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Life expectancies have increased around the globe in recent decades. That is, in large part, due to the decline in infectious diseases. But, for some of…

It’s estimated there are just over 400 North Atlantic right whales remaining, and that number has been declining in recent years. The two main causes of…

When it comes to sharks, great whites and the risk to human swimmers have dominated public attention in the northeast recently. But, there are hundreds of…

Headlines trumpeted the dire news: a new U.N. report says human beings have put one million species at risk of extinction within decades. They point the…

It’s time for our monthly tour of science headlines from our friends at the Journal Nature and the Nature podcast. This month, we hear from European…

Among those interested in wind energy, all eyes are on Falmouth, where three years of increasingly bitter debate over Falmouth's town-owned wind turbines…

Add this to the list of what makes Cape Cod special: Cape Cod Bay may well be the place where the fate of endangered North Atlantic right whales is…

It’s estimated there are 8.7 million species alive on planet Earth today. But scientists have only named and cataloged about fifteen percent of that…

The Endangered Species Act celebrates its fortieth anniversary this year. It has been hailed by some as the strongest environmental law we have, decried…

Sometimes the best science isn't planned. Opportunities arise, and scientists seize on them. The U.S. Array project is a prime example.Actually, U.S.…