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For decades, public perceptions of sharks have been shaped by images of man-eating monsters, like Jaws. Award-winning underwater photographer Brian Skerry…

New England's energy supply is in flux. Here are three examples.New England's energy market is undergoing a remarkable transition. Since 2010, the portion…

A new solar energy farm in New Bedford is designed to power more than 200 homes. But this particular solar array sits atop a Superfund site. And it's…

People around the world have been getting a crash course in cybersecurity in recent weeks. Ransomware attacks have crippled everything from traffic…

Science fiction is full of robots, and many of them are murderous nightmares. As the field of robotics advances, robots with intelligence, even emotions,…

Much about eels is not well understood by scientists. When artist and naturalist James Prosek came to talk on Living Lab Radio back in June, he shared…

When the U.S. withdrew from the Paris Climate Accord in June, it marked a pause in federal action on clean energy. But individual states have already been…

When coal plants close, communities face painful transitions. Debate over one Massachusetts plant shows the local impacts of a national shift to cleaner…

When it comes to the iconic fisheries of New England, lobster is a close second only to cod. But lobsters are not faring well in the waters off southern…

Consciousness is what makes us human, and it remains one of the greatest mysteries. Some say this is the century scientists will finally unravel the…