science

After years of planning, work will soon be underway to install and test eco-toilets in 25 homes.

Archivists and researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have unearthed a recording from the 1940s.

Marine Biological Laboratory announces its affiliation with the University of Chicago will end on June 30th.

International shipping company CMA CGM has stepped up its support for the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, in more ways than one.

It may be hard to imagine now, but come spring herring will make their way up rivers and streams around the Cape to spawn in ponds and wetlands.

Woodwell Climate Research Center, in Falmouth, is getting an $800,000 federal earmark to develop a dedicated soil carbon research lab.

Both the Center for Coastal Studies and the New England Aquarium report observing dozens of North Atlantic right whales returning to local waters over the past week.

A Nantucket nonprofit is launching a pilot project for eelgrass-friendly boat moorings and they hope to entice a couple dozen boat owners to take part.

Have you ever eaten moon snails? Or neon flying squid? Chances are the answer is no. But some local scientists are hoping that might change.

Barnstable County has a new tool for testing the safety of drinking water, and it will make weekend and holiday testing more efficient.