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32 Years After Challenger Explosion, Christa McAuliffe Continues To Teach
Students at Framingham State University (FSU) today took part in a classroom lesson that was literally taught from outer space, by a pair of… -
Rethinking The Way We Handle Rats
Every trip Erma Jones makes to her garbage can, she’s greeted by a few unexpected — and unappreciated — guests.“Oh yeah, they get into the house,” said… -
Concussion Not Required: New Research Links Brain Disease To Smaller Hits
From youth sports to pro football, concussions are a big concern. Get one, you need rest. Avoid them and — the thinking is — you’re good to go.But… -
Living Lab Radio: Road Salt And Drinking Water, Sexual Harassment In Science, And An Underwater Volcanic Eruption
Road Salt Linked to Saltier, More Alkaline Rivers and Streams: A new study highlights a side-effect of winter weather that is, on one hand, totally… -
News Quiz: The Frozen Turtle Edition
You might have heard reports from Florida last week about frozen iguanas falling from trees after being stunned by the chilly temperatures.But did you… -
Why Vermont’s GMO labels will be showing up in your grocery stores
In the next few months, you may see a new phrase on the labels of some foods at the grocery story: “produced with genetic engineering.”These disclaimers… -
The monarch butterfly, a symbol of North American cooperation, rebounds this winter
There’s some good news for monarch butterflies this winter.The iconic black and orange-yellow migratory butterflies have been dying off over the past… -
This is your brain on lead, and lots of other nasty pollutants
The water crisis gripping Flint, Michigan has exposed thousands of the city’s residents to dangerous lead levels, triggering a federal emergency… -
Living Lab Radio: Cold Streak and Historic Flooding, Plus E-Cigarette Research and Stories to Watch in 2018
Cold and climate: The last week of December and the first week of January brought a prolonged stretch of unusually cold temperatures across the northeast.… -
Garry Kasparov And The Game Of Artificial Intelligence
It’s 1997, and Garry Kasparov is hunched over a chessboard, visibly frustrated. He’s fidgeting in between turns and shaking his head in disbelief as he…
