From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for ...

Scientists have hailed the benefits of exercising early in life to lower the risk of your brain degenerating later. But new research suggests that even once you’re 45 or older, it’s not too late to ...

As October approaches, the signature colors of New England fall are beginning to transform leaves throughout the state of Massachusetts. With the official start to the autumn season now behind us, ...

Planning a leaf-peeping trip this fall? The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has updated its Interactive Fall Foliage Map for the 2025 fall season to help residents and visitors track ...

AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) – An ongoing geologic survey of the Connecticut River Valley is expected to shed light on pyrrhotite, the mineral implicated in weakening building foundations in southern New ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – The Trump administration has called out Massachusetts amid a bruising national fight about redistricting, but one of the lawmakers responsible for the congressional maps here argued ...

The answer is why it can be hard to detect, let alone prohibit, partisan gerrymandering. By Nate Cohn and Eve Washington Margin in pct. points D+60 D+40 D+20 Margin in pct. points D+60 It’s easy to ...

Researchers at the National Zoning Atlas spent several years poring over every zoning code in Massachusetts to determine precisely what can be built where in this state Over the last few decades, a ...

The drought continues to improve in Massachusetts with U.S. Drought Monitor Map reducing the amount of the state experiencing a moderate drought and abnormally dry conditions. Drought status in ...

More than 20,000 Massachusetts residents are without power Friday afternoon as heavy winds gust across the state. Forecasters from the National Weather Service's Boston office said winds are expected ...

AMHERST, MASS. --Massachusetts basketball (9-12, 4-4 A-10) dropped a physical 88-82 game to Rhode Island (15-6, 4-5) on Wednesday night at the Thomas M. Ryan Center. The Minutemen clawed back from a ...

A massive batch of “Serious Incident” reports from the Bay State’s migrant-family shelter program is shining a light on disturbing incidents of physical and sexual assault in state-funded shelters ...