State shark biologist John Chisholm told WBZ-TV that last weekend there were about a half-dozen sightings of hammerheads at the mouth of Buzzards Bay, west of Cuttyhunk Island. There have also been ...

Was that an earthquake you just felt or merely a big truck rumbling by? You don't have to wonder thanks to the U.S.

The quake was centered about 2 miles west of Morris Plains and reportedly was felt as far south as the Baltimore area.

The water monitor lizard, named Goose, snuck out of a home in Webster on Friday, and its whereabouts remained unknown Saturday evening, local officials said. Police conducted a limited search of the ...

One of the most exciting places to study resilient microbes, that survive without sunlight, is Europa, a moon of Jupiter, ...

As countries across the world experience a resurgence in nuclear energy projects, the questions of where and how to dispose of nuclear waste remain as politically fraught as ever. The United States, ...

Wednesday’s magnitude 7.3 earthquake off Alaska’s Aleutian Islands chain struck in a region that has experienced a handful of ...

This state reservation in Massachusetts has a mysterious and ominous name but is one of the best places in the state to see unique rock formations and more.

News outlets’ coverage of events often shapes public perception “by choosing how, and how much, to discuss them,” write the ...

A dinosaur bone dating back 67.5 million years was discovered beneath a Denver museum's parking lot. The bone, found 763 feet below ground, is the deepest and oldest fossil found in Denver. Other ...

A mineral is destroying foundations in New England—and now Massachusetts is taking action. Here’s what buyers and owners need ...

Maps show how heavy rainfall and rocky terrain helped create the devastating Texas floods that have killed more than 120 ...