As previous disasters have laid bare the US’ vulnerabilities to other types of extreme weather, this week is revealing ...

At the close of “Candide,” 18th-century philosopher Voltaire suggested that we must take care of our own garden — perhaps a ...

The small town Plympton, Massachusetts, eliminated 305 tons of garbage a year by making everyone pay for what they toss.

On June 7, 2025, two eminent American scientists, credentialed and widely respected, published a new scientific paper that ...

Healey pitched the proposal as especially necessary at a time when President Donald Trump and Republicans who control ...

Massachusetts records – All-time highest temperature: 107° F (Chester on Aug. 2, 1975) – All-time lowest temperature: -35° F ...

UMass Lowell’s position as the highest-rated campus for sustainability in Massachusetts has reached new heights, with a ...

Just a few degrees away from breaking the all-time record of 104 set in 1911, the heat pushed residents to flee their ...

Using an EEG to measure brain activity of 54 subjects, researchers found that those who used ChatGPT to write SAT essays had ...

The Rubin telescope, sitting at the top of the Cerro Pachon mountains in Chile, captured galaxies 55 million lightyears away.

Josie Pilchik, a master’s student at UMass, stands with James Garner at the Bitzer Hatchery in Montague. Both Pilchik and ...

Massachusetts records - All-time highest temperature: 107° F (Chester on Aug. 2, 1975) - All-time lowest temperature: -35° F ...