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For most of American history, when a loved one died, family members cared for the body of the deceased at home before burial. It wasn’t until the Civil…

More than half of U.S. states have laws that say that a dying person should have access to any treatment, vaccine, medical device that they want. For some…

A new study highlights a side-effect of winter weather that is, on one hand, totally logical and, on the other hand, rather shocking. The U.S. uses some…

Cranberries are a billion-dollar industry in Massachusetts and employ more than 6,900 people. But the market is getting crowded, and that’s pushing down…

It’s no secret that the lobster fishery in southern New England is in trouble. The population has declined by almost eighty percent in the past few…

A news organization called Climate Home News this week obtained, and then published, a draft of a UN climate science report. The report assesses the…

We tend to think of spring as planting time, but kelp farmers in the Gulf of Maine are in the midst of their annual harvest right now. Growers and ocean…

There’s been a steady decline in mental health among teens and young adults in recent decades. Since 1960, anxiety, depression, and addiction have…

Massachusetts is pushing hard on the renewable energy front, with more than 1600MW solar installed and a target of 1600MW offshore wind energy by 2020.…

Solar energy is one of the most contentious topics out there. Some see it as the way to a carbon-neutral energy system, while others say it’s a…