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Researchers Expose Contaminants In Cape Cod Drinking Water
A Newton-based laboratory recently found that 75 percent of the Cape Cod drinking-water sources it tested had contaminants like over-the-counter drugs,… -
Patients, Researchers Benefit From Real Time Data
Sometimes being sick can feel like a job. Call a doctor, make an appointment, go for an exam. Lab tests, prescription refills, follow-up appointments, and… -
Would You Get Paid To Watch Commercials?
When it comes to watching movies and TV online, Netflix and Hulu are the famous barons of on-demand content, with Amazon Instant and iTunes in the mix.… -
Police Innovation Conference Explores New Frontiers In Policing
Groups of police officers from local communities and as far away as South Africa gathered in Cambridge on Monday and Tuesday to listen to lectures on… -
Why Did It Take NASA A Year To Realize The Voyager Left The Solar System?
For the first time in history, we’ve left the solar system. NASA has announced that new data confirms their Voyager 1 spacecraft, launched way back in… -
How Could 'Sterile' Surgical Equipment Cause A Fatal Brain Disease?
Last week, we learned that 13 patients treated in hospitals in New Hampshire and Cape Cod may have been exposed to the protein that causes… -
NASA Moon Launch Viewable From Boston Friday Night
Sure, manned missions to the moon ended in the 1970s. But in the years since, we’ve sent probes and satellites that have done everything from identify the… -
Sharks Jump The Shark: 4 Other Fascinating Sea Creatures In New England Waters
Sure, Shark Week is a neat idea. Yes, “Jaws” is an incredible movie. And, okay, “Sharknado” is a thing. But with New England shark sightings on the rise,… -
Climate Changes Forcing Fish Stocks To Migrate North
For decades, fishery management has focused almost exclusively on the need to restrict fishing. Now, environmental changes are forcing fishermen and… -
Maine's Jessica Meir Reports For NASA Astronaut Training
One day the destination could be Mars, but Tuesday it was Houston.Harvard scientist and Caribou, Maine native Jessica Meir and her seven classmates were…