Much of Concord is a dead zone for cell service. What would Thoreau think?

On the one hand, Henry David Thoreau — who famously went to the woods here nearly two centuries ago because he “wished to ...

Households risk £300 fine over log burner mistake use following law changes

Sun, Mar 8, 2026 Households in England with a log burner in their home face being landed with fines of up to £300 for making ...

This iceberg was once the biggest in the world. Now it has just weeks left

Now, far from the icy seas of Antarctica, what’s left of A23a is being eaten away by warmer waters. It’s in its death throes, ...

The WWII bombardier whose family spent 12 years bringing him home from the ocean floor

Japanese anti-aircraft fire is believed to have shot down the Heaven Can Wait, a B-24D Liberator bomber, in 1944.

Tree Rings Reveal Origins of Some of the World’s Best Violins

A study of over 275 violins suggests that Antonio Stradivari used wood from high-altitude forests in northern Italy to craft ...

Scientists discovered a way to create 3D-printed wood — and the breakthrough could change how hundreds of products get made

Photo Credit: iStock In a study published in 2022, MIT researchers demonstrated a method for creating lab-grown wood with ...

Iran War Maps: Tracking the Mideast Conflict

Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated. Israel continues to strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut Bahrain's state-owned energy company says it cannot fulfill its ...

How an underground fungal map of the world's oldest, slowest-growing rainforest trees can boost Earth's resilience

The temperate rainforests of the Chilean Coast Range are home to a spectacular array of life: iridescent blue lizards, tiny wild cats called kodkods, and curly vines of waxy red bellflowers. Towering ...