Natural history museums contain an astonishing snapshot of the planet's biodiversity. Using this information to better ...

The artist Donna Lipowitz says she had the idea for her scent library while in the forest next to her house. “It’s kind of ...

This week the Massachusetts State Library — a public collection of laws, meeting minutes and historical documents at the Massachusetts State House — celebrated 200 years since it was codified. GBH’s ...

Center Line Public Library • Baby and toddler play group 11 a.m. Tuesdays. Children up to 36 months and their caregivers participate in stories, songs and play. • Storytime at 11 a.m. Wednesdays or 5 ...

Iran has once again come to the forefront of international attention, as recent protests and the sharp escalation of events have added new urgency to discussions. To help make sense of a fast-moving ...

Leak suggests ChatGPT may soon get templates for writing examples to better match your tone, structure, and voice.

Books & the Arts / In Stefan Fatsis’s capacious, and at times score-settling, personal history of the reference book, he ...

We've all been there. It's nearly midnight, there's a half-open document on your screen, and you still need a fully cited research paper done before morning. The topic isn't the hard part. It's ...

Researchers detected 19 types of microplastics in the urine of 10-year-old children, with particles present in over 91% of samples and a median concentration of 250 particles per milliliter. Greater ...

Over the course of nearly 300 posts, Jonathan Bennett set a very high bar for this column, so we knew it needed to be placed in the hands of somebody who could do it justice.

What William Grimes wanted John Quincy Adams to know about freedom on the 50th anniversary of the country’s founding ...