At least 57 nations have live antipersonnel land mines in their territories. In 2024 alone, 1,945 people were killed by mines ...

WORCESTER, Mass. — Don't be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn't hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a testing ...

Drones are adding a new level of precision to agriculture, giving farmers digital tools for cultivating better and more profitable crops. “The machinery that large farms use—big combines and ...

In 2010, the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, causing one of the largest marine oil spills ever. In the aftermath of the disaster, whale scientist Iain Kerr traveled to the ...

THE DALLES, Ore. — After the Larch Creek Fire burned more than 18,000 acres in Oregon’s Tygh Valley in Wasco County last summer, efforts to restore the landscape are getting a high-tech boost from the ...

Ukraine has responded to a war it didn’t start by creating an industry it doesn’t want, but could the nation's ...

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After questions from residents last summer about whether a deer hunt at Quabbin Park was necessary — and whether the state's methods for counting deer were reliable — the Department of Conservation ...