A team of scientists at the Forensic Science Laboratory in Meriden worked around the clock to examine evidence related to the ...

A new analysis of these primordial bones offers evidence that Sahelanthropus was our first known ancestor to regularly walk on two feet, a sign that bipedalism evolved early in our lineage.

In 2025, Popular Science continued our mission to demystify our weird world for millions of readers. We debunked myths about ...

Problems with a 25-year-old landmark paper on the safety of Roundup’s active ingredient, glyphosate, have led to calls for ...

On a bright, brisk December day, two people stood in front of Boston’s Old South Church, asking passersby to shove cotton ...

The Museum of Science in Boston is welcoming back its "All Aboard! Trains" holiday exhibit through Jan. 19, with help from model railroad experts from New Hampshire. (via NH Chronicle) ...

From gene therapy restoring hearing to AI-driven discoveries and Martian biosignatures, 2025 delivered science breakthroughs ...

A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor died after shooting in his Boston-area apartment. Neighbors reportedly heard gunshots as police investigate.

Immense progress in gene editing, drug discovery and conservation are just some of the reasons to be cheerful about 2025 ...

Three Boston public schools will close, and another will undergo a reconfiguration following a School Committee vote that passed 6-1.The schools that will close in June 2027 include Lee Academy Pilot ...

JESSICA BROWN. LET’S GET RIGHT OUT TO OUR EMILY MAHA, WHO’S LIVE AT THE SCENE IN CAMBRIDGE, AND EMILY, MUCH QUIETER THERE AT THIS POINT. WELL, ERICA, JESSICA, I JUST HEARD FROM CAMBRIDGE POLICE. THEY ...

MIT professor Nuno Loureiro was shot to death at his Brookline apartment Monday night, prompting a homicide investigation with no suspects named yet.