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Lighting has changed a lot since 1850. New Bedford has been in the thick of things, every step of the way. It began with the moniker “the city that lit…

Usually, efforts to find a new treatment or cure for a disease go something like this: scientists spend years figuring out something about the basic…

Daniel Colón-Ramos got the email just a few hours before he was due to lecture before a class of minority students in neuroscience at the Marine…

The seafloor is a treasure trove of information for scientists hoping to glean a better understanding of ocean processes, both past and present. The color…

Is digital poetry a truly new form? And who's in control - people or computers?These are the kinds of questions that Dr. Christopher Funkhouser ponders.…

Shortly after last fall’s election, there was a rash of open letters from various groups within the science community asking for a range of things -…

Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano that stands nearly 14,000 feet above sea level. The highest peak in Hawaii, it is a sacred place for native Hawaiians. It…

Depending on whom you ask, the gene editing technology CRISPR is either a savior, or one of the horsemen of the apocalypse. And some people’s worst fears…

Acupuncture, herbal remedies, homeopathy, and energy medicine are practices widely dismissed by the mainstream medical establishment as lacking any…

So, it’s February. Reality check time. How are your New Year’s Resolutions faring? Statistics show that the vast majority of resolutions have fallen apart…