Harmful algae blooms have been reported in three island ponds this week: Hummock Pond (five locations), Capaum Pond and ...

Scientists from the University of Edinburgh working alongside the British Antarctic Survey, the Norwegian Institute for ...

Boston residents in Dorchester, Mattapan, Brighton, Roxbury and Mission Hill have filed reports of late and undelivered mail ...

The DNR is looking for bacteria that would could make the water unsafe for humans or pets. Testing includes E. coli and ...

While September brings with it shorter days, we still have plenty of opportunities to attend to those fall yard and garden ...

Downtown Stuart advocate Joan Jefferson weighs in on naive city commissioners; effects of Costco, fertilizer, more on Lake ...

The Sudbury health unit reports that a visible bloom of blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) has been observed in Ramsey Lake in ...

Introducing: Our “Realistic Girl Autumn” checklist of accessible, cheaper, and under-the-radar fall activities around Boston.

Biocrusts cover around 12 percent of Earth’s land surfaces and inhabit every continent in the world. A major component of these crusts is often photosynthesizing bacteria called cyanobacteria. The ...

"We're having fun. We're learning a lot, and the crowds are starting to come out a little bit better as the day goes on. The ...

The blooms are visible patches of toxic cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, and they’re dangerous to people and pets ...

A dangerous driver was arrested after a police pursuit by car and on foot that was caught on camera. Footage from ...