Science

More than 2,000 cases of Lyme disease are reported each year in Connecticut. Tick-borne diseases have become more prevalent in recent years because the bugs prefer warmer weather, and temperatures are rising.

Scientist opposed Russian invasion of Ukraine and fears deportation.

23andMe this week entered the federal bankruptcy process and is looking for a buyer, which has raised questions about data privacy for those who participated in the company's genetic analysis.

The Trump administration’s massive job and funding cuts to science are driving job seekers to look abroad.

Through urine, feces, placentas, carcasses, and sloughing skin, whales bring thousands of tons of nitrogen and other nutrients from high-latitude areas like Alaska and Antarctica to low-nutrient tropical grounds like Hawaii and the Caribbean, according to a new study.

The rally was part of a national movement that's grown in response to the Trump administration's policies, which organizers say are a threat to scientific progress.

Butterflies are declining rapidly across the contiguous United States, including in Massachusetts. Research published in the journal Science found reductions in both species diversity and overall numbers.

Tim Andrews is recovering well after receiving a kidney from a genetically modified pig. Massachusetts General Hospital is planning two more pig-to-human transplants this year.

The Trump administration is laying off hundreds of scientists and weather forecasters with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). In Woods Hole, where five major scientific institutions are based, and climate, weather and environment research is the culture and economy, the impacts are far reaching.

A federal judge is set to hear arguments this week on the Trump administration's order to slash "indirect costs" for NIH grants. Scientists in Massachusetts and elsewhere say health advancements would suffer greatly.