for Veterans Day, almost 40 years in the making.

NASA Unveils James Webb Telescope

NASA is launching its biggest telescope project since the Hubble. The project, which was won approval from the U.S. Senate but awaits action in the House of Representatives, is not expected to launch until 2018. But, a full-scale model of the James Webb Telescope was recently unveiled at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore.