Beyond the Numbers: How Tom Byrne Turns Research Into Solutions for Homelessness

For people with stable housing, homelessness often comes to mind as a distant policy issue or a statistic, something more familiar in data than in the experiences of real people living without a home. For Tom Byrne, an associate professor at the...

Boston Celtics vs New York Knicks player stats and box score (Oct. 24) | 2025-26 NBA season

The Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks battled on Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York. New York is looking for a 2-0 start this season after winning its season opener 119-111 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. On the other hand, Boston...

How Far Can the Body Go? Scientists Find the Ultimate Limit of Human Endurance

Researchers studying elite endurance athletes discovered that even the most extreme competitors cannot surpass a metabolic ceiling, an upper limit of about 2.5 times the body’s basal metabolic rate. Through innovative isotope tracking, the study...

Boston Scientific opens new facility in Maple Grove

By Jonah Kaplan Jonah Kaplan Investigative Reporter Jonah Kaplan is an award-winning journalist who has built a strong reputation for his balanced reporting, thoughtful interviews, and deeply researched coverage of high-impact issues affecting the...

Boston Scientific to acquire Nalu Medical for USD 533 million

Marlborough: Boston Scientific Corporation has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nalu Medical, Inc., a privately held medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing minimally invasive solutions...

Boston-based DraftKings sees sports betting scandal as validation of legal safeguards in place

The full fallout on the NBA and all sports leagues has yet to be felt after Thursday’s explosive allegations of illegal sports gambling that included high-profile NBA figures. But Boston’s DraftKings, a giant among legalized sports betting...

Boston Children's Hospital secures $8.1M for spastic paraplegia research

Boston Children's Hospital has received $8.1M in NIH funding to support and expand the Spastic Paraplegia Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN). Darius Ebrahimi-Fakhari, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the Movement Disorders Program at Boston...

Boston Scientific opens new Maple Grove facility

Massachusetts Professor Studying Tech for Animal Wellbeing

(TNS) — It started with a hyacinth macaw named Sampson, who loved music. One day, he tentatively hopped up onto a log and curiously nibbled a stick, triggering the opening beats of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” Sampson started to dance, bobbing his...

Boston’s iconic CITGO sign is being moved — but not far

Boston’s CITGO sign, the historical landmark of Kenmore square, is being repositioned in hopes of preserving the Boston skyline amidst Kenmore’s redevelopment. The famous CITGO sign in Kenmore Square. Due to construction on the building below, the...

AP News in Brief at 12:04 a.m. EDT

Trump says Senate should scrap the filibuster to end the government shutdown WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is calling on the Senate to scrap the filibuster, so that the Republican majority can bypass Democrats and reopen the federal...

Research Finds Nurses Cautiously Optimistic on AI Tools Amid Concerns Over Trust and Human Touch

6 Reading Time: 2 minutesArtificial intelligence is changing how hospitals and nurses deliver patient care. To assess its impact, a report commissioned by St. Thomas University (STU) reviewed data from US healthcare organisations, nursing...

Boston’s Patricia Cornwell talks hybrid monkeys, AI, and Nicole Kidman ahead of Boston Book Fest

Books Natalie Schaffer (Big Picture Media) By Lauren Daley October 24, 2025 | 10:38 AM 8 minutes to read Share Close Send this article to your social connections. Share Send this article to your social connections. Whenever I talk to Boston’s...

A tiny device is identifying invisible health hazards in Boston schools

Boston Public Schools went a step further, installing the sensors and partnering with researchers at Boston University to analyze the results. With new support from a city grant, the district is developing an action plan to guide how the data is...

Scarecrows walking on stilts, pumpkins on the quad and neck tattoos on Northeastern’s Boston campus  

“Northeastern does an amazing weekend with all its offerings to bring families together,” said Michelle Myers, a parent of two Northeastern students. “I was very much looking forward to this weekend.” Chayil Mauristhene and her daughter Alexandria...

Meta’s chief AI scientist warns that humanoid robot startups are in a bubble

Amid growing fears that the AI boom is turning into a bubble, a widely respected scientist and pioneer of deep learning has now warned of another bubble taking place: the humanoid robot race.Yann LeCun, the chief AI scientist at Meta, has warned...

Science MassLive Meet the scientist who's letting animals control technology instead of forcing them to adapt to our world

It started with a hyacinth macaw named Sampson, who loved music. One day, he tentatively hopped up onto a log and curiously nibbled a stick, triggering the opening beats of Daft Punk’s “Get Lucky.” Sampson started to dance, bobbing his head in...

New Boston Scientific Facility Opens in Maple Grove

The 400,000-square-foot Arbor Lakes campus further expands the Massachusetts-based biotech company into Minnesota. Boston Scientific continues to build on its significant Minnesota footprint. The Massachusetts-based medical device giant on Monday...

<![CDATA[Is advertising brachycephalic pets a help or a hindrance to their welfare?]]>

Brachycephalic pets (BCPs), particularly dogs, have grown tremendously in popularity over the past 10 years with the crowning of the French bulldog as the No. 1 breed in American Kennel Club (AKC) registration for the past 3 years, displacing the...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute helping with key breast cancer research in Boston