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There’s a lot of news out there to sift through. Science news is no exception. Here are five stories from the past month that are worth a quick read (or…

It enabled the industrialization of agriculture, led to the discovery of El Nino, helped spawn the modern environmental movement, and lay at the heart of…

Writing and drawing came easily for Jill McDermott. Chemistry, on the other hand, presented a challenge. That's why she chose to make it her career.Jill…

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…